Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
Kaleb. FWIW. On my 85 300TD, I took the starter out the bottom. The exhaust plumbing etc made it very difficult from the top. Disconnected the wiring. A couple of long half inch extensions and an allen socket took out the bolts. Turning the steering just so allowed the starter to (fall) be removed. YMMV. Fred On Sun, Jun 5, 2022 at 8:31 AM mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > On 2022-06-05 01:35, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > > > > Same with 617 turbo. The steering linkage gets in the way of > > getting the starter out from below. Air cleaner has to come off. > > I don't remember if the battery tray has to be removed. > > > > With a 616, it's pretty easy. I think the top starter bolt is > > removed from above too. > > So put it on the lift, remove bottom bolt etc, then put it down and do > the rest? > > ___ > 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 > > -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
On the 616 it appears the be wide open from the top. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 5, 2022, at 12:36 AM, fmiser via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> >> Kaleb wrote: > >> At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a >> 240D. It looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is >> this correct or am I better off getting it on the lift? What >> about a 617 turbo? > > Above. > > Same with 617 turbo. The steering linkage gets in the way of > getting the starter out from below. Air cleaner has to come off. > I don't remember if the battery tray has to be removed. > > With a 616, it's pretty easy. I think the top starter bolt is > removed from above too. > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
On 2022-06-05 01:35, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Same with 617 turbo. The steering linkage gets in the way of getting the starter out from below. Air cleaner has to come off. I don't remember if the battery tray has to be removed. With a 616, it's pretty easy. I think the top starter bolt is removed from above too. So put it on the lift, remove bottom bolt etc, then put it down and do the rest? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
> Kaleb wrote: > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a > 240D. It looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is > this correct or am I better off getting it on the lift? What > about a 617 turbo? Above. Same with 617 turbo. The steering linkage gets in the way of getting the starter out from below. Air cleaner has to come off. I don't remember if the battery tray has to be removed. With a 616, it's pretty easy. I think the top starter bolt is removed from above too. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
Some years back I did a 240D starter from the top. Getting to the fasteners was easier, but IIRC pulling the starter up through the available space was tricky. Greg > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It > looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or am > I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? > > Sent from my 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
Same here. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 4:35 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > IIRC I changed my 240D starter from above. > > On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, 5:17 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It > > looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or > am > > I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? > > > > Sent from my 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
Since you have a lift, isn't the real question which is easier? It may be possible to do from above, but may be easier from below if you can stand under the car. I haven't done a starter replacement on a 617, but I probably should do it on my 300SD as it has trouble cranking for more than 10-15 seconds at a time which can make winter starts difficult. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, at 5:17 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It > looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or > am I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? > > Sent from my 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
IIRC I changed my 240D starter from above. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, 5:17 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It > looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or am > I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? > > Sent from my 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
[MBZ] 61x starter replacement
At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or am I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? Sent from my 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
