1994 E320 Sedan belt tensioner USELESS!!!!
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1994 E320 Sedan belt tensioner USELESS!!!!
Hey guys, I just bought an E320 sedan. 1994 year, 3.2 I6
First thing I noticed is the belt squeaks like nothing else, and I pop the hood and the belt is ridiculously loose. I can take it off the pulleys without even using tools.
The tensioner rod is broken (the top spins but the bottom that goes to the tensioner pulley does not move)
I loosened the 10MM allen bolt, and the tensioner STILL WONT MOVE!!!!! I even hit it with a hammer and it won't budge, so there must be another bolt somewhere. I have searched this problem for the past 20 minutes and nothing...
can someone please tell me what I am missing, and where to find it?
First thing I noticed is the belt squeaks like nothing else, and I pop the hood and the belt is ridiculously loose. I can take it off the pulleys without even using tools.
The tensioner rod is broken (the top spins but the bottom that goes to the tensioner pulley does not move)
I loosened the 10MM allen bolt, and the tensioner STILL WONT MOVE!!!!! I even hit it with a hammer and it won't budge, so there must be another bolt somewhere. I have searched this problem for the past 20 minutes and nothing...
can someone please tell me what I am missing, and where to find it?
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update. I got the tensioner to move.... only quarter of an inch? you've got to be kidding me, it has to move more than that....
What am I missing? I found another 13MM bolt slightly above the 10MM allen and that allowed me to move it the quarter of an inch... help!
What am I missing? I found another 13MM bolt slightly above the 10MM allen and that allowed me to move it the quarter of an inch... help!
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1991 300CE, 1995 E320, 1998 E320
Todd, time for a new tensioner and tensioner rod. How did you ever buy the car in that condition? For future reference it's best to have a PPI (pre-purchase inspection) performed by a MB-trained tech who knows the particular vintage vehicle you are considering buying. That way you will know what immediate repairs are required.
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I bought the car for $500 from a guy in a bad part of Columbia, PA. I flip cars, and I thought I could make some money on this one.
I removed my tensioner, the rod, and the belt. I believe that shop the previous owner took the car to installed the wrong size belt. I have a new belt and tensioner rod on order. I didn't see the need for a new tensioner or pulley, it's a piece of metal on a rubber wheel that has no play in the bearings. Hoping those new parts make the car run properly.
Thanks again for replying, no one else has yet to reply to any of my threads posted on this website.
I removed my tensioner, the rod, and the belt. I believe that shop the previous owner took the car to installed the wrong size belt. I have a new belt and tensioner rod on order. I didn't see the need for a new tensioner or pulley, it's a piece of metal on a rubber wheel that has no play in the bearings. Hoping those new parts make the car run properly.
Thanks again for replying, no one else has yet to reply to any of my threads posted on this website.
