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If you have ANY reservations about the quality or condition of the solenoid, replace it. It's an inexpensive part, and the time to replace it is when the starter is removed from the vehicle. The solenoid itself very rarely fails, it's usually the switch contacts that fail (hence the clunk, but no start condition). It's impossible to inspect the switch contacts, the course of action is replacement.
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Current stable:
1995 E320 157K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 125K (SLoL)
Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)
Gone and wanting to forget:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™) [Definitely NOT a Benz]
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