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- From: rsnider@xrtll.uucp (Richard Snider)
- Subject: Re: Clutch replacement
- Organization: WCOM Public Access Unix - Toronto
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 00:42:24 GMT
- Message-ID: <BrrLyp.nr@xrtll.uucp>
- Summary: It takes a while, but its worth it.
- References: <DENNIS.92Jul17134503@mr2.ece.cmu.edu>
- Sender: Richard Snider (rsnider@xrtll)
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- In article <DENNIS.92Jul17134503@mr2.ece.cmu.edu> dennis@mr2.ece.cmu.edu (Dennis J. Ciplickas) writes:
- >
- >Hi y'all. Its seems that my 75 Mercedes 240D (rear wheel drive) will
- >need a new clutch soon. I say this because the "active" region of the
- >
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- >My body manual (Mercedes, not Chilton) says to unbolt the propeller
- >shaft, unbolt the transmission and remove it from the car, remove the
- >clutch housing, etc. The hardest part sounds like getting the
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- Although I have not changed a clutch in a Mercedes, I have changed
- at least one myself. The first thing before doing this job is to
- get help. The best resouce you will have while doing this job is
- someone who can hold a wrench, prop up the transmission, and pass
- you boltz if nothing else.
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- Doing all the work you describe is not difficult, it is just cumbersome.
-
- You will not need a "clutch alignment tool"... I found an old broom
- handle or peice of 1/2 inch pipe does the trick just fine. Even if
- you use an alignment tool, you will still have to mess with the output
- shaft to get the splines to match. If you have someone sit in the car
- and press the clutch pedal while you are underneith messing with the
- tranny it is a big help.
-
- NEVER... never tighten your transmission bolts to the bellhousing
- until you get the splines aligned and the shaft _FULLLY_ inserted
- into the clutch. If you do just reaf them down, you will at best
- strip them, at worst break the bellhousing.
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- It depends on your style, but if you want to save the bucks, you
- can probabbly get away with just a regular floor jack to prop the
- transmission into place when you are taking it apart/putting it
- together.
-
- Last point, while you have it all apart, be sure to replace the
- pilot bearing (it it needs a tool to get it out, get one, it beats
- the hell out of using a cold chisel ...:-(...), and the release/throughout
- (sp ?) bearing as they are cheap and if the go after you change it
- you will probabbly kill yourself....
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- Best of luck.. incedentally, draining the tranny oil beforehand
- saves a (sticky... if < 80 weight..) mess.
-
- ....Rich
- rsnider@xrtll
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