dwest:

Sure, but it'll take me a couple weeks to get through the snow, I'm out of practice down here is springtime land (the daffodils are blooming here).

Bob:

If you are new to working on these cars, I recommend the service CD available here on Mercedesshop, it's most of the factory manual and has very good diagrams. You will need to already know mechanic work, though, as the instructions are often "remove, replace" with no details....

The fan shroud is indeed held in place by two spring clips, on the top corners. There is a set of "teeth" on the radiator support and on the shroud so you can adjust the height to center it on the fan. It will NOT come off with the fan clutch and fan installed, so just hang it back out of the way. The fan clutch is held to the bearing (the water pump is above the PS pump, not behind the fan) by a single 8mm allen head bolt in the center. On the bracket, there is a pair of raised bumps, into which one inserts the factory tool (or some heavy wire, bent out at about 45 degrees on the end) so that it will fit into one of the holes on the back of the fan clutch while held in place by the tow bumps. This holds the clutch so you can unscrew the bolt. Pretty easy.

The tensioner is below and to the driver's side of the fan bearing, it's the only 19mm bolt up there. The tensioner pulley is the one the belt goes around "backwards", easy to spot. The tensioning bolt sticks up almost straight right next to the head, has a flanged nut underneath the bracket there, 13mm end on a long, straight shaft.

The CD diagrams make this pretty easy.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!