Thank you! I'm actually not sure I'm convinced it's a bad clutch. Last time they replace a bolt that goes between the clutch, engine, transmission and that seemed to help. Thank you for the advice and link!Here's a clutch kit for under 300 bucks: Amazon.com Are you really sure the clutch is bad?
Thank you! I do love the car and got it brand new in 2010 and only have 93K miles on it. I think I want to keep it as it's in great condition with 93K miles on it. I think rather and spend 3200 on it I'll let my uncle who is a mechanic work on it as it is my second car.
Thank you! I'll try that with the battery. It works ok while driving decent speed. But taking off at a stop sign it does a jerking thing until it gets out of first gear. And she doesn't like reverse or backing up so much, does the jerking thing too. I had it serviced couple year ago and they just replaced a motor mount bolt I think and it worked fine.
Have you had the transmission software updated on your Smart by an Smart/MB dealer? That must do maintenance for shifting and clutch adjustments. Mercedes dealers had major new software updates that improved clutch release, shift/ throttle timing etc. many people bought these cars used and never took them back to MB dealers. I cost me $100 to get the reflash and acts like a new trans and clutch at 55,000 miles. I use the dealership who has decent rates on smart cars. They have all the tools. But im lucky to have a clise mecedes dealer that was a big Smart dealer.
That’s way too expensive for a clutch replacement. Should be about half that. I’ve done several they usually last 100k or way beyond.
