gear box vaccum for smoothness on E300TD?

[Olivier]

Hello, didn't want to hijack this thread http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=67937 then I open another one,

Where can I look/ see/ check the vaccum lines / actuator (whats that?) on the E300TD? Just wonder as my gear box as a kind of rough change sometimes. I mentionned it before. It also feel sometimes like there is a wheel spinning inside with a momentum, then it goes in gears, hard to explain. The oil is new ish and at the right level.
Could it be that the silentblock is out as well? It was a wee wobbly last time the car was up, might need a new one?
Or the enging mount rubber thingy?
Thank you

 

[Dieselman]

There is no vacuum device for the 722.6 gearbox, it's all electronic.

Are you sure the level is correct.?

 

[Olivier]

It as been checked with the mercedes dipstick... It actually started some time after I realised that the plunger from the S/W was stuck om W and free it. I don't know for how long the car as been stuck on starting on second? Perhaps years. Who knows? I wonder if this might have done something?
No vaccum pipes. Humm...
I might get a wee bottle and top it up a wee bit then.

 

[Olivier]

I remember now that it was actually a little over when we checked it at mercedes, but just a teeny fraction, barely noticeable. I don't think this will do anything? Will it?

 

[Dieselman]

No. There is a float to stop any excess fluid migrating into the clutches.

 

[Olivier]

found this is another forum...

Godamn! This might be what is happening as mine was stuck on W for who knows how long...

prolonged use of the W button will cause more damage to these transmissions than running them in S mode. The reason the W mode is there is for isolated instances when you want to take off slow due to reduced traction. ASR/ESP already negates the need for the 2nd gear start.