> .....This is not for a MB but a chrysler product actually but I guess > would hold true for any car with a clutch. Symptom is shifts OK > when cold, or driving on highway. If you are doing a lot of stop > and go traffic, or sit in a parking lot with the engine running > for more than about 20 minutes it gets real hard to get it in > gear. Is this the clutch worn out or could it be something in the > fluid/master/slave cylinder?.... > The clutch is certainly not fully releasing but why it works better cold than hot is a question. I know that if the clutch disc can't slide freely on the trans main shaft due to rust or something, it won't fully disengage and the synchro is stopping the shaft which will do it no good at all. This very thing happened to a car of mine and it was rust, caused by me when I washed the engine (more than once) and water got into the bell housing and onto the clutch components. The car was a 2-seat Chevrolet, long gone.
But I'm not picturing you washing an engine in a Chrysler product. As It happens, my Porsche is AOG in the garage with an inop clutch right now due to a failed clutch slave cylinder. Brake fluid all over the floor after a short drive when the clutch went all funny, to use the technical term. Topping off the brake master cylinder restored function and hope the leak isn't too bad so that I can drive it the shop soon with a couple of extra cans of DOT-4. What I can't fathom is why a German rubber seal in the unit would fail after ONLY 27.5 years in service. Sharp note to the manufacturer to follow. RLE _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
