Thanks Loren. I'll certainly try to tighten it up. By the way, what's that second terminal, (stud) for anyway? Mine doesn't have any wire going to it.
Brian 83 240D On 3/26/06, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BINGO! that'd do it! If the stud on the solenoid is tight, and only the > nut is loose, tighten it and see what happens. It might be a cheap > fix. If the stud is loose in the solenoid, you need at least a new > solenoid, and the Bosch ones are not cheap. I've been known to buy a used > starter just to get a used Bosch solenoid. The brand X solenoids I have > tried never last long. > > > At 11:41 PM 3/26/2006, you wrote: > >When I went to change out my starter yesterday, I noticed that the > solenoid > >(or at least the assembly onto which the wires connect, and where there > is > >that second terminal, or nut) is loose. It rattles around between your > >fingers. Obviously this is a problem. Question is: Could tightening it > back > >up (if that's even possible) solve the intermittent starting problem, > thus > >allowing me to return the starter I bought? This weekend as I drove the > 240 > >to a wedding, etc. it always started - did not do what it did before > which > >was absolutely nothing. But I heard a minor but noticeable "clack" just > >before the starter jumped to life. Incidentally, I did not change the > >starter out - mainly because the largest Allen key I have is 10mm. > > > >Brian > >83 240D > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.striplin.net > >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
