What is a transmission plate?
The Transmission Conductor Plate is a part of the transmission system. The plate is mounted on the valve body of your automatic transmission. The pressure relief valves, shift control valves and speed sensors are mounted on the plate. The conductor plate transmits the signals to the valves from the control module.
Do you need to replace the conductor plate on a Mercedes?
If you scan your Mercedes-Benz with a diagnostic scanner you may get several error codes that point you to speed sensor faults. You can not replace the speed sensors themselves and therfore you need to replace the whole conductor plate. Luckily, the transmission does not need to be removed in order for you to replace the conductor plate.
Do you need valve body and conductor plate replaced?
The majority of these transmissions were identified as VGS1 and required the replacement of both the valve body and conductor plate. Unfortunately, Mercedes-Benz declined to sell replacement valve bodies to independent repair shops claiming that these components were related to the security of the vehicle. Yet they will sell complete transmissions.
What causes the conductor plate to malfunction?
The Conductor Plate is a component of the transmission that eventually will malfunction as the vehicle ages. Sometimes the speed sensor built within the Conductor Plate fails causing erratic shifting, in other cases the float may fail causing…
What are the conductor plates on a Mercedes 722.9?
There are three conductor plates for the Mercedes-Benz 7-Speed 722.9 automatic transmission. The conductor plates are designated as models: VGS 1 – Requires Replacement of Valve Body and Conductor Plate
Is it possible to repair a Mercedes conductor plate?
Our repair service is the only way to avoid the costly fees of programming a replacement conductor plate. Beware of other repair services that still require a Mercedes scan tool to clear the error codes that cause the vehicle to remain in limp mode.
The majority of these transmissions were identified as VGS1 and required the replacement of both the valve body and conductor plate. Unfortunately, Mercedes-Benz declined to sell replacement valve bodies to independent repair shops claiming that these components were related to the security of the vehicle. Yet they will sell complete transmissions.
The Conductor Plate is a component of the transmission that eventually will malfunction as the vehicle ages. Sometimes the speed sensor built within the Conductor Plate fails causing erratic shifting, in other cases the float may fail causing…
There are three conductor plates for the Mercedes-Benz 7-Speed 722.9 automatic transmission. The conductor plates are designated as models: VGS 1 – Requires Replacement of Valve Body and Conductor Plate