SL/R230: SL 550 shifft problem
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From: Puyallup, Washington
1916 Model T and 1936 Packard
SL 550 shifft problem
I have a SL550 with 67000 miles on it. Sometime it does not want to shift out of park. Most of the time it is fine. All other shifts are easy. What could be possible causes of this problem??
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From: Melbourne, Australia
2005 SL 500 R230
You have a cracked shifter lockout pawl which is (hopefully not) about to break and strand you at some inconvenient moment.
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...r-linkage.html
Replace with the milled aluminium type from eBay. It's a set-and-forget permanent fix.
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...r-linkage.html
Replace with the milled aluminium type from eBay. It's a set-and-forget permanent fix.
Last edited by Tom Manning; Jul 18, 2024 at 08:50 PM.
