[pleubner]

Find yours here! ....

The transmission comes as a complete (transmission + gasket kit), or as individual parts.

The complete transmission costs 2'500 Euros with a 1'000 Euro rebate when returning your old transmission. It is recommended to also replace the converter at the same time (995 Euros).

Labor is anywhere between 1'000 , and 1500 Euros.

.... so , I've made up this MB Dealer repair budget.

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Transmission 2'500 (depends oln your model, can be up to 3'500 Euros)
Converter.....1'000
Labor............1'500
rebate.........-1'000
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total............4'000 Euros
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I have assembled the parts list (EPC) for the complete transmission, and converter for all models.

FIND YOURS HERE!

 

[pleubner]

GENERAL DETAILS

 

[pleubner]

ML270 CDI - Up to 09/2000

 

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ML270 CDI - from 09/2000

 

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ML400CDI

 

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ML230 (Only comes with a manual transmission / NO AUTOMATIC))

Just posted this for completeness!

 

[pleubner]

ML320 - up to 09/2000

 

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ML320 - from 09/2000

 

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ML350

 

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ML430 - up to 09/2000

 

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ML430 - from 09/2000

 

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ML55AMG - up to 09/2000

 

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ML55AMG - from 09/2000

 

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ML500

 

[Noodles]

Nice work as usaul Peter.
Two questions for you. Did you ever do a trans fluid change? Also how many KMs are on your ML?

 

[pleubner]

Yep! ... got over 200'000KM on it!.

 

[Wolfgang]

pleubner - 4/19/2006 1:10 PM

Yep! ... got over 200'000KM on it!.

Aha. Then the rebuilder will want to replace some bushings. Some kits have sprung up from shops supplying transmission rebuilders....

http://www.superior-transmission.com/products/problem_solvers/k050.htm

http://www.omegamachine.com/html/7226_input_drum_bushing.html

http://www.transhardparts.com/parts/parts/68004-01_68915-01.htm

http://www.transhardparts.com/parts/parts/68410-02K.htm

http://www.transmissionpartsusa.com/Mercedes_722_6_Input_Shaft_Bushing_p/400-006841001.htm

http://www.transmissionpartsusa.com/Mercedes_722_6_pressure_regulator_valve_spring_p/400-006894201.htm

 

[pleubner]

Should look like this eventually? Your son's head is not in the picture!

 

[Noodles]

pleubner - 4/19/2006 3:10 PM

Yep! ... got over 200'000KM on it!.

There goes my theory that a fluid change would prevent these failures. At mercedesshop.com somebody posted list of all the updated parts in the transmissions which indicates to me that the initial design was weak.
I am going to see if I can find that list of parts.

The labor is 9 hours according to the book, but a good tech can do it in 6 hours, maybe you can get them to just charge the actual labor and not the flat rate.

I got a huge break on our price, but you read the saga and the truck was off the road for a combined total of 20 days. I am hoping for a much smoother situation for you. I know how nauseating this is for you. I wish I still worked at a dealer so I could help on this.

Have you contacted MB? Also maybe your service manager can make a plea for you. You might get lucky.

 

[Noodles]

You answered the question in the other thread, no need to reply.