I looked on EPC looking at VIN's, and both updated shafts are the same part number, so that is my ticket out to fix my beater 1998 W140. The W220 has the updated shafts with the larger K2 bearing.

If i do all the labor, i'm looking at $3k to $4k. Add another $2500 to $3000, so you see how the price is escalating. Just in the planetary gears, sun gear, and the two updated shafts parts at Mercedes Wholesale you are talking $2500 to $3k, yet we've not mentioned the 722.6 rebuild kit, torque converter, and labor. The first generation 722.6 transmissions(1996-1999-it applies to all 722.6's) has a under sized bearing that couples the front and rear shaft inside the transmission, and this bearing is called the famous 'K2 Bearing', well it fails, and when it fails it takes out the planetary gears(four for the V8&V12, and three for the 4cyl & 6cly) and the sun gear. Now, the reason I'm looking for the W220. To repair transmissions you just need some patience, and a lot of documentation on them- it is like putting together one of those 1000 piece puzzles-no biggie. Transmissions are black magic for most if not everyone, so i repair my own. I get down to the resistor/capacitor for repair of a module, radio, amp, etc. įor me, the electronics on these cars is a cake walk. I look for Benz's in the $1k to 2K range with electrical and transmission problems, but the rest of the car has to be great. Well, I'm always looking for the REAL DEALS. I laughing about your family, and their Benz's. I'm sure it'll take much time but I enjoy learning and working on my Mercedes now instead of throwing them away! Thats gonna be a future 6.5L build after I get my original block back to stock and car running. As if someone with no tools, knowledge of the car and time or money just gave up on it. wiring was all jacked up and maf sensor was all tooling apart. I found a good w140 engine with great compression.

If its paid for, guess where all of my families mbz went to. When ur mbz starts giving u problems and the dealer say 'its gonna be 4,000 dollars to fix'. Being that I use to be one of those people. Most people that own Mercedes-Benz can't work on them on their own. Still wish I kept my last W124 I owned out of 5 of them, with soooooo many in the pnp yards I could've built mine back up!! :'( lol if I come across it, I'd be more than happy to help a fellow member out. How can we beat that?!?! Pm me what u r looking for. at a regular yard u can get them for 100 and if they have trannys on special the week u or I find it, it'll be 50% off and u can get it for 50 bucks. Premium yards want like 300 to 450 for a tranny. What trannys r in the w220s? R they 722.6 as well or is it the newer tranny mbz has out? If u or I can find a w220 it b better to find it at a regular yard. And I hope to get lucky and just stumble across old buicks and oldsmobile cars. I do that before I hit any yard for any of my MBZs. Have u ever used the search inventory tab on pnps website.

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