[diesel_mercedes] Re: Tranny shift kit-repairs the 2-3 flare

 


Good deal Rob ! .

The only hard part , is finding an _HONEST_ Mechanic .

Good luck with that one folks .

-Nate
Rob 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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