Didn't you say that you just put this one back into service after
a long downtime? Are you sure that the tensioner is backing off
or is it the rust on the pulleys wearing the belts down and
causing the loosening?
Manfred
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:42:20 -0700
From: Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: [MBZ] Do Chickens shriek?
My wife started off on a road-trip halfway across the state
Friday, in
the Chicken Wagon ('83 300D) and called because the car was shrieking
at her. Very displeased she headed back home whereupon I tightened
the alternator belt, which had (somehow) gotten just about as
loose as
it could be. Odd.
Sunday she was headed back, and said that for the last few miles it
was starting to chirp again. I checked this morning and the belts
were completely loose again. Whatever's supposed to hold the belt
adjustment in place is not doing so, I'll have to look into that. I
tightened it up again, it'll hold for a bit anyway.
Anybody know what's supposed to keep that screw adjuster from backing
off?
-- Jim
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