[W126 Coupe] Dip stick

[Josh Allen]

When my transmission on my SD started leaking, it ended up being where 
the TV cable (Bowden cable) goes into the transmission, the o-ring had 
hardened over the years and wasn't sealing any more.
I replaced it with a nitrile o-ring out of an assortment and haven't had 
any problems since.

I'm not sure that o-ring is replaceable from below.  It should be, but 
unless you drop the pan so you can see the linkage from below, you could 
loose track of the linkage that the cable connects to, and it's a pain 
to get the new seal pushed down into the transmission housing once it's 
been installed.  (I used a tubing wrench slipped over the cable, and 
then tapped it down the last bit with a dead blow hammer to force it to 
seat...)

-Josh


> Chet,

>

> I measured this morning the oil level of the 560 SEC tranny and had no 

> oil indication. Then I remember your email that I still have.

>

> I have also a 1984 300SD and took out the dip stick from that car. I 

> put the two sticks beside each other and the SEC stick had broken at 

> the max line.

>

> And the broken part must be somewhere in the tranny pan, I guess.

>

> I also notice that the dip stick slides easy into tube holder of the 

> 300 SD, and it is very difficult to get that same stick into the tube 

> holder of the SEC.

>

> That means I have to replace also the holder of the stick.

>

> I already want the tranny to be lowered, because the outside sealed 

> connections are starting to leak and need to be replaced.

>

> Ronny

>

> 1987 560 SEC

>

> 1984 300 SD

>

>

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