Dr. D,

Where did you get the info about bending or braking the crank? I find that very alarming if you are correct. I have and use the MB tool that slides into the ring gear teeth after you remove the starter. I have used the tool for years on earlier production engines, because it works well and has an MB part # on it. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you are correct, Mercedes has slid along way down in quality. It used to be that if an engineer designed something that required 5 bolts, the Germans would put 2 more in and Detroit would leave 2 out.


Peter

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