HARD Clutch
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C220 CDI
HARD Clutch
Hi, I bought an used 2011 C220 CDI with 60.000 km, manual trans and noticed since the beggining that the clutch was very stiff and is was a little hard to start in first gear and also when engaging the second gear. The car seems to sob a little, what I think it is not normal, but the main problem was riding in town, because the clutch is very stiff...
I ask a friend who knows Mercedes and he said that this is not normal, the Class C has a nice clutch and mine have a problem. It didn't slip at all, only the sob and the stiff.
He said that maybe the former owner could drive with is left foot always in the clucth pedal and that may have caused a warming of the cluctch and that could cause the hardness...
What do you think? Anyone has a problem like mine?
Is is normal a clutch so stiff?
Regards.
MC
I ask a friend who knows Mercedes and he said that this is not normal, the Class C has a nice clutch and mine have a problem. It didn't slip at all, only the sob and the stiff.
He said that maybe the former owner could drive with is left foot always in the clucth pedal and that may have caused a warming of the cluctch and that could cause the hardness...
What do you think? Anyone has a problem like mine?
Is is normal a clutch so stiff?
Regards.
MC
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I would never describe it as "stiff".....vague, long travel, challenging to engage smoothly on occasion, yes, but never stiff. Seems some mechanical diagnostics are called for. One tip....when I change the brake fluid every two years, the tech also drains and replaces the fluid to the clutch...same stuff, and a bit more time.
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Hi, thanks for your input.
A few years ago, in another vehicle, I have a clutch problem too because of the clutch fluid, but that time the clutch was not stiff, au contrary, she was very soft and didn't disengage the transmission... so I think that couldn't be the case now...
Regards.
MC
A few years ago, in another vehicle, I have a clutch problem too because of the clutch fluid, but that time the clutch was not stiff, au contrary, she was very soft and didn't disengage the transmission... so I think that couldn't be the case now...
Regards.
MC
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2011 C300 Sport, 6-speed manual
ours is definitely not stiff. It's about perfect for this car, nice feeling. It replaced a Miata which is the lightest clutch I've ever played with, but it's nowhere neat the stiffness of my Jeep Wrangler. My only complaint is that I occasionally go into first when I'm looking for reverse, I prefer R to be back and to the right as with most American sticks.
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ours is definitely not stiff. It's about perfect for this car, nice feeling. It replaced a Miata which is the lightest clutch I've ever played with, but it's nowhere neat the stiffness of my Jeep Wrangler. My only complaint is that I occasionally go into first when I'm looking for reverse, I prefer R to be back and to the right as with most American sticks.
Maybe that's the problem, I usually drive the Miata so I notice a big difference, but I also notice some difficulty driving the Mercedes in second gear, at low rpm, when drive in town traffic, in the intersections for example, if I stay in second gear at low speed, the motor shuts off many times and it can be dangerous if we try to get out of the intersection... I thought that this motor has more binary at low speed/rpm, but the Miata and other gasoline cars I drive, perform better in those situations
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I agree with Glyn. If anything I find the clutch action to be pretty light. I would have it checked out.
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