You should have ordered that from jabba the fat then it would have fit right
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I put a new alternator in my '84 190D a couple weeks ago. In doing so I > noticed the pulley didn't line up perfectly with the crank, this was the same > on the old alternator (which I put in back in December) so I moved my spacers > over. Unfortunately this alternator had a different kind of center nut so I > had to put in some washers so the nut would run tight against the pulley. > > The first time I drove it any amount I had breakfast with Fred. On my way > home the nut and therefore pulley came loose and dropped the belt. Drat. > Fred to the rescue! He came and we put the belt back on, drove a couple miles > to his friend's house, pulled the alternator (which is really easy), put the > pulley back on tight and ran it on with an impact gun and locktite, not > coming loose again. > > Until today (about 500 miles later). On the way to work just as I got off the > highway I felt the steering go heavy, looked down and saw the temp gauge at > HOT, shut the engine down and pulled off the highway, managed to roll onto a > quiet street. Pulley loose, belt dropped. Fortunately I was close enough to > walk to work. Fred had been encouraging me to buy his '87 190D so I gave him > a shout to tell him the tale and inquire about how soon I could get it. > > Around lunch time Fred called me, he was in town and within a couple minutes > was at my office. We drove to the car and as I pulled the alternator (with a > wrench he had given me) he pulled not one but TWO alternators out of his > trunk. One was a junkyard pull that looked pretty good so I installed it. The > model number was similar but slightly different, I forget exactly but the one > I had was like a 43, the one Fred bought was like a 41. I installed Fred's > alternator and it works like a dream. In fact it fits better than the one I > took out. I *think* my problem this whole time is that the alts I've been > getting from WorldPac (through CarQuest) haven't been exactly right... > > Anyway I started the car and drove back the mile or so to work with no odd > noises or feelings or smells. It looks as though I may have dodged a bullet > although I recall writing that once before. > > So three cheers for Fred the best friend a boy could have! > > -Curt > _______________________________________ > http://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 _______________________________________ http://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
