And when/if you do so, do NOT CUT OFF the old cable until you have the pan off and have verified that you have the correct replacement. There are at least two styles of connector at the end inside the transmission, and they don't interchange.
As the shop that did mine found out at 2 p.m. on Friday, after their wrench had snipped the cable before he pulled the pan. I did enjoy a nice rental car for the weekend, however, on their dime. Mac on 5/11/08 20:44, Kaleb C. Striplin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You are probably going to need a new cable. You have to pull the pan > and unhook the other end there. > > Kevin Kraly wrote: >> Well, I finally got a chance to feel around under the hood of the 300SD the >> other day and found the tranny control cable (passenger's side of throttle >> linkage arrangement). While turning the housing adjustment inward to loosen >> the cable as some suggested, I think I broke the end that threads into the >> bracket that holds the cable! It looks as if there are two different sizes >> of threads with the larger diameter furthest from the cable housing tube. >> Now come the questions! >> >> 1. Can I remove the ball socket end, cut off the broken piece of the >> housing and thread it back >> through? >> >> 2. Is the housing done for? >> >> 3. If #2, how hard is it to replace, and does it require the removal of the >> tranny pan? >> >> TIA, >> >> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR >> 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
