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hum ... and unlike Volkswagens, you can't swear at it in German to get it moving again - Mercedes are snobs.

Well it would make sense to do that, but again I see why not, just a thought.

Must be enough of them on the used parts market now. Well 400k plus is good for any trans, even a precision german one.

OMG I feel like I'm at a Detroit City Council meeting discussing having a fee to get access to Belle Isle.

OVM, I got a stupid question for you about that, did the dealer tell you there was a core charge or did they just take the trans? The reason I mention this is if you got a new trans, according to D-C a couple years ago, there is no core charge because these are new transmissions from germany...

Even if they don't look warped, they lose some of their metallurgical quality that helps them last by being overheated and not allowed to cool down properly. They should be replaced if he doesn't want problems in the long term. The shoes may be damaged, the material, even though maybe tough can...

Well Steady, I have had a lot of converters stuck on the crank where I would have to pry them off the flex plate. You bring up an interesting point about the adaptive shifting within the trans ECM and what OVM said is an ECM issue; this is why I asked if it is just on this side of the pond.

I think the mistake was made when the area started to think of itself as a city/state like Baltimore/Maryland but that all has to do with who is living there and what poor education they wanted to get.

Actually Highway, they do. And here is the headache for Lawrence. Say I've got a site, it is called expeditersoffline.com and it is a great place for information for newbies, great community and so on. As suggested I start charging a fee to allow people to enter into the forum. Two things...

I want to know if people who no longer drive for a company still can post in the company's forum? Not saying there is anyone but what if there is? Isn't the digital world wonderful, Thank you ALGORE for this thing you invented called the INTERNET.

Danny, The van has drum brakes, so it is easy to replace the shoes and clean everything up. Well whether you want to pay or not depends on the guy who did the work. If I did the work and I screwed up or if something like this happened, I would foot the bill to make it right but it all depends.

Well yes, you should relax, not feed the fire and let it go. The problem is that every time you all get your feathers ruffled, it let's the trolls and ****** ***** ***** in on what yanks your chain. I have been slammed and slandered and there are still a few posts out there in EO archives that...

It makes sense that this would be a cause, why doesn't it fully engage the clutch like other converters? GM and Opel come to mind. Is it a presure issue, like in some Chrysler transmissions where the pressure is too low to fully engage the lock up clutch and there is slippage in 4th gear? It...

You know guys, this thread is ... well a lot of misplaced feelings that seemed to have cropped up and words like legal action and a bunch of other things make me wonder if it is really worth the time to even have this thread. No one was damaged except those who take offense of it and that was...

I know most have preamps, some of them are cr*p while others are better - but it doesn't mean a thing when you are sitting in traffic on I75 in the Detroit area trying to hear what's going on and the guy sitting two trucks behind you is talking to some yahoo in texas with his 350 watt L'near on...

Yeppers. But the reason I don't ever want to see DC become a state is that it was intended not to have people living there who will become lobbyist. What I mean is the founding fathers felt that having the capital in New York or Philadelphia presented a problem of neutrality among the states...

Danny, Two questions; What type of vehicle? Van, Truck, car? Do you have rear disc brakes or drums? You did mention the rear. OK there is no adjustment period for brakes, the mechanic (if he is any good) would have allowed the self-adjusters to take care of any adjusting of the brakes. If...

Guido, The problem with the idea that they need newer trucks has to do with their image and nothing else. A lot of older trucks that are taken care of are as dependable as newer ones. Like my former employer, the image of the company trumps anything else.

What Panther doesn't pay for the hotel when you go start??

OVM and you sprinter guys, I am wondering about something, does that rumble thing happen to the EU versions of that van? I still stand by the converter/flex plate balancing issue.