What about when your tranny shifts harder when it's cold and mellows out when hot?
On 11/1/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rhonald Angelo wrote: > > Hey Kevin, Marshall, what is transmission flaring and what does it sound > and > > feel like when driving? > > As the transmission shifts, the engine will race and the car will > usually slow as the shift does not complete promptly. This can be slight > or it can be massive. > > This can result from MANY causes. Excess vacuum modulation (vacuum > control valve set incorrectly) can cause it (but this is rare). This may > be nothing more than the results of the fluid being low and the weather > being cold. Then the first few shifts may well "flair." Check to be SURE > that the transmission fluid is at the upper line after the car has been > driven for 15-20 minutes. > > If in doubt, have an experienced Mercedes mechanic check the symptoms. > If this only occurs when the car is cold, drop the car off to the > mechanic the night before and have it checked WHEN it's cold. Worn seals > in the transmission CAN result in what's often called "morning sickness" > when the shifts are very slow/soft for the first few shifts when the > weather gets cold. This is caused by age/wear and can only be "cured" > with a transmission rebuild! If the flair is confined to just the 2-3 up > shift, it may be cured with a relatively simple spring replacement that > used to be outlined on the MBZ articles page (but isn't now). > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth Ph.D. > Ass't Prof. (ret.) > Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine > Department of Pharmacology 1300 BST > Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________ > 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Gabriel Soto Southern California 1987 300D 230K=-
