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[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Yet more legendary German engineering. 

[TheBoy]

They're related products, I can't even see my starter motor, let alone touch it with anything bigger than string

Now there's a shiney new starter fitted that has a nice clean white sticker on it, I can just about see it looking from the top of the engine bay.  If you think changing 6 plugs on an Omega is fun, try changing a Roadsters 6 plugs ...... all the rear panels need to come off to reach the rear most plugs. 

The early A class was officially and engine out job to change the plugs (but is doable without).  Somebody at MB needs shooting, but all the designers already left before the A class was even conceived, and engineering design handed over to the local nursery

[Nick W]

You must be some sort of masochist. The sort whose videos aren't even allowed on the internet

That wasn't a no

Thinking summat along the lines of remove struts/rack/driveshafts, support engine, drop subframe, lower engine and pull box...

Obviously a few detail points in those steps... 

If you don't think that was a no, then do the job and get back to me.


The last time my mother's Focus needed a clutch(she's old and incompetent; every 20k miles max) she asked me if I would do it. I would want more to do it than any garage would charge, which is probably true of any FWD car where the subframe needs to be removed/shifted.


I doubt I would do an Omega clutch in the street either; I'm too old for that sort of shit job.

[Doctor Gollum]

 

I know exactly where you're coming from...

Incidentally the clutch most definitely wasn't what I had in mind in my PM... That was a variation on the welding theme

[Doctor Gollum]

They're related products, I can't even see my starter motor, let alone touch it with anything bigger than string

Now there's a shiney new starter fitted that has a nice clean white sticker on it, I can just about see it looking from the top of the engine bay.  If you think changing 6 plugs on an Omega is fun, try changing a Roadsters 6 plugs ...... all the rear panels need to come off to reach the rear most plugs. 

The early A class was officially and engine out job to change the plugs (but is doable without).  Somebody at MB needs shooting, but all the designers already left before the A class was even conceived, and engineering design handed over to the local nursery

Credit where it's due, it's a packaging masterpiece. I would wager that the rear legroom puts even an XJ to shame...

Unfortunately this does introduce a level of compromise when it comes to servicing work... Wipers need removing to change the pollen filter for example. I have yet to fix d the spark plugs, but I suspect that they will become visible when I remove the air box to investigate the clutch... It is as likely to be a failed pipe as cylinder.

[Doctor Gollum]

... it is as likely to be a failed pipe as cylinder.

  what was I thinking...
Whilst the back of the gearbox is damp, the pipe and associated rubber hose are, of course, bone dry... So the box has to come off

Which means a coolant change, brake fluid change, gearbox oil change and aircon regas...

Might as well get the aux belt and tensioner done whilst the engine is out

[TheBoy]

it's a packaging masterpiece typical post 1990 MB slap-dash, throw some bits together randomly without considering the consequences, design

FTFY

[Doctor Gollum]

it's a packaging masterpiece typical post 1990 MB slap-dash, throw some bits together randomly without considering the consequences, design

FTFY

Can't much argue with that... 

[serek]

They not that bad to do if I'm honest.  Just time taking
Well on lift . On floor this another story

[Doctor Gollum]

They not that bad to do if I'm honest.  Just time taking
Well on lift . On floor this another story

It's all the dismantling that takes the time

[Doctor Gollum]

Mr Clutch have volunteered for this dubious honour...

The lucky, lucky people 

[Andy B]

Mr Clutch have volunteered for this dubious honour...

The lucky, lucky people 

Dare we ask how much? 

[Doctor Gollum]

Mr Clutch have volunteered for this dubious honour...

The lucky, lucky people 

Dare we ask how much? 

Less than a diesel Mundeo dmf

[TheBoy]

Mr Clutch have volunteered for this dubious honour...

The lucky, lucky people 

Dare we ask how much? 

I suspect more than I would pay to keep an A class running.

[Doctor Gollum]

Mr Clutch have volunteered for this dubious honour...

The lucky, lucky people 

Dare we ask how much? 

I suspect more than I would pay to keep an A class running.

Spending the equivalent amount on another car would have been more of a gamble...

If it lasts 6 months, the savings on fuel/tax/insurance will cover it. And having it done means not having to worry about it