PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/index.php)
-   Tech Help (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/forumdisplay.php?f=1)
-   -   SLK 32 supercharger clutch, can't find info anywhere!! (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=239758)

land sea air 12-08-2008 11:11 AM

SLK 32 supercharger clutch, can't find info anywhere!!
 
My friend recently bought a 2003 SLK 32 from California which we preceded to drive home (Maryland). About half way back we started hearing a noise from the pulley on the supercharger. After much research and tinkering I'm 99% sure its the clutch. The only place he could find it didn't give him any info other than a $1k+ price tag!!! Is this right? Is there a chance the clutch could be taken apart and serviced and if so what difficulty level would that be? I can't find definite information about this apparently common problem anywhere. Also what happens if the clutch fails? is it possible to simply remove the supercharger belt until the problem is fixed? Any help would be much appreciated folks!

whipplem104 12-08-2008 11:35 AM

The bearing goes out. If this is the noise then yes you can get the bearing. Code3 performance has just the bearing or a performance pulley for 650.
The bearing is 32.00.

land sea air 12-08-2008 12:53 PM

do you have a link? Any idea how hard bearing replacement is?

riorust 12-08-2008 01:38 PM

http://shop.code3performance.com/product.sc?categoryId=3&productId=5

mistergoodpeppe 12-09-2008 11:28 PM

How do you diagnose that its the bearing and not something more serious?

land sea air 12-10-2008 07:47 AM

Just to be clear, this is mistergoodpepper's car we're talking about. welcome to mercedesshop!

land sea air 12-21-2008 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mistergoodpeppe (Post 2044804)
How do you diagnose that its the bearing and not something more serious?

bump

Johnhef 12-21-2008 09:03 PM

put the bearing in and cross your fingers

mistergoodpeppe 12-31-2008 02:14 AM

The link to the bearing is for a C32. I know its a sibling, but is it the same part for the SLK32?

Also, what are the basic steps involved in doing this replacement? I'm just looking for a high level understanding. Thanks.

mistergoodpeppe 02-02-2009 12:32 AM

We put in the replacement bearing this past weekend and everything runs smoothly again. The bearing was exactly what was causing the noise. Thanks for the help finding the part, and thanks JohnHef and LandSeaAir for helping install.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:40 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Peach Parts or Pelican Parts Website