If you switch the alternator pulley to the freewheel version, it will not jiggle the spring to death at idle. But springs are pretty cheap.
On Sun, Nov 17, 2019, 4:12 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > All it takes is a tire iron/lug wrench, a couple of 13mm wrenches and a > minute and you can swap the spring out. > > The lug wrench is the critical tool here. > > -D > > > On Nov 17, 2019, at 7:06 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > On Sun, 17 Nov 2019 17:46:52 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I had a spring break. Not a bad idea to carry a spare, or install new > >> every 10 yrs or so as preventative. > >> > >> Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 11/17/19 11:24 AM: > >>> I have had it happen to me about 3-4 times that I can remember. It is > >>> probably a good idea considering it takes less than a minute to > >>> install. > > > > So how does the spring work with the tensioner so it can be replaced in > > less than a minute? It must be quite different than the OM602 tensioner. > > > > > > Craig > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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
