I once changed all 5 belts on #1 daughter's SL in a hayfield "parking
lot" She managed to limp into the event. I got new belts and changed
em all. Of course, it was the back ones that broke...
Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
February 5, 2017 at 7:45 AM
Actually, the AC compressor wasn’t bad at all. The worst was the
alternator. I went slow and applied some Kroil to the adjusting nut so
it wouldn’t break.
Found out that the “chirping” I was hearing when I was taking off from
a stop was the belts slipping. Did my Sunday morning grocery run at
5:30 like always, and never heard a peep out of the engine. Nice.
-D
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Craig via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
February 4, 2017 at 7:21 PM
On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 18:33:10 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
They are a lot of fun, aren't they? Particularly the A/C compressor!
Craig
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Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
February 4, 2017 at 5:33 PM
Winter has finally arrived in Florida - it was a balmy 78F with no
humidity as it’s been all week. Wonderful weather to work on the car…
Some background:
PO replaced the master cylinder or booster during his ownership, and
while doing so slathered brake fluid down the firewall and under the
car as it dripped. This stripped pretty much all of the paint and
undercoating on the frame rail and area around the trailing rod joint.
This was making me nuts since it’s the only place the car has any
visible rust, even if it’s only surface rust and you would have to get
on your hands and knees to see it - but I knew it was there….
So I scraped all the loose undercoating off to where it was firmly
bonded to the frame and cleaned all around the suspension rod joint
mounting. I got one of the “kits” that the POR-15 folks sell for
$19.00 on the Amazon and used all the chemicals to properly prep and
paint the surface. After it got tacky I sealed it all up with some 3M
Professional Grade Rubberized Undercoating. Nice.
While I was under the car and poking around I noticed the belts on the
alternator were really loose. Hmm. Power steering belt wasn’t bad, but
AC compressor belt was loose, too. Fortunately, this was a job I had
anticipated since so much of the rubber and soft parts on this car are
tired due to age and lack of use.
So off I went to loosen all the belts and replace them. Arrgh. All I
can say is if there was a conversion kit to change an OM617 from
fractional horsepower belts to a serpentine belt, I would be all over
it. Luckily I didn’t encounter any issues with the funky alternator
adjusting bolt. I got to dig out my Krikit belt tension gauge and put
it to work - probably the first time in 15 years I’ve used it. What a
great tool.
Lastly, in the middle of the POR-15 stuff since I had to rinse, dry,
etc., etc., I prepped and painted my wiper arms as they were pitted
and had a little rust and after all was done I installed them with new
Bosch wiper blades to replace the (gasp!) Rain-X wiper blades.
Needless to say I took a pre-emptive dose of my 800mg time release
ibuprofen. I’m thinking I’ll be paying for this in the morning. Low
impact tomorrow, just car washing.
-D
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