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When I do the belts I just tighten them till they're not floppy, then a bit more, and I test it, if they slip/there's a problem then I do it a bit more at a time till no slipping, then I leave it alone, leaving as little stress on the pulley as possible.
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Did the MB Mechanic have any Ideas as to what cused the failure/s.
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I just did this all on my dad's '83 SD....we had to pull the pulleys and vibration disc to get at the pin for the chain tensioner. I put the big main bolt back in and torqued it to about 220ft/lbs or so.....and the smaller M8x30 bolts were replaced with a new set from the dealer, the new ones are 10.9 hardness....old were 8.8. I used blue locktite in the reinstall, and torqued them to 25nm like it says in the FSM.
Its not *that* scary....taking off the camshaft sprocket and chain/tensioner and such, is scary! And I did all of that too, successfully. The engine was fired up today and runs great.
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k) |
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I was going through my previous owner's records when I purchased my car and I noticed this very thing happened to my car on the previous owner; all the crank pulley bolts sheared off. Needless to say, I'd stick with #5....and that's why I have AAA.
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Sudden loss of power steering might call for more than AAA. Life insurance comes to mind. |
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choice #5) nothing The original bolts are generally OK until disturbed.. |
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Let's stipulate to that theory. Now, how does the typical owner of a 25-30 year-old (more or less) vehicle determine whether said bolts have ever been disturbed?
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Here's a picture of one of ours, I took this 2 days ago while working on a timing chain tensioner/slide rail/guides replacement.
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I now check once a year on all vehicles.Something else too is check intake and exhaust manifold bolts.When I got my SD each manifold bolt needed one complete turn.
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