Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> writes: > Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> Its not difficult, you just have to take all the belts and crap off. >> I cant remember if you have to have a puller to get the balancer off >> or not. > > Not when it's already laying on the floor inside the passenger compartment. > But if it fits at all sloppy after running loose until it flew off, it > might not stay together long. > And if the bolt is broken off inside the crank, more fun.
Seller said he thought the crank was bent from the balancer having been loose. Is that at all likely? Seems like it would take an awful lot of force to bend the crankshaft. I could see things being chewed up to some degree, but not bent. Or am I mistaken? > How do you torque the bolt down, do you remove the starter and try to > lock the ring gear? Impact wrench? hard to get accurate with that though. Allan -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
