Good thinking.Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "bgiovan" <bgiovan@...> wrote:
>
> Try doing one on a 5cyl turbo! I'm R&R'ing the head on my 1979 300SD so
> pulled the starter and had it rebuilt while I had that whole side open
> (turbo off, exhaust dropped, etc.) I paid $145 for them to rebuild my
> factory Bosch. Didn't want to shoot myself later for not doing it while I
> had the chance.
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> Ben near Detroit
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> From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of n61cm
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:03 PM
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] New starter 82 240D
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> My 240D starter crapped out on me yesterday afternoon. I picked up a reman
> at Advance Auto. I had a choice of just the solenoid for $99 or the entire
> starter including the solenoid for $79. Guess which one I bought.
>
> For this job I needed a 10mm allen socket, a long-handled socket wrench,
> some PB Blaster, the usual screwdrivers and misc other sockets, and a few
> very special curse words. I got the starter loose, but had no freaking idea
> on how to get it out. I struggled with it for 15 minutes, finally jacked the
> engine up and turned the steering wheel hard to the right. That opened up an
> exit hole with less than an eighth of an inch to spare. Oh, I momentarily
> forgot these cars are metric. I had 2mm to spare.
>
> Shoving the new starter back up through the hole restored my memory of
> muscles I had forgotten I ever had. Those starters feel like they weigh 50
> pounds, although in reality they probably aren't heavier than 49.
>
> Once in place, all I had to do was hold the heavy b*st*rd in place and get
> half a turn of thread to catch and then the hard work would be over. Within
> thirty minutes I was successful.
>
> The great news is that this same starter also fits my 300D, which is overdue
> for the same job, albeit a more difficult one from what I have read on this
> board. The core charge was only ten bucks. They must not really want these
> old starters turned back in.
>
> Jim
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