Hi All,

Finally, I got myself to replace the harmonic balancer on my 2000 C280 (I got a new balancer from Phil a long time ago). The old balancer is on the verge of an "explosion" so I really need to do it now.
Got a M17 Allen wrench from my friendly neighborhood AutoZone for the nut that holds the pulley. I was pleasently surprised how easy it was to remove the fan (no tools required). Now, the problem is counterholding the pulley. I know that there is a special tool from Mercedes out there, but is there another way to do it (before I get my welder out and make a wrench )?

Thanks in advance for any reply.

One more thing:
Is there an easy way to switch the climate control's and the instrument cluster's display to show temperatures in Celsius?