W204 711.6 / 716.6 clutch — MERCEDES-BENZ
W204 711.6 / 716.6 clutch on Mercedes-Benz: 31 steps, engines 271.820, 271.860, 271.910, 271.950. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Clutch renewal on the W204 C-Class with the 711.6 or 716.6 manual gearbox applies across a wide spread of petrol and diesel engines, from the 180 Kompressor and CGI to the CDI and BlueEFFICIENCY versions, so this page sticks to the clutch work itself rather than one particular engine. With the gearbox out, the clutch cover and plate come off the flywheel and the concentric slave cylinder is replaced. Fitting is where it is won or lost: the plate centred with the alignment tool, the cover bolts tightened in stages in a criss-cross pattern, and grease kept strictly off the friction surfaces.
🧭 Before you start
With the gearbox removed, take off the clutch cover and plate and fit the new concentric slave cylinder. Centre the new plate with the alignment tool, fit the cover and tighten its bolts in stages, criss-cross. Grease the release components sparingly, renew the drive shaft seals and any leaking oil seals, then refit the gearbox.
Fits: platform codes 180, CDI, BLUEEFF, -T, |, CGI, -COUPE, KOMPRESSOR, 200, 220
- Renewed: oil seals, drive shaft seals
Don't miss
- Renew the clutch release bearing whenever the clutch is replaced.
- Tighten the cover bolts in several stages in a criss-cross pattern with the alignment tool fitted.
- Keep grease off the clutch facing, cover surface and flywheel surface.
- Grease the thrust bearing bore, plate splines and fork pivots lightly.
- Always renew the drive shaft seals when the shafts have been out.
Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📋 Procedure
- Fit the concentric slave cylinder
- Clutch cover:
- We recommend that the clutch release bearing should always be renewed
- Fit the clutch alignment tool
- Fit the clutch cover
- Tighten the bolts in several stages, in a criss-cross pattern
- Stage 1:
- Stage 2:
- Grease the thrust bearing inner bore, drive plate splines and release fork pivot points
- Note: Do not bring any grease into contact with the clutch plate facing, clutch cover surface or flywheel surface
- Renew the oil seals if necessary
- Always renew the drive shaft seals
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