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Hum, ok… good info.
One thing I can confirm with the oem modification valve body I bought and installed. It does shift good, now it wasn’t bad before NA. However it claims different lock up. I can confirm that is different. Converter use to unlock with about 1/3 gas throttle, now it’s 1/2 I notice. Also it claims off roading with their module to keep the cover locked when off roading step decents, maintain engine braking. I have tried that yet. I do take my cruiser to Colorado, and have low crawl with 10% underdrive in the transfer case. I have a lot of engine braking now.
All good info…
I have freshened up A340F/H trans before 4 of them . Fairly heavy duty far as bushing, needle bearings and heaviness of drums ect.
Haven’t seen hard parts trashed yet.
Don’t mean it want happen.
Haven’t done the 5 speed or 4 speed with electronic line control pressure.
Haltech recommend a line pressure feedback gauge to their system if you bring in the auto trans control to it on earlier trans.
Time will tell, in it allowed to the shift kit, cleaning the valve body … have had triple stackes Older Mercedes apart and these parts a few times.
Clean and light de burr the valves and has no issues.
So a aftermarket trans shift kit should be fairly easy
All good info
Lazy shifting trans I do not like at all!
One thing I can confirm with the oem modification valve body I bought and installed. It does shift good, now it wasn’t bad before NA. However it claims different lock up. I can confirm that is different. Converter use to unlock with about 1/3 gas throttle, now it’s 1/2 I notice. Also it claims off roading with their module to keep the cover locked when off roading step decents, maintain engine braking. I have tried that yet. I do take my cruiser to Colorado, and have low crawl with 10% underdrive in the transfer case. I have a lot of engine braking now.
All good info…
I have freshened up A340F/H trans before 4 of them . Fairly heavy duty far as bushing, needle bearings and heaviness of drums ect.
Haven’t seen hard parts trashed yet.
Don’t mean it want happen.
Haven’t done the 5 speed or 4 speed with electronic line control pressure.
Haltech recommend a line pressure feedback gauge to their system if you bring in the auto trans control to it on earlier trans.
Time will tell, in it allowed to the shift kit, cleaning the valve body … have had triple stackes Older Mercedes apart and these parts a few times.
Clean and light de burr the valves and has no issues.
So a aftermarket trans shift kit should be fairly easy
All good info
Lazy shifting trans I do not like at all!