Thread: Mercedes Clutch locked up
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04-17-2009 07:18 PM #1
Mercedes Clutch locked up
My dads Mercedes ( '83 240D ) has been sitting/ not run for 3 years, in my grandfathers barn where we have it stored.. were going to try to get it on the road this year.. I put some Diesel 9-1-1 in the tank, checked oil and put in a new battery. pushed in the clutch to try to start it, and the car lunged ( good thing I had my foot on the brake too ).. tried it again and it did the same.. clutch is a cable clutch, so it's frozen.. the pedal feels just like it should, just it's stuck.. I pulled it into neutral ( and the shifter is very stiff to move for some reason ) and started it... took 3 trys to get it started, but it did start fairly easy... It's a 4spd manual.... I know with old barn find's, stuck clutches are quite common.. I can pull the car out of the barn with my old Ranger to where we can work on it easier ( it's tight in there ).. but what can I do?You don't know what you've got til it's gone
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You're welcome Mike, glad it worked out for you. Roger, it's taken a few years but my inventory of excess parts has shrunk a fair bit from 1 1/2 garage stalls to about an eight by eight space. ...
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