Tensioner shock absorber

[Paul64]

Hi all,

I have a little rattle in the mornings from my '95 300D and traced it pretty quickly to the top bearing-bush in the shock absorber of the belt tensioner.
If you just apply a little pressure to it with a finger, the noise vanishes. It's generally quieter when the engine's warm too.

I spoke to the local independent MB tech and he said these items don't generally last more than a year or so before becoming noisy again - is there an upgrade for these plastic bushes perhaps to extend the life of the part??
I have a receipt from 18 months ago showing the part was changed then so perhaps it's true? A weak bit of Engineering from MB in the early '90's, surely not???!!!

Thanks


Paul

 

[bolide]

Unbolt the top of the damper and make up a rubber washer to sit between it and the block. Replace bolt. Shut bonnet

Nick Froome
the independent Mercedes Estate specialists

 

[Dieselman]

Undo the damper, push the centre rubber out of the eye, wrap material loom tape inside the metal eye, push the rubber back in.

 

[Paul64]

Thanks Nick, Dieselman - washers on the way.
Can't understand why this wasn't fixed during production??

Paul

 

[d w124]

Don't know what he means,I had to replace it on my old saloon and 18k later after 3years was still ok.Maybe is diesel engines only