Clutch kit — plate, cover, bearing

How you know it is this

• Engine revs rising without matching acceleration, worst in a high gear uphill
• A biting point that has crept very high or very low
• A smell of burning on a hill
• Juddering as the clutch takes up
• A rumble that changes when the pedal is pressed

Worth knowing before you buy

• Always as a kit. Fitting a plate to an old cover, or reusing the bearing, means the gearbox comes out twice.
• Do the flywheel at the same time — it is the friction surface and it is behind the clutch.
• The rear crankshaft seal is right there too. It is a cheap part and the labour is already paid for.
• Most Mercedes sold here are automatic. Check before ordering.

Rest of the clutch (manual)

• Dual mass flywheel
• Clutch master cylinder
• Clutch slave cylinder
• Clutch hose and pipe
• Clutch pedal and bushes