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> On Apr 15, 2023, at 1:59 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Starter has been replaced. Huzzah! > > I took my time and spent some time fiddling with moving harnesses around to > gain (better) access to mounting bolts while doing this in the middle of my > driveway. I would say it’s an hour’s work on a lift. On my back in the > driveway added maybe 30 minutes, as well as having to walk over to the garage > every time I needed something. > > No need to drop/move exhaust. I didn’t mess with the engine mount, either. > With the starter mounting bolts out, you can move the starter around to the > point where it is pointing straight down and out the opening. I brought it > out terminals first so I could remove the wires, then put it back up and > flipped it over. I would liken it to removing or replacing an ETA (throttle > body) on an M119 engine. There seems to be a lot of room, but there’s only > one way you can turn the ETA for it to clear everything. > > Not original - a Bosch remanufactured starter. Hmm. I haven’t looked it over > to see if there’s a date code or something to try and figure out how old it > is. Attempts to turn it by hand were not successful. It’s definitely borked > internally. > > Orienting the lead to the solenoid is not fun - it sits precariously close to > the engine mount heat shield. Lots of cables and stuff in the area aft of the > starter which can prove challenging for getting at the star head starter > bolts, but like doing a starter in a W123 as I recall, a bunch of extensions > and swivel joints are helpful. Getting the bolts started back up wasn’t > difficult, although the bottom bolt seemed sort of tight. I took it out and > looked at the threads, which were OK, and just figured the tolerances must > have been off the day they cut those threads. It cranked down just fine all > the way. > > Car started right up and was able to drive it into the garage. Time to cool > off then have a shower. > > -D > _______________________________________ > 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
