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Anyone know how to remove, then replace the transmission linkage parking lock?
My 04's has not worked since i've had it.
If parts not expensive, & not all that hard to replace.
Thought i would replace it, so if the 07's ever stopped working, i'd know how to fix it
Depending on the defect, it might be necessary to repalce the whole shifter. With a bit of luck, you can find a used one. Another possibility that is not allowed here in Germany and that would cause problems at the MOT, is the removal of the locking mechanism from the shifter.
Dismantling the shifter is was a topic of another thread here in the forum, I would have to search for it.
Ugh, memories of fixing that on my 2003 S55 some years ago, which I could not get out of Park (fortunately at home!)
No idea how the lock mechanism compares between the Merc and the Jag, but on my Merc, with ignition on and pressing the brake pedal, a solenoid operated a plunger that moved a plastic latching arm out of a notch in the shifter's locking lever, and as that plastic arm moved, it engaged a pin to release the locking lever, so it was two stages; unblock the locking lever and then release it. Of course, the plastic piece was broken. Mercedes doesn't sell it, their fix is to replace the shifter, whose price has a comma in it! Some enterprising vendor has the part by itself, and while removing and disassembling the shifter is not for the faint of heart, less than 15 bucks fixed it!
My cousin asked me, "Why would they put such a cheap plastic part in what is otherwise a very sturdy set of mechanical pieces?" My assumption would be as a sacrificial part to save the rest of the mechanism if something jams up.
What difference does 50 cents vs 2 bucks make in a 1500-dollar assembly? Admittedly, pulling number out my butt as guesses, but that plastic piece could easily have been aluminum, or even stamped sheet metal.
That is what happens with new designs: development engineering deisgns to pass the specification; documentation gets to factory in low cost regions (PRC) and cost saving kicks in. Local mangement incentivised by cost saving bonuses circumvent review with development engineers...
All too familiar to me: I am living final phase of this rat race!
Last edited by Big Koshka; Nov 20, 2024 at 11:59 AM.
What difference does 50 cents vs 2 bucks make in a 1500-dollar assembly? Admittedly, pulling number out my butt as guesses, but that plastic piece could easily have been aluminum, or even stamped sheet metal.
Believe me, it makes a huge difference to car manufacturers, for them already single digit cent amounts make huge differences,.. if you see where these savings backfire in a big way and cost a lot more money for rectifications than what was saved, you really start to wonder.
How would one remove the locking piece of plastic, without linkage disassembly???
Question being asked is because.
The 04's locking mechanism, has not worked, since purchased.
But the 07's is still working, & locking in park.
Have had the console out, but not the shifting linkage.
Would rather NOT, have to remove the linkage, if at all possible.
You have to remove the linkage in order to disassemble the shifter and remove or modify the plastic piece concerned, but the removal is pretty straigthforward, I did not have any roubles. If you have the console out, you have already done most of the removal work.
Anyone know how to remove, then replace the transmission linkage parking lock?
My 04's has not worked since i've had it.
If parts not expensive, & not all that hard to replace.
Thought i would replace it, so if the 07's ever stopped working, i'd know how to fix it
my husband and I took out the center console and in the gear box there is a black plastic circle around the shifter that slips off some times we took off the knob it twists off
Transmission lock in park
