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Mercedes RWD

6-Bolt
Valve Body ID Made Easier
File: Date: Mercedes 02/02/96

Mercedes lst or 2nd Gear Start Valve Body Identification Made Easier
Research by Bill Kleckner, International Technical Consultant Here is an easy way to tell if a 6-bolt Mercedes y:lve b?dy will start in 1st or -. Znd gear. Check the overnor pressure boost valve (#44). If %ere is no sprin , or the sprin is between the valve and tf e valve bo % it is a 1st gear start valve y body.

If the spring is between the valve and the bore..plug (see photo), it is a 2nd gear start valve body.

If you have a 2nd gear start valve body, leaving the spring out WIII make it start in 1st gear.

44
is res ts a \ If spring is here, its a 2nd gear start.

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