I think so but in my case the shaft was all chewed up and would
not have locked in to turn a new pulley.
On 11/6/2018 9:28 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
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
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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.
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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
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