I'm not sure if the valve body springs are responsible for the 1-2 shift
flare, or not.
Could be the modulator.
45k+ miles/ Service that thing.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
=
On 12/21/12 7:24 PM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: Tranny shift kit-repairs the 2-3 flare
> Posted by: "Steve Parolin"stevenparolin@yahoo.com stevenparolin
> Date: Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:35 am ((PST))
>
> I have a flare in the 1-2 shift, when accelerating very slowly, I originally assumed it was low vaccuum as it did not do it when accelerating normally or briskly (Vaccuum pump spinning faster).
>
> That beling said, it is also greatly reduced, almost totally gone to the point that a non car person would not notice it, when the temp drops to about 45 F.
>
> So hear are the questions:
> 1) The trans fluid will be slighly thicker could that be the cause of the improvment ?
>
> 2) Is there a slight vaccuum leak the shrinks in the cold and seals itself up?
>
> 3) Both or something else ?
>
> 84 300D, non turbo (non US model) 195K miles. I dont know when the last trans service was, but it was at least 45K+ miles ago.
>
> Steve
>
> --- Indiesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Chip"<czulli@...> wrote:
>> >
>> >Rob,
>> >
>> >Can you tell us what Transmeister charged to do the work?
>> >
>> >With all the discussion on flaring on this board, this is the first I have seen with fixes around new springs in valve body. I have the same problem but I was just certain that the problem was that vacuum leak that I still had not found.
>> >
>> >Any parts source for this work?
>> >
>> >Chip
>> >Flaring in Houston
>> >
>> >--- Indiesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Aleph93 <aleph93@> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >My tranny had been shifting from 2nd-3rd with a large flare, depending
>>> > >on acceleration. After getting the vacuum adjusted in the summer,
>>> > >because it was slamming and flaring, I was told the 2-3 flare was caused
>>> > >by a broken spring in the valve body, which I could visualize, as I put
>>> > >in a shift kit into a T-400 tranny many years ago. A shift kit usually
>>> > >is made up of a set of various gauge springs and metal balls. This time,
>>> > >I had the guy at Transmeister do the shift kit for a fare price. The big
>>> > >flare at 2-3 is gone. If you have a flare at the 2-3 shift, it can be
>>> > >fixed on the car w/o a full rebuild.
>>> > >
>>> > >This is an old worn-used tranny that I put in 2yrs ago, with a nice long
>>> > >lag when shifting into reverse (worn bands), so I'm just trying to get
>>> > >it to last a few more years.
>>> > >
>>> > >Rob
>>> > >'85 300D
>>> > >Garden Grove, CA
>>> > >
>> >
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