SL/R107: Help! Transmission suddenly died.
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From: GEORGIA
560SL
Help! Transmission suddenly died.
Recgently bought an '88 560sl with 220k miles. It had been sitting in an airplane hangar since 2002.
After resolving fuel issues and changing the oil, it started right up. Changed tires, belts, hoses, brake fluid and rear pads, coolant drain & flush, transmission fluid & filter replaced with Dextron III. Drove it 5 miles or so at the airport with no issues except running a little hot at low speed (either the electric fan sensor or air in coolant).
The next day I backed it out of the hangar, put it in drive, and nothing. Put it back in reverse, still nothing. Checked fluid level - OK. Put it in park, can't push it, but can in neutral.
The next day, added Lubeguard platinum and blocked it up level on Jack stands. Ran it 20 minutes or so - the wheels didn't spin regardless of gear selected. The bushings in the linkage are missing, but I don't believe that's the problem, since moving the arm on the transmission by hand doesn't help.
New to this, and not much of a mechanic. Any suggestions?
After resolving fuel issues and changing the oil, it started right up. Changed tires, belts, hoses, brake fluid and rear pads, coolant drain & flush, transmission fluid & filter replaced with Dextron III. Drove it 5 miles or so at the airport with no issues except running a little hot at low speed (either the electric fan sensor or air in coolant).
The next day I backed it out of the hangar, put it in drive, and nothing. Put it back in reverse, still nothing. Checked fluid level - OK. Put it in park, can't push it, but can in neutral.
The next day, added Lubeguard platinum and blocked it up level on Jack stands. Ran it 20 minutes or so - the wheels didn't spin regardless of gear selected. The bushings in the linkage are missing, but I don't believe that's the problem, since moving the arm on the transmission by hand doesn't help.
New to this, and not much of a mechanic. Any suggestions?
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 2
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From: GEORGIA
560SL
Well, two things transpired.
Firstly, I bought a 4 CD Wis off EBAY, pretty impressive, but it covered everything but 560SL.
After a couple of days, I put the car on jacks, installed a pressure gauge, and ran it with the intension of determining whether the problem was in the pump or valve body.
It went to work. Not sure why.
Firstly, I bought a 4 CD Wis off EBAY, pretty impressive, but it covered everything but 560SL.
After a couple of days, I put the car on jacks, installed a pressure gauge, and ran it with the intension of determining whether the problem was in the pump or valve body.
It went to work. Not sure why.
