[W126 Coupe] Transmission Changing Gears with a Bang

[Michael Ramay]

Check the vacuum line from the back of the engine to the driver's side of
the transmission. Betcha it's loose.

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Mister McGoo <eelploot at hotmail.com> wrote:


>  Did you accidently disconnect a vacuum hose to the transmission?  -

> Bellamy

>

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> From: stevetsg at msn.com

> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

> Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:26:05 -0700

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Transmission Changing Gears with a Bang

>

>

> Ladies and gentlemen,

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> Wouldn't you know it; a couple of hours ago I had just finished changing

> the oil pan gasket, replaced the neutral lockout switch, tightened what I

> think is the oil pressure switch to keep it from leaking oil, and replaced

> the steering damper.  So, I clean up the mess, get in the car to take it for

> a spin and the first thing out of the driveway "bang" as it shifts into 2nd

> gear, and bang again as it goes through each shift..  I did feel a bit of a

> hard shift before I put the car up on jacks but something happened

> dramatically in the course of a few hours on the jacks; did I break

> something when I jacked the car up or did I disconnect something

> unknowingly?.  I only lowered the transmission enough to remove and replace

> the neutral switch!  Any ideas? I had this transmission rebuilt at 99k and

> it is now at 214k.

>

> Ernie

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