Dan, the belt is probably about a year old or less. Whenever i replaced them on that car all I had to do was remove the two shrouds in the back of the radiator. The shroud assembly is too wide in its entirety to come out with the space given but they made it two part so that it can be removed without removing the radiator or fan. It's a clever design but some care has to be taken to ensure that tangs go where they're supposed to under the radiator as well as for the rotating tabs of the shroud. This will make sense when you see it. You start by pulling the overflow hose retainer out of the one shroud which will unlocks and allows it to rotate. You can then remove the forward part of the shroud after the clips are removed. This leaves enough space for the back part of the shroud to then be removed.
With the right combination of sockets the tensioner can be manipulated without removing anything else. However if you've not worked in that space it's hard to imagine the location you need to get to. A small mirror is your friend here. Hope this makes sense. I'm trying to force myself to use my iPad more but frankly think my android phone or laptop are still better choices for the way I use these things. Tony Wirtel Former '92 300e/2.6 Sent from my iPad > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 21:21:47 -0400 > From: Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> > To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: [MBZ] Poly-V / Serpentine Belt R&R > Message-ID: <4e4fff17-aa58-42b5-bdc5-d7126fe8a...@yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I thought this was supposed to be easy... > > Just looked at the procedure for replacement of the poly-v belt on the 300E > 2.6, as the one on the car has some little "threads" showing on the edges, so > I'll probably be proactive on this. > > The C&B manual shows the job being done with the fan and fan clutch removed. > Is this really necessary? > > Dan > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
