I have some low speed kangaroo issues with my 300E manual. Feels like there's slop in the drive train, a subject on which I've posted before.

So, I've changed the front flex disk, engine and transmission mounts, rebuilt the diff, changed diff mounts and I'm satisfied that the rear flex disk and centre driveshaft bearing are OK. Afaik, that's everything in the drive train I can get at from the outside.

For the clutch and transmission, there is no bearing noise, clutch slipping, trouble with gear selection, etc, so I have pretty much ruled this out.

The problem has got better with each of the above repairs, but it still feels as if there's something that's not quite tight. At low speeds, with the clutch fully engaged. it feels as if there's a slightly loose connection between the engine and propshaft. The sensation is exactly like that of a worn flex disk, of worn rubber mounts. As I replace each worn component, the symptoms improve but the problem morphs slightly. Classic renovation on the fly behaviour.

My mechanic buddy thinks it could well be the flywheel damper, and I have to agree it feels to me that this is the likely culprit.

Trouble is, I can't find out if there actually is a flywheel damper to change. My manuals have very little transmission information, which is no surprise, and a search of this forum turns up no information.

Can anyone throw any light on this? I know I'm going to have to pull the transmission off to find out but I'd like to know what I'm looking for first. Is there a rubber damper on the flywheel I can change?

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1987 300e manual 250,000 km (sold)