Ooooh, I forgot about the star adjuster ones. Those were the worst. Ugh. I’m going to drive it a little bit more and then check the tension again. I just love using my Kriket tool. Simple thing that’s super cool.
Anyone happen to have the specs for the belt tensions? -D > On Feb 5, 2017, at 9:27 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > MB's alternator tensioner systems both left much to be desired. The through > bolt kind is better than the star adjuster kind. > > I found on my 240Ds that I pretty much ought to tension the alternator belt > every time I had the hood open... > > -Curt > > > From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 5, 2017 8:45 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Today's W123 Fun > > 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 > > > > On Feb 4, 2017, at 8:21 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 18:33:10 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > >> 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. > > > > They are a lot of fun, aren't they? Particularly the A/C compressor! > > > > > > Craig > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <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
