W124 S/E transmission switch slider

[LoveMercs]

Hello,

My Standard/Economy switch wasn't doing anything in my W124 E320, so I pulled apart the centre console to get at it. Unfortunately, while doing so, I didn't really pay attention to how the slider/knob attached to the switch :fail.

After fixing the switch (with liberal applications of WD40 and elbow grease), and re-assembling the console, I discovered the switch "prong(s)" are not proud of the console surface.. ie, I have no idea how the slider/knob is supposed to attach to them:

you can see the slider has a flat bottom, and the switch "prongs" sit lower than the edge of the slot in the surface of the plastic. The prongs are only about 3mm long, and the various layers of plastic fascia which the switch sits below are about the same thickness, so I don't see how it could stick above the surface for the knob to attach to.

What am I missing here? Is there some little lost dohickey that sits between the two, enabling them to engage?

Thanks in advance...

 

[optimusprime]

Would the prongs you see in the slider belong to the knob and have broken off,, and are sitting inside

 

[optimusprime]

Loos as if your switch is not high enough to push the knob back on to it see pic

 

[boomtings]

have a look on this page , one of the diagrams near the middle of the page is yours , i think you have lost a part that joins the two.

number 98,86 or 119 its the same item depending on the diagram.

Auto Pro. A/T 4 Sp. Gear Shift Lever Bushing Mercedes W114 W115 W116 W123 W124 W129 W201 W202 230E 280S 300E 300SL 450S

 

[optimusprime]

Boomtings thanks for that i have been looking fro over an hour to find something like it . Good site thanks for that ,i will keep it in my saved items..

 

[ray_hennig]

(with liberal applications of WD40 and .....

I would steer clear of WD40 for switch cleaning. Yes, it should loosen it up but, for long-term revitalisation of switch contacts, get a good quality electrical contact cleaner/lubricant.

And then use it on every switch/contact/connector that you find in the car.

RayH

 

[LoveMercs]

Thanks for all your replies, guys.

Boomtings - I think your diagrams have nailed it. I cannot remember seeing anything like that, though, so I guess I'd better empty out my vaccuum cleaner bag and see if I accidentally hoovered it up while cleaning out the gearshift area (one of the previous owners was a smoker and that whole cavity was like an ashtray... )

 

[LoveMercs]

Alriiight!

Thanks to Boomting I had some idea of what I was looking for; sifted through the vacuum cleaner bag and found... a pound coin... and a little black plastic doohickey.

Here it is...

(plus "lucky" £1 coin).

Pulled the console apart, stuck it onto the switch prongs, re-assembled the console, et voila. Thanks for all your help, guys

 

[optimusprime]

Good job you looked in the hoover . Nice fix in the end.