I replaced the clutch in my 240 and took some pictures along the way. The following is not designed to be a step by step guide, but rather to highlight some of the main points and hopefully give someone confidence to do the job themselves who is debating whether or not to perform this task. It is fairly straightforward but does require some mechanical skills as you will have to do some "figuring" to get everything right. The whole job took me about 6.5 -7 hours though I didn't do it all in one sitting. I've never changed a clutch before so maybe others can do it much faster. Just be patient and give yourself plenty of time and you should have no problems.

1. The first thing is to disconnect everything from the tranny - slave cylinder, speedo cable, shift linkage, etc.

2. Mark the position of the drive shaft to the flex disc. I used leftover paint I had from painting my gauges See Pic 1.

3. Remove the cross bar supporting the bottom of the tranny. Here you see the tranny mount exposed. See Pic 2.

4. This is the cross bar removed. See Pic 3.

5. Remove the bolts holding the driveshaft to the flex disc. See Pic 4.

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
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