How does the clutch work on a Mercedes Sprinter?
Mercedes clutches and other vehicles too, now have circular adjusting mechanisms built into the cover plate and spring that move to compensate as the clutch wears, maintaining the release spring pressure and finger position.
When to replace slave cylinder in Mercedes Sprinter?
If you can afford it, always replace the slave cylinder when replacing the clutch, often if you purchase a complete kit it comes as a component part. Always inspect the centre bearing in the DMF, if this is damaged it is not available as separate part from Mercedes only as part of the complete DMF flywheel!
When did the third generation Mercedes Sprinter come out?
The third generation Sprinter debuted on 6 February 2018 at the Mercedes-Benz logistics centre in Duisburg and was available to purchase from June 2018.
Is the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter a Freightliner?
The other day, Mercedes-Benz circulated the important points the up-to-date 2013 Sprinter intended for global areas, but recently it has revealed what adjustment are now being built to the US-spec form of the van the 2014 model 12 months, like the Freightliner model.
Do you need to replace clutch on Mercedes Sprinter?
In this post we shall look at the replacement of the clutch mechanism (including Dual Mass Flywheel DMF) on the Mercedes Sprinter – both older and newer models. There are several important details often overlooked about the Self Adjusting Clutch mechanism or SAC, that the installer has to be aware of so that things go smoothly.
If you can afford it, always replace the slave cylinder when replacing the clutch, often if you purchase a complete kit it comes as a component part. Always inspect the centre bearing in the DMF, if this is damaged it is not available as separate part from Mercedes only as part of the complete DMF flywheel!
Where is the bite point on a Mercedes Sprinter clutch?
You will remember from days of old that clutches on older vehicles used to have a different bite point as they aged, either right at the bottom or top of stroke depending on design. This is not the case today with advancements in clutch technology.
When do Mercedes Benz Sprinters start to have problems?
The majority, but not all of the problems occurring with these vehicles occurred after the initial 100,000 miles. It is my belief that the problems I have experienced, will occur with a vast majority of every Sprinter as the mileage of each vehicle approaches 120,000 miles.