[W126 Coupe] Starter Problem

[Josh Allen]

I suspect you could drive it a good while longer, but you might chew up 
the teeth of the flex plate.
As to difficulty, I had no real problem with it on either my 300SD or 
the 500SEC when I replaced starters, other than having poor luck with 
the reman starters that I had. 
(Both were from Schucks, one came with stripped out threads in a 
mounting bolt hole, and the other had something wrong with it's 
alignment, as it would jam into the flywheel gearing and keep the 
starter engaged even after the key was released.)

Finished both with just hand tools, no impact tools or wrenches above 
3/8" drive.  I may have gotten lucky though.

Best of luck, either way you go!
-Josh Allen


> 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

> > To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

> > 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