tranny problem, what's the symptoms of the balancer shaft issue??
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tranny problem, what's the symptoms of the balancer shaft issue??
Mysterious tranny problem all of a sudden. CLK seemed stuck in 5th: no pep when the light turns green. I popped it into neutral and revved it to make sure it was running right, and when I put it back in D, it was still revving Neutral! Went to Park and back to drive, and it went forward, but now feels like 2nd (4000rpm@35mph). Dealership worked on this tranny under warranty:
3/16/2010: "One other thing I meant to ask about is the transmission, though I'm pretty sure it's just a case of me not being accustomed to the 7 speed. Sometimes when I drive really slowly, like just idling up to a red light or stop sign, it'll downshift hard enough that I think I've been bumped in the rear. I asked about it on the forums online and was told it was normal, but your foreman must be a far more savvy driver than I......as long as he's driving it, let's get his opinion."
3/18/2010: "Hi Ed[ward],
We will be keeping your car into next week. The tranny condtion you had was not normal. We are taking the transmission apart to fix it. I'll call you next week. I'll be out of the office Friday."
He ended up telling me some clips had come loose and were replaced.....
3/16/2010: "One other thing I meant to ask about is the transmission, though I'm pretty sure it's just a case of me not being accustomed to the 7 speed. Sometimes when I drive really slowly, like just idling up to a red light or stop sign, it'll downshift hard enough that I think I've been bumped in the rear. I asked about it on the forums online and was told it was normal, but your foreman must be a far more savvy driver than I......as long as he's driving it, let's get his opinion."
3/18/2010: "Hi Ed[ward],
We will be keeping your car into next week. The tranny condtion you had was not normal. We are taking the transmission apart to fix it. I'll call you next week. I'll be out of the office Friday."
He ended up telling me some clips had come loose and were replaced.....
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The hard change down to first when aproaching a stop was fixed by a software update. The transmission is going into limp mode.
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It occurs to me that on my last fillup I chose 91 octane instead of 93....that couldn't be a reason, could it?
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Glyn, I just drove it around the block and it seems fine. Dare I drive 50 miles for a work chore?
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I had similar trans issues almost immediately after buying my car, it ended up being the TCU;
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...trol-unit.html
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I had similar trans issues almost immediately after buying my car, it ended up being the TCU;
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...trol-unit.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...trol-unit.html
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Eddie - They are talking about the conductor plate. Benz now control the sale of conductor plates for the 722.9. They should cost $150. 
The labor is high because they have to remove the valve body from the transmission to fit.
Thank VDO for their crap conductor plates!
The labor is high because they have to remove the valve body from the transmission to fit.
Thank VDO for their crap conductor plates!
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Eddie - They are talking about the conductor plate. Benz now control the sale of conductor plates for the 722.9. They should cost $150.
The labor is high because they have to remove the valve body from the transmission to fit.
Thank VDO for their crap conductor plates!
The labor is high because they have to remove the valve body from the transmission to fit.
Thank VDO for their crap conductor plates!
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here's the parts quote, for those that are part-number-literate (I wonder how Wes is, BTW). again, 6 hours labor @$125/hr (that Dubai labor quote looks pretty good right about now......)
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Good luck!
http://www.beckmanntechnologies.com/
