I’m guessing that’s what the dealer did but it didn’t last. I’m fed up with tightening that belt so I just bit the bullet!
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 5, 2018, at 9:51 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The old fashioned way to tighten an alt is to put an prybar/crowbar between > the block and the front of the alt. Tension belt with the bar, and lock down > the alt bracket with the other hand. I have done this on MBs with buggered > adjuster devices. > > All the old Deetriot iron was adjusted this way. > Your new adjuster will be nice when it is on. >> Dimitri via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> January 5, 2018 at 8:38 PM >> The alternator belt on my 78 240D cannot be properly tightened because the >> “rack and pinion” teeth on the mounting bracket are all worn. This problem >> left me stranded on a trip from Boston to DC over a year ago. It’s an >> adventure I described at the time but briefly, the belt flew off on the >> freeway. I got towed to flaps where I replaced belt in the rain but could >> not adequately tighten due to worn teeth. I drove to dealer over an hour >> south where they took me in on an emergency basis to get me back on the >> road. They tightened the belt with much difficulty and would not guarantee >> work as parts needed replacement which they didn’t have on hand. I drove the >> car until a couple of weeks ago when belt loosened to the point where >> battery would no longer charge. I ordered new parts from classic center >> totaling $150. Just got them in today. Planning on installing next week when >> it “warms up”. >> >> Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > 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
