Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: gh356 on June 28, 2023, 23:57:51
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Looking for recommendations for a shop in Central or Southern California to do a syncro replacement in my 250 SL. I prefer to drive the car there and leave it, rather than pull the trans myself. Never seem to have problems removing and disassembling stuff, but Murphy haunts me when I try to reassemble. Appreciate any suggestions.
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Ask Sun Valley (near Los Angeles) if they do drive-in/drop-off service. Most people ship their transmissions to them.
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The folks at Sun Valley were very nice and helpful. Unfortunately they only do automatics, and aren't aware of any shops that do manuals. They suggested finding a good used 6 top-bolt trans, so I'll start the treasure hunt. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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I've seen JA17 take apart transmissions before. If you're so inclined, I would bet that there are enough people here with experience to help you through it. If you end up looking for a different unit, what were you planning on doing with this one anyway? Might as well learn with it, give it a shot.
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Buds Benz will do an exchange rebuilt manual transmission. Have a trusted shop remove transmission and install rebuilt transmission or send your unit to have rebuilt.
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Take a look at Pagoda Notes Volume 3, No 1 & 2 for a discussion about the rebuild of the four-speed transmission.
Available in the technical manual. Use the technical manual link, then scroll down to full member content, and there is the link for Pagoda Notes - they are all available to download/read.
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There's a nut on the main shaft that holds all of the gears and I often see that come loose. It seems to have an effect on shifting because the last one I did last week works perfectly now.
Aside from distance and shipping from Cal. it's just a number of parts such as bearings, seals, synchronizers, and time spent. As long as none of the gears are damaged it's not too bad to do one.