Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: Ron on September 27, 2019, 04:28:00
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While checking the oil in level in the manual transmission, I was in some sort of trance, and loosened the nut next to the filler plug. The nut came out with a threaded brass rod. I panicked and screwed it all back, but the transmission does have a strange metallic rattle in 1st and 2nd at low RPM's.
I've found nothing on adjusting this rod, but I probably did not put it back where it was. In looking at the parts manual, it appears the this threaded rod holds the reverse idler gear shaft in place.
Should I just tighten the threaded rod, with a flat bladed screwdriver, and use the nut on the side of the transmission to lock the rod in place? Is there a danger the shaft has moved inside the transmission and I need to open the transmission and move it to a proper place?
The transmission is working fine, except for the noise, which is probably the reverse idler gear shaft rattling.
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If something comes loose inside the transmission it could get really ugly fast. There's a possibility that it could be sorted out after removing the top cover. Trans would have to be removed first.
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I'll go back and loosen the nut, use a screwdriver to tighten the brass threaded rod against the reverse gear shaft, then tighten the nut (which I'm guessing is a lock nut, then see if the noise goes away.
I understand completely, it could be very nasty if that shaft came out.
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It took about 1.5 turns to get the threaded shaft to bottom out, and with the nut then tightened, the transmission seemed was back to normal. Thanks Dr. Benz.
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I'd say you were lucky and the way the gear sits in the trans prevented it from jumping out and doing a destructo-matic.