How to install Mercedes Vito gear selector cable?
Click the link below to view information on W638 and W639 Mercedes Benz Vito gear select control cables. Check out the selector cable connections on the gearbox, make sure everything is moving. Check the function of the clutch and ensure it is disengaging fully.
What’s the problem with the Mercedes Vito 111?
Mercedes Vito 111, W639 2008 Model, 6 speed gearbox, 90k miles. The problem I had, as do many it seems – is that from a standing start, engine running, first gear is hard to select, and on some occasions requires some extreme force to shift the lever into position 1.
Is there a problem with the gear selector?
‘Check the gear selector cable adjustments’ seems everyone’s first comment, (Gear Selector cable adjustment details here) however my view was that if you could easily select all gears when stationary with the engine off this is not a plausible reason for the issue.
Why is the Vito not a racing car?
Due to the fact this is not a racing car, its operating in the UK where average ambient rarely squeaks above 10 degrees C and the Vito is rarely fully loaded pulling a max weight trailer at 80 mph down an Autobahn! I choose to ignore this paper spec detail.
Click the link below to view information on W638 and W639 Mercedes Benz Vito gear select control cables. Check out the selector cable connections on the gearbox, make sure everything is moving. Check the function of the clutch and ensure it is disengaging fully.
What causes a gearbox fault on a Mercedes Vito van?
As with the Mercedes Sprinter, the most common gearbox fault for the Mercedes Vito vans is torque converter failure. There are warning signs from the Mercedes Vito van before severe damage occurs to the gearbox and if the problem is caught early and repairs carried out, usually the gearbox itself is unaffected.
Mercedes Vito 111, W639 2008 Model, 6 speed gearbox, 90k miles. The problem I had, as do many it seems – is that from a standing start, engine running, first gear is hard to select, and on some occasions requires some extreme force to shift the lever into position 1.
Due to the fact this is not a racing car, its operating in the UK where average ambient rarely squeaks above 10 degrees C and the Vito is rarely fully loaded pulling a max weight trailer at 80 mph down an Autobahn! I choose to ignore this paper spec detail.