[W126 Coupe] Transmission

[Dick Spellman]

Bummer Kelly.

Well you have no choice now.  don't drive it!  get the pan dropped, drain
the torque converter, replace torque converter washer(seal) and pan washer
(seal), pan gasket, change the filter,button it up and pray.

Dick

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Kelly Frink <560sec at comcast.net> wrote:


>  The car sat for five years and I had a new filter and pan done the same

> time the pump and S.N. switch where replaced

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> *From:* mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:

> mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] *On Behalf Of *Dick Spellman

> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:18 PM

> *To:* Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

> *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] Transmission

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> Or a fouled tranny filter from sludge if the fluid level looks okay.

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> If you dump the fluid and drain torque converter each time with filter

> change (30k max interval) the filter should be good.  But, if you don't

> change that filter by using the drive-in tranny shops that recyle the fluid

> and never dreop the pan, sludge will foul out the filter after a while!

> Hope it's something simple as all other possibilities are expensive.

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> Dick

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> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Kelly Frink <560sec at comcast.net> wrote:

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> Hi All

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> Today driving my 1988 560sec I stopped at a  intersection and when I tried

> to go forward on the green light my car would not go. Engine running fine

> but the transmission was just slipping. After a minute or two of moving the

> shifter and giving a lot of throttle the car started to go  and I got it

> home about a mile. At home in my driveway to try to back the car up and then

> forward would not go anywhere.  Not leaking but will not go I also had the

> rear pump and the N.S. switch replaced about a year ago but can only start

> car in N.  Any ideas?

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> Thanks Kelly

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