Re: 300SD Starter Question

..... good point. Cars/models can be different. I imagine it's the transverse
mounted engine that are easy to exchange the starter on.... it's typically
right up front near the bumper in plain sight.

cheers


In article <ad165600-0035-4f5c-ae68-ded99c2ce511@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
heav <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If the body is good and the engine runs good, I wouldn't base the
decision on just a starter motor. They are pretty cheap. $139.28 at
AutoHauz with exchange.

http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=lsvv5o55szndphfckfnwlrv3&makeid=800016@Mercedes&modelid=1194038@300SD&year=1984&cid=18@Electrical%20%26%20Vacuum&gid=4152@Starter

I don't agree that they are easy to change though. They are easy to
change if the engine is out of the car sitting on the floor of your
shop. In the car, you have to use a very long extension to remove the
bolts on the back of the bell housing that attach the starter. I
bought a 50 cm extension for the job. The bolts are allen head bolts,
so you will also need an allen head socket, I think they are 10 mm.

You get to the bolts over the top of the transmission, feeding the
long extension over from the rear. Once you know that trick it is
only a matter of effort and persistence to get the bolts out.

There is a bracket on the front of the starter that attaches to the
block of the engine. Those smaller bolts are also hard to get to.

Good luck!


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