The post whore thread.

[whitewalrus]

A hearse towing a trailer. Did the horse and the jockey die?

Finally found a way to take things with you when you go

[Irving]

A hearse towing a trailer. Did the horse and the jockey die?

+100 you nailed it with that one. LOL.
I was helping deliver that tiny house, by the way.

[Irving]

We couldn't figure out how to turn up the volume on the radios we were using, so for over four hours of driving at 50-65mph, we both listened to the flashers. I feel like I should have earned some kind of road warrior merit badge.
Eventually I looked up the manual for the radio and figured it out, but by that time there was no cell reception to listen to anything anyway.

[OtterbatHellcat]

If you and your mate/spouse have never put cardboard boxes on your head(s) and jousted with broom and mop handles.....you're possibly missing out on a funner life.

Just sayin'.

[MrPrena]

Those one of the ?sealed? transmissions I take it?

Yeah, those pan bolts breaks with little more torque. ALso need a laser thermometer and filler tool as Gman stated. I think this one is more difficult than doing Nissan GTR. There is no way in hell I am spending $600+ for 722.9 transmission service. (or $1200 for GTR transmission service)

However, buying those euro performance vehicle really got me to do lots of DIY which many can't do.

https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forum...n-service-tips
https://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic...of-a-2016-gtr/

The ZF 8-speed is sealed. 100K for fluid.

The MB trans was always hunting to find the right gear. Would resist downshifting and bogging and you're feeding it more gas to get it there. By the time it does downshift, then you're winding up the twin turbos and accelerating more than you'd like to. I took it in twice (they could do nothing), reset the adaptive learning mode multiple times. I was happy to get rid of the GL 450.

ETA: I'm no specialist, but the 7G-Tronic is also sealed and requires a special filler tool.

Dipsticks are old school. ;-)

Finding a right gear was not as bad for me, but the damn 722.9 has a very slow start [transmission] response. I thought it was a software issue, but it is what it is (according to MB Westminster).
Try Gen 3 Toyota Tacoma transmission. It is literally a 1990s technology transmission. Even Hyundai Elantra transmission is much more superior than tacoma's.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Alex, I'll take "It can be fun again" for $1000.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Hmmmm.......

*gears a whirlin'*

[OtterbatHellcat]

30 times should take less than 30 minutes I'm figuring.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Something creepy happens when ya post though, your most recent post is 50 posts higher in count than your last one...until you refresh which gives a current count.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Sorry, it's more than that.