I had my 98 E320 in a local shop last week for no AC . They recharged it and indicated that there was no obvious leak but noted that my Auxiliary fan wasn't working and I might want to change that .
When I pulled the fan assy I found that the poly belt that connect the two fans had fallen off and got wound up between the fan with the motor and Condenser which was banged up and had coolant leaking from Pinholes on it.If that weren't bad enough apparently it stalled the fan motor that also failed (open).
I've ordered a new condenser and Auxiliary Fan and had several questions I hope someone could answer
1) has anybody seen this before I saw no mention of it in the forums
2) what is the MB PN for the Poly belt I need
3) Do I need to replace the dryer if I change the compressor
4) Is it possible to get the fan detached from the Motor ?
I can get a used Fan on Ebay with bad blades and would take the motor from that but I can't figure out how to detach the blades.

Thanks in Advance
BOb