Broken clutch actuator?

[Ashley]

Hi all,
My clutch was slamming when setting off or reversing so I decided to go on Evilution to see how I could possibly remedy this, I squirted lithium grease into the unit but this did not work.
So I tried loosening the bolts and setting the clutch but I've since realised this only works on 450's and 452's :-(
After realising this I popped it back on and now it doesn't work at all, I've taken it off and popped it open to have a look inside, the arm was totally loose and came off, along with some plastic ball socket thingy.
If I purchase a used one from eBay will I be able to fit this myself, I've since learned that I will probably have to take it to a garage that has an MB Star machine to get them to configure this. Any info would be great.
I'll post pictures below to help.

[tolsen]

Your clutch actuator looks totally knackered. Main cause for failure is ingress of water. 451 clutch actuators are more prone to water ingress and failure than a 450 actuator.

[Big Performance]

Buying a new GENUINE merc one is the way forward.
Buy a used one and it might work for a few months or a few minutes. There is no guarantee with a used one

Fit a GENUINE one and fit it correctly and it will work properly within a few percent of perfect

[ossy]

More info , http://www.smartz.co.uk/showthread.p...uator-changing

[Stealth451]

I have owned my 2009 mhd for 2 months and the actuator went bang on me.
I've never owned a smart before but mine was constantly lunging between gear changes, but I thought this was normal.

Anyway, after removing the actuator, I opened it up and it was bone dry with the spiral shaft snapped and teeth missing.

I purchased a low mileage used one from eBay and fitted it and teached it in using diagnostics.

Since then the car drives super smoothly.