[W126 Coupe] Starter Problem

[Camran Nassiri]

Mike, thanks for your reply.  The griding noise is very intermittent (2 out of 10 starts); can I wait until it gets a little worse?  Or, if it goes it just goes?

Thanks,
Camran
90 560SEC, 91 420SEL, 80 240D


 

> From: mramay at att.biz

> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:48:38 -0700

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Starter Problem

> 

> Bendix is a good thought but once you've gone to ALL the trouble of getting

> that upper bolt out of the starter, I'd be VERY inclined to put a new

> starter in there as a preemptive move. 

> 

> It took a 24" 1/2" extension, a 12" 1/2" extension, a very good (name brand)

> 10mm 1/2" drive Allen and a 450 ft/lb air gun to convince my '87 560SEL

> %^&*() upper bolt to come out. Yours, hopefully, will come out with much

> less torque, but....

> 

> Later,

> Mike R

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]

> On Behalf Of Andrew Sporner

> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:20 AM

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> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Starer Problem

> 

> Or a new Bendix.

> 

> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Camran Nassiri<mbzman560 at hotmail.com>

> wrote:

> > When I start my 90 560SEC (68,700 miles) after the car is started for a

> > second I hear a grinding noise as though the flywheel is still engaged to

> > the starter.  Any ideas?  Do I need a new starter?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Camran

> >

> >

> >

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