Downshift clunk is typically related to vacuum. -D
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 5:05 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The transmission mount needs to be replaced from time to time so please > check it ASAP to at least rule that out. Not a difficult or expensive > job.. > > On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 4:39 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Bravo! Jaime gets the credit - he nailed it. >> >> Clunk - I really don't remember enough about the 123 to offer much, >> definitely could be a mount or maybe a flex disc? >> >> Marshall Booth sometimes would advise whole-sale replacement of all the >> rubber in the driveline, from the engine mounts all the way back to the >> differential mounts, if they were more than ten years old. Might be money >> well spent if you want a really smooth and quiet ride, but there are other >> things to do as well for a smooth ride like injector balancing. >> ------------- >> Max >> Charleston SC >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 4:32 PM Don Snook via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >>> The Bowden cable was sort of the issue. The linkage was not placed >>> corrected. When the throttle linkage moved, it was not pulling the cable >> at >>> all. I clicked it over and it was like EUREKA! So, I just went for a >>> drive and it downshifted, it delayed upshift as I was accelerating and >> it >>> shifted into third! It’s like a rocket by comparison. Really! >>> >>> So, the transmission was not shifting due to any input from the throttle. >>> It was simply shifting based on a rev limit. So, it didn’t know I was >>> accelerating and it never made it to third because I didn’t ever reach >> the >>> rev limit for 4th. >>> >>> WOW! You guys are great! Thanks so much to Jamie and Meade!!! >>> >>> Now, I need to figure out the big clunk when it downshifts when I’m >>> slowing down. Is that some sort of transmission mount? >>> >>> Donald H. Snook >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
