should i drain the tranny?

[Christopher]

im thinking of taking of the drain plugs let it drip dry
take off the plate
clean the plate with carburator cleaner
change the filter
install a new gasket
and put some dextron
a couple of lucas tranny fixer uppers
and go from there...
what do you guys think?

[anf6789]

Couldn't hurt...

[Christopher]

http://www.amazon.com/Wix-58990-Automatic-Transmission-Filter/dp/B000C9Y1LS/ref=au_pf_ss_14?ie=UTF8&Make=Mercedes-Benz%7C63&Model=C36%20AMG%7C820&Year=1996%7C1996&carId=002&n=15684181&s=automotive
and i think dextron should be like 50-60$

[Vetruck]

Not a good idea. USed tranny fluid still have friction (worn clutch) material in the fluid that helps it not slip as much. General rule of thumb when having trans problems is NOT to change the fluid. Fresh fluid is garantied to kill immediately a trans that is on its way out.

[Christopher]

I've heard both sides I don't know what to do all I could think of is sell the 280 ASAP

[anf6789]

Go dump some Lucas trans fix in there and see what happens. If its gonna break its gonna break.

[Christopher]

Does anyone know if what happend to my tranny is related to me disconnecting the transmission to radiator lines maybe they needed new o rings and its catching air and making it act dumb now

[W202FTW]

Why are we hoping that some off the shelf fluid is going to fix his tranny? For goodness sake tow the car to a shop, have them look at it and pray that it's only some blown O-rings or some bad vacuum leak.

[_Nick]

Not a good idea. USed tranny fluid still have friction (worn clutch) material in the fluid that helps it not slip as much. General rule of thumb when having trans problems is NOT to change the fluid. Fresh fluid is garantied to kill immediately a trans that is on its way out.

This. If there is a problem with your trans try to diagnose it without taking things apart. I was getting ready to do trams maitenence to my 202 because it felt like it was shifting hard. Turns out the trans mount is on its way out.

[Christopher]

Bought a new tranny, wrong fuckin tranny...
It came off a 96 c280 =\

[jc1kz]

You have a '96 and '97 so does it not work for both?

[mbsickness]

Bought a new tranny, wrong fuckin tranny...
It came off a 96 c280 =\

Is it wrong in the sense that it is from a C280 vs a C36? they should both be 4 speed vacuum types.

[Christopher]

C 280 dip stick is on the tranny, under the hood in the c36
C280 has a solonoid c36 doesn't, and the torque converter is different as well

[mbsickness]

Wow that sucks. It does support the articles written on the C36 during it's introduction regarding the transmission being uprated to support the additional horsepower.

[Christopher]

Am I just supposed to order one from the dealer which would take 10 days to get delivered from Germany for 6k rebuilt