Nope. A couple of screws and the regulator comes right off the back. You have to sort of “lever” or rotate it out of the case so the brushes clear the opening.
-D > On Apr 2, 2022, at 6:04 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Does alternator need to come out in order to replace regulator? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 2, 2022, at 7:52 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> yes >> >>> On Sat, Apr 2, 2022, 7:33 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Very likely a voltage regulator in the alternator going bad. Has happened >>> to me a couple times now. >>> >>> If you drive at night you will see a dim glow on the alternator warning >>> light, nothing more. >>> >>> Also, check to make sure the courtesy relay isn’t bad, it will draw an amp >>> or so with the lights off when it goes bad, will drain the battery in a >>> couple days. >>> >>> Peter >>>> On Apr 2, 2022, at 5:49 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The w124 300D 2.5 sat for one week and battery is now dead (11.18v). >>> Battery is a few months old, alternator I replaced 2 years ago with Bosch >>> reman. I haven’t done any troubleshooting yet. Nothing left on like dome >>> light etc. What could be culprit here? Is it possible/likely that >>> alternator is bad again? >>>> >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
