Dave, Read the same post, spent the morning looking at the exploded parts diagram in the EPC looking for the spring he was talking about. This would be sweet on our V12 now that BergWerks is gone and if the dealer can do it for $150 it just may be well worth it.
James Zavesky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1st gear start mod > Does anyone have info on how exactly to do this? A photo, pointing to > the area in question, sure would be nice. I had been under the > impression a major valve body mod was needed. Perhaps the 722.4 tranny > can be easily modified, but the 722.3 cannot, or vice-versa? I'd love > to know more about this... drives me batty on my 1986 300E. > > :) > > -dm > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:24:10 EST > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1st > > > > > >> "In the early '90s Mercedes saw the error of their ways and allowed the > >> gas transmissions to start in 1st. Cars built a year or two before 1st gear > >> starts became standard COULD be converted (it was NOT a cheap > >> conversion - required that the valve body be removed and some pieces > >> replaced) but cars with transmissions build before that (about '89 and > >> earlier I think) can't be converted (you'd need a completely replace the > >> valve body)." > > > > If I had any personal archives, I could exhume a post I made more than ten > > years back on this subject but I don't, so I won't. Paraphrasing, when I was > > driving my '89 190E 2.6 and my friend SJB got his new '91 300E with 1st gear > > start and I drove it, I was hot to add that feature to my '89. So, after repeated > > talks with one of the two MB reps in my area, one of them called Montvale, in > > my presence, and asked what could be done. The answer was that they had > > converted several company cars and the fix was to remove the little spring from > > behind the kickdown piston. Soon after, the shop foreman, with me watching, > > removed the valve body (a few fasteners), removed one of the cheesehead > > screws from the end of it (they are numbered) and out dropped a little piston > > followed by the spring in question. Reassemble in reverse order. After a careful > > adjustment of the trans cable (or was it a rod?) I had first gear start. What a > > difference! > > > > I carried that little spring in a zip-loc bag in the car for a few years > > until I traded it of in '95. > > > > Probably cost about $150 including the fluid change. > > > > RLE > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > 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 >
