Thread: Should the starter & alternator be a maintence item?
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Old 12-11-2011, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tangofox007 View Post
What, exactly, are "210 alt./starters?"
I kind of assumed he meant alternators and starters fitted to

Mercedes-Benz W210 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Am I right?

Anyway my answer is to pull them apart before they fail and replace bearings if necessary.
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