Hi all,
Was hoping someone could point me in the right direction here.
I have standard transmission on this '85 190D and I can no longer put the stick in reverse.
The 5th gear is also on the right side, above reverse, and is also starting to get hard to shift into.
There never was any slipping or grinding and the tranny is otherwise performing fine. It feels like something that is guiding the stick is getting stuck and not the actual tranny.
Any thoughts? Questions?

Thanks to all in advance,
Dan

 

Not sure, but I would check all the linkage bushings, both on the shifter arms and in the shifter itself. Should be no slop. They are inexpensive from the dealer and not really a difficult job to replace.

 

Thanks, any idea where I can find part numbers or a 'bushing kit' or similar for this? I'm not sure how to identify the correct parts.

Is this all done under the car or is some of the work from inside the car?

Thanks!

 

You'll buy the bushing from a dealer, so just let them look them up. They are not expensive. The linkage bushing are under the car. Those are most likely the bad ones. If the ones on the shifter itself needs replacing, than you have to partially disassemble the console to remove it to change those bushings. (caviat - not having worked on shifter issues on a 190d before, but I have on a couple of 190e-16vs, a 126, and a 129)

 

Thanks!
Do you know if there is three underneith? and two inside the shifter? Or?

 

4 in shifter, 3 beneath, pretty sure.

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