[QUOTE=Duke2.6Mercs have relatively "rubbery" drivetrains in order to promote smoothness and damp out vibration, so they will never feel as "solid" as less expensive cars that don't have all the vibration damping features.
Maybe your best bet is to find someone with a manual transimission 124 or 201 and compare how it feels to your car. You've spent a lot of money, and you may be chasing a ghost.
Duke[/QUOTE]
I agree.......not a lot of people know this, but here's a little info on flywheels...
Most NEW flywheels have a taper face...that is about a 2 to 5 thou' taper from the edge to the middle of the face.....all shops that grind flywheels do not taper the face, but flat grind the face....This taper allows the friction disc to bite at the edge first..it quickly allows the friction plate to seat and the 'marcel' does the rest......without this,this can promote shudder in take up.
This is not always the case and in some cars this taper is important for smooth clutch engagement.........another reason clutches shudder, is oil leaking onto the friction faces.....JAFYI...
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