Thanks, will do!

-D

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> On Apr 11, 2023, at 10:11 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Check out the W221 forums. Won’t have the nuances of your car but a 4matic 
> 550 would probably be about the same 
> 
> --FT
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>> On Apr 11, 2023, at 6:36 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Went out to Lowe’s to buy some landscaping stuff for the yard. Backed into 
>> the driveway to unload. Got back in the ML550 when I was done, hit the start 
>> button and got a medium pitched squealing/grinding noise. Ran the Chinese 
>> scanner on it and found nothing. Did a “listen” test while oldest son hit 
>> the button and it’s definitely coming from the starter.
>> 
>> Almost nothing about this on the Internets. I found a few references to the 
>> W164 V8 starter in online forums, but nothing of substance. There is a 
>> YouTube video of the job but it’s potato cam stuff and the guy is a hack in 
>> that he took a Sawzall to the exhaust.
>> 
>> I’ve got to fire up my computer with the WIS, but it appears that the 
>> exhaust has to come off to access the starter. I’m hoping that’s not the 
>> case, as this isn’t the sort of work I want to be doing in the middle of the 
>> driveway…
>> 
>> On the positive side, at least it puked in the driveway!
>> 
>> -D
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