The deal is : you never know how good or bad a used tranny is ~ even if
you adjust the front band and service the filter etc. , it may still be
DOA or fail in a short time .
My first Diesel Coupe came to me with a " Rebuilt tranny " ~ the fluid
smelled bad so I serviced it and looked into the stack of receipts that
came with the car , turns out it was a junkyard tranny and the lazy
bastids didn't even bother to change the fluid much less adjust the
band etc. , lucky for me , it shifted O.K. and didn't leak much - he'd
been charged like $1,200.00 for the job too .
Unless it's under $1,000.00 installed , I'd pass on the used tranny
gamble and you all know I'm a gambling man who uses lots of junkyard
parts ~ pushing one of these beasts to the side of the road , is no
fun .
-Nate
Max wrote:
> > Speaking of Mercedes automatic transmissions, I was wondering about
> putting a used one (that has been in a dead car for years) into a
> running car. I was advised by a good local mechanic(not Mercedes)
that ,
> that could be a bad idea because after sitting for years, seals or
> gaskets can stiffen and shrink and then leak. What do you pros think
> about this thinking? Max
>
> >
> >
>
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