Hmmm. Do you know what causes the lag in reverse and between 2nd and 3rd gear? If not, does anyone on the list know? Thanks, Gerry
"Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > A bad b2 means you have no forward movement > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 23, 2014, at 2:54 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > The 722.315 transmission in my '83 300D has had a delayed gear change on > > reverse and between (2 and 3?) since I bought it in 2000. Some time later I > > went on this list and Marshall or someone else said it was the B2 piston. > > I was busy with other things, didn't get around to replacing it, and got > > used to it. (When the 2-3 shift begins, I let up on the accellerator for a > > half second and there is no delay in the transmission shifting). Other than > > those two glitches, the transmission shifts well. I've put about 120K miles > > on it with a bad B-2 piston. One of these days I'll probably replace the > > B-2 piston if I keep the car. There are no ways to adjust anything inside > > this transmission without removing it from the car AFAIK. This car has a > > turbo. > > Gerry > > > > David Bruckmann wrote: > >> Hmmm. Is that a thing with the early turbo engines or what's the deal. > >> I've had a lot of non-turbo MBs with 722.1 transmissions putting lots of > >> miles on them and never had to do anything. What's the symptom of it > >> needing adjustment? Long wait times to engage reverse? > >> > >> At 3:36 PM +0000 11/22/14, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: > >>> The adjustable reverse band like on the W116 300SD is only on the 722.1 > >>> transmissions. Every two years or so I need to screw it back in on my > >>> 300SD. At some point I need to remove the kickdown solenoid and tighten > >>> it > >>> up better. Access is difficult. > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > >> > >> > >> ----- > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4223/8612 - Release Date: 11/22/14 > > > > > > -- > > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4223/8614 - Release Date: 11/23/14 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
