grevelopter

Help, loosing reverse gear on my W126, 1989 500SE Automatic, works OK when cold, all forward gears OK, feels like the drive is slipping in reverse, makes a whirring noise on accelerating, but little or no movement, any ideas out there, sounds expensive ?.

jhodg5kc

Yes, it will be...ie, you'll be taking the transmission out and having it re-built.

Jonathan

LRPMAN

ME TOO, Reverse clutch pack is gone.

Carcrazy1

Get the transmission synchronised from an expert very soon to avoid further problems.

LRPMAN

Auto Trans, $2600.00 for a rebuilt installed. Good or Bad price? 12/12,000 on it.

morris374

where ther any warning signs before it stopped working? cause lately when i shift to R it takes forever to engage. I have to shift wait like 10sec before the gear actually engages

C43AMG

Has everyone checked their tranny fluid levels ?

morris374

yea and the funny thing is i had my tranny checked like a year ago they told me my tranny was perfect and didnt need to be rebuilt. So i know its somthing small old tranny fluid cant do this right?

aroundthescenes

I paid 900 for a used one with a one year warranty on it installed. But that is out here in Los Angeles and for my 560 SEC

mercedes_mark

New filters do wonders. Around $30 for the kit. About reverse, sound like the clutch pack or reverse piston is leaking. either way, it is and R&R. You can rebuild it yourself, I did 3 of mine! Cost was $325 in parts and 4 days of time. But, you need mucho hand tools and possibly access to a press or at least have a large bench vise and an engine stand to hold it. Also, a very clean work area and a digital camera, or a memory like Kreskin.

Berde

Sounds expensive but send 300SDTURBOS PM to see what he is going to do with two of his cars and explore if you can buy a transmission from him.