Sounds like you may have crap in the valve body, about the only thing
possibly to try before disassembly is a tranny flush.
Hendrik
now pretending to be an expert in automatic transmissions
----- Original Message -----
From: "BIll Phelps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another Transmission Problem
Thanks to all who answer my original request. Taking your advice, I
checked
the selector.
All OK there. Dropped the tranny pan last Saturday. There were no debris
present. The fluid
was clear though slightly dark with a mid burnt smell.The filter appeared
to almost completely
blocked so I figured I had the problem in hand. I inspected the visible
parts and all seemed in
order.
Fluid from the torque was also devoid of any debris.
After cleaning the pan and buttoning the tranny up, I installed new Mobil1
atf. Fired up the car and..
no change.
Still no forward or reverse at any rpm.
Are there any further thoughts?
Regards,
Bill Phelps
Annapolis, MD
85 300SD Beeker
85 300SD Parts
Original Message
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:03 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Another Transmission Problem
I have a problem with my 85 300SD transmission that I would like to
explore. The transmission and torque converter were replaced in
Oct 2003. It has logged 30k miles. I bought it from Rusty. It is filled
with Mobil1Synthetic fluid.
It has been performing flawlessly until recently.
In the past few weeks, I noticed the forward shifts, all of them, where
harsher than in the past. I attributed this to vacuum and made a note
to go over the vac system soon. However, yesterday I parked the car
and made a quick dash into a store. I returned to the car, fired it up,
put it in drive, but the transmission did not engage. Not forward or
reverse. Revving up the engine makes no difference. Fluid level
fine, nice and pink.
Other than the harsher shifts, there were no other symptoms, sounds,
on-the-road problems, or fluid leaks. It simply stopped working.
Does this sound like a valve body seal problem? Maybe a bad torque
converter? Modulator?
Regards,
Bill Phelps
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