When you go to take the front pump out make sure that you have
some way to hold the transmission on it's tail so the pump is up.
That way there is a better chance of getting it out without the
rest of the guts falling out or getting out of position in
relation to each other. Then if it is the front pump and it can
be fixed you can easily drop it back into place with the new
gasket and seal etc. That said you may need a whole new unit
there as the tight tolerances can be easily trashed making the
pump non rebuildable.
Actually now that I think about it if there is any damage to the
front pump I would opt for a complete rebuilt transmission as
there will probably be some tiny metal chips in the rest of the
guts which will cause the valve body pistons to bind if they get
in there. That is very likely as the next place for the oil to go
from the front pump is to the valve body.
Manfred
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:31:53 -0400
From: SteveB <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D Transmission issue
Interesting turn tonight on both my cars. I talked to Don
Plowman, the
previous owner of my 1987 300D. He replaced the engine and did
the trap
oxydizer recall on the car. It was his wife's daily driver. He is
the senior
mechanic for Hendricks Mercedes here in Charlotte. He has worked
there for
32 years. We first talked about the turbo that blew on the '87,
and then the
240D. After we got past the "how much do you want for the car",
we discussed
the transmission issue. Tomorrow I am pulling the trans pump. It
sound quite
simple and it would explain what happened. with the car. I will
follow up
tomorrow. If I didn't get up at 4:10 every morning, I would be
out there now
working on it. The turbo will have to wait for the weekend as he
has me
looking for a relay issue.
Steve
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