My 1983 240D has a later seriel # engine than the body and has a larger than stock altinator. I bought it 3 years ago and drove it for 2 years and 20,000 miles before the accessory pulley sheared the 5 bolts that mount it to the shimmy damper. I had the damaged pully and radiator fan replaced by a respected independant Mercedes mechanic. 1 year and 12,000 miles later it happened again. Both times I was on the highway and had been driving 65 for about an hour. The engine has a shimmy damper and no balance plate. Has anyone else encountered this problem? What is the soulution? There must be some known issues because the configuration of the damper/ballance plate appears to have changed 3 times over the model run. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Art
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