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07-26-2009, 03:47 PM
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99 E300 Alternator help
Hello All,
I was driving my 99 E300 yesterday when all of a sudden the Battery light on dash came on. I was about a mile from home so I decided to keep going to see if I can make it home. I was almost there when I noticed that I lost my power steering. When I got home, I opened the hood and I saw that the serp belt had popped off. I looked around to see what caused it to pop off and found that the alternator pulley was loose. I was able to just slide the pulley off of the alternator. I'm not a mechanic, but I'm guessing that I shouldn't be able to just pull off the pulley, right? Does this mean that I need a new alternator? 
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07-26-2009, 03:52 PM
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You need to put the pulley back on the alt and tighten it down with the nut, hopefully you can find it in the engine compartment. Will the fan on the alt turn freely?
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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon 1979 280CE 225,200 miles 1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles 1976 240D 190,000 miles 1979 300TD 220,000 GONE but not forgotten 1976 300D 195,300 miles 1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg
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07-26-2009, 04:24 PM
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I can't find the nut. There's a rubber cover that is on the outside facing part of the pulley. The rubber is still intact, so I'm not sure if there was a nut that came off. If the nut would have come off, then it would have broken that rubber cover.
Are you sure there's a nut?
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#4
07-26-2009, 04:33 PM
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Pulley Nut
http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.asp?TP=1&F=124131&M=606.910&GA=722.435&GM=717.433&CT=M&cat=19T&SID=15&SGR=030&SGN=02
#510 if it's a Bosch (MB part #000 990 22 50) #710 if it's a Valeo (MB part #000 990 22 50) [Oops,somebody at the factory goofed,they're both the same nut] When you go to re-install the nut (New or the old "Lost" one) use a Rubber or Fabric/leather "Strap" wrench to hold the Pulley when you "Torque Down" the Nut. [Don't use "Vise Grips" or any other kind of gripping pliers...you'll screw up the Pulley's finely machined grooves...which will,when damaged,harm the belt] Harbor Freight has a cheap set of Rubber Strap Wrenches $4.99+tax:
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#5
07-26-2009, 06:38 PM
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On my 99 E300 (200k miles) the pulley came off completely a few months ago and damaged the alternator shaft and broke a couple of fan blades, requiring a new alternator and fan. The cause appeared to be that the bearings in the pulley froze up. From the way things must have been thrashing around down there, I think I'm lucky the radiator wasn't damaged. The pulley contains a clutch of some kind and roller bearings. My mechanic, who has 30 years of experience at a Mercedes dealership, has seen it before, and says he used to tighten this pulley on every one of these cars that came into the shop. Steve
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1980 300 TD 1997 Dodge Pickup/Cummins 5.9 12-valve
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