Tagged: Transmission

722.0 B3 (reverse) band adjustment 0

722.0 B3 (reverse) band adjustment

My 450SLC was starting to slip a little in reverse, especially under load (e.g. up a hill).   The transmission was shifting gears very well other than this one area, and the fluid looked clean and at the right level. The 450SLC uses the 722.0 transmission, which unlike the later models has an adjustable B3 band (which is used for engaging reverse).   This...

DS Transmission service 1

DS Transmission service

Today I changed the transmission fluid on the DS.  I’m glad I did as the colour was a bit more like coffee than a nice clean red.   A lot of the members of the aussiefrogs forum swear by Nulon G70 (additive) so I also added some of that to the fluid too.   I used a Penrite gear oil, which turned out to...

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