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In partnership with AXA™ InsuranceThe clutch is located between the engine and transmission to temporarily disconnect the engine drive from the gearbox. A clutch kit usually contains all the elements to replace and rejuvenate your clutch.
If you feel a loss or inappropriate delivery of power when using the accelerator, or if you can’t change gears or it feels like there is unusual grinding and friction when trying, it could be due to a damaged or worn clutch.
Save up to 30% on your Smart in clutch kit replacement. See our table below to browse our honest, upfront prices.
Our efficient and fully qualified mechanics will test your clutch for damage and function and replace it if necessary.
Daniel, from London
Hey Fixter, how often should a clutch need replacing?
Terry, Fixter in-house mechanic expert
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The clutch is located between the engine and transmission to temporarily disconnect the engine drive from the gearbox. A clutch kit usually contains all the elements to replace and rejuvenate your clutch.
If you feel a loss or inappropriate delivery of power when using the accelerator, or if you can’t change gears or it feels like there is unusual grinding and friction when trying, it could be due to a damaged or worn clutch.
Save up to 30% on your Smart in clutch kit replacement. See our table below to browse our honest, upfront prices.
Our efficient and fully qualified mechanics will test your clutch for damage and function and replace it if necessary.
Daniel, from London
Hey Fixter, how often should a clutch need replacing?
Terry, Fixter in-house mechanic expert
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| Car make and model | Dealers average price | exclusive price | Instant savings |
|---|---|---|---|
 Smart City Coupe 0.7 litres | £275.18 | £235.40 | 14% |
Smart City Passion 61 0.7 litres | £264.26 | £228.80 | 13% |
Smart Forfour Coolstyle 1.1 litres | £453.89 | £381.10 | 16% |
Smart Forfour Pure 1.1 litres | £474.72 | £399.60 | 16% |
Smart Roadster 0.7 litres | £268.42 | £231.00 | 14% |
Smart Fortwo Grandstyle Edition 1 litres | £457.32 | £381.10 | 17% |
Smart Forfour 1 litres | £465.81 | £403.30 | 13% |
Smart City Cabrio 0.6 litres | £274.86 | £222.20 | 19% |
Smart Fortwo Passion 71 1 litres | £465.61 | £384.80 | 17% |
Smart Fortwo Cabrio Electric 1.6 litres | £466.62 | £403.30 | 14% |
Smart Fortwo Cabrio Electric 1.6 litres | £466.62 | £403.30 | 14% |
Smart Fortwo Passion 71 1 litres | £465.61 | £384.80 | 17% |
Smart Roadster 0.7 litres | £268.42 | £231.00 | 14% |
Smart City Passion 61 0.7 litres | £264.26 | £228.80 | 13% |
Smart City Coupe 0.7 litres | £275.18 | £235.40 | 14% |
* The cost of your clutch kit replacement depends on your car make and model and may vary depending on your location.
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Fully qualified mechanics with 10+ years’ experience 👨🔧
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Every service carried out by our partner garages is fully reviewed.
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Any additional work needed will be carried out for free.
What does a clutch do? And what is a clutch kit?How often should a clutch need replacing?What happens when we replace your clutch kit?What causes a clutch to stop working correctly?SmartSmart’s reliability and reputationThe clutch is a solid metal disc that couples the crankshaft and flywheel to the gearbox’s clutch shaft. The clutch is located between the engine and transmission to temporarily disconnect the engine drive from the gearbox.
A clutch kit usually contains all the elements to replace and rejuvenate your clutch and its performance: usually a clutch disc, pressure plate, flywheel and a throw race or release bearings. A clutch kit will contain the correct parts for a particular make and model of car and is often cheaper than buying the components individually.
There isn’t a typical time or set mileage suggested to replace a clutch kit, as it can depend on both the car and your driving style. Most clutches are designed to last approximately 60k miles, yet they can have a healthy life covering mileages anywhere between 30k and 100k.
A damaged or broken clutch will affect your car’s driving ability to the point where it could fail its MOT. Testing doesn’t include an examination of the engine, clutch or gearbox, so if it appears to be working adequately, then it shouldn’t affect the test result.
A clutch will wear out over time through continual use. The disc thickness reduces, which affects the amount of force the pressure plate can apply to the clutch disc against the flywheel. Incorrect use over extended periods will impact the lifespan and cause unnecessary problems. Slippage can also be caused by reduced tension in the pressure plate’s springs.
If you feel a loss or inappropriate delivery of power when using the accelerator, it could be due to a damaged or worn clutch.
If you can’t change gears or it feels like there is unusual grinding and friction when trying, your clutch isn’t separating the engine drive from the gearbox sufficiently.
If there is no delivery of power to the engine from the accelerator, then your clutch could be the problem.
If the transmission makes unhealthy grinding noises when you try to use the clutch to engage or disengage the engine, there’s a strong chance that your clutch isn’t operating as it should.
Smart is a German automotive brand, established 25 years ago in 1994.
The company is a division of the automotive corporation Daimler AG and operated under the ownership of Mercedes-Benz.
Smart isnt’ the most popular brand in the UK, most likely due to appealing primarily to parking-challenged city-dwellers; there are only 96k of their vehicles on the roads of the UK today.
Showing steady growth, however, since their introduction to the UK market in 2003, the trend would suggest that we’re likely to see more of these eccentric looking tiny cars as time goes by.
Owned by Mercedes-Benz, Smart cars fit into the market you’d expect on first glance. They’re a fun and funky little city car; they’re solid, middle of the road machines, designed to be as versatile as they look.
A Smart car will never fool anyone that it’s a hi-end, luxury vehicle. There’s plenty of glossy plastic and groovy fabrics, yet in the cockpit, you’ll find up-to-the-minute touchscreen media options at the controls. They do come at an inflated price for the small city car market, but by nature of their unique design—there’s nothing quite like them.
Your Smart ForFour will be more expensive by comparison than its rivals: the Fiat 500, Skoda Citigo, Kia Picanto or Hyundai i10—yet it’s rather hard to pitch the Fortwo against anything because there isn’t anything on the market quite so small. Only the Renault Twizy comes to mind, and that’s barely a car at all.
Once you’ve got one though, your Smart car will cost next to nothing to run with their tiny wheels and low weight. The electric models perform even better with a fuel equivalent of 87mpg.
Smart didn’t feature as one of the brands in the What Car? Reliability Survey in 2018 that we’ve been using to draw comparisons of reliability against other marques—but checking the user reviews gathered by the AA it would appear that most owners have very few problems and that their reliability scores are generally high.
Various recalls have been made on Smart models throughout their motoring history. The following are a list of the most recent in the UK and Europe.
The strength of the left front steering knuckle may be insufficient
As a result of the weakening of the braking rope wrench adjustment knob, the hand brake lever travel could be prolonged gradually
The anchorage for the rear seat backrest may not be sufficiently resistant
At high vehicle speed, combined with strong wind, the plastic front service hatch can detach from the vehicle and fall into traffic
The steering mechanism screws used for some vehicles may break
All recall information sourced from gov.co.uk data.
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