Well I got the car retrieved so I guess I will pull the alternator and see what is going on with it. I should probably change the belt tensioner while I’m at it so that is dealt with before it kakks too.
Is that alternator pulley available as a separate part? --R Sent from iPhone > On Nov 6, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I have had that happen on a 95 e300, my 97 e300, and my 98 e300. I had some > warning though as it started making noise for a while before it sheared off > completely. Basically what happened in my case was I could hear a rattling > noise and the charge light could come on at low rpm, like the shaft key or > whatever broke off and with higher rpm it would turn the alternator fast > enough to charge but would slip on the shaft at lower rpm. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 6, 2018, at 6:09 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Last night I was driving home about 10:30 and heard a thunk up front of the >> $500E300, then a message comes up “ Battery Charge” and steering was hard so >> I knew either the serpentine belt had broken (new) or alternator had >> munched. >> >> Pulled over to a lot in a little shop as the temp was rising and parked. >> Popped the hood and saw the alternator pulley was gone and the shaft was >> ground down so I figure the alternator had seized and the pulley was spun >> off the shaft. That was quick. >> >> Luckily I was close to my friend’s where Max and I have our Benz bits stored >> in her barn so I rang her and she came and collected me and gave me a ride >> home. Soon to hook up the trailer and go drag the thing home. Bah. >> >> Coupon for a new alternator discount? >> >> --FT >> Sent from 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 > _______________________________________ 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
