$3,531.50 MB (undisclosed which Dealer) estimate to "Replace Super Charger Pulley (Found Super Charge Pulley Damaged)" without guarantee to solve Chirp problem. $5,659.00 "Relace Complete Compresser (Possible Chirp Noise from Compressor)". 37 Minutes to watch your video twice (I am slow), $55.00 for bearing on EBay, 53 Minutes to complet repair (freezer took a while to cool bearing). Owe you big time for the how to video! PS, they wanted an additional $350 to replace the belt at the same time. THANKS!!!!!!!

Man, we need more people like you on KZfaq. Thank you very much indeed. Keep being a smart nice guy

no way id think id come back to this channel for a different reason after all these years other than dirt bikes.

I'm glad you liked the video. I put the parts in their respective places for about 45 minutes before assembly. Good luck with the job!

Hi 5 almost a decade later. I did this job using this method today although used a heat gun rather than the oven. And protected the SC clutch from the clamps with adhesive cloth wiring tape. Worked precisely on all counts in around 1.5 hours allowing for freezer time. I lightly sanded the clutch face and smeared a little graphite powder on the mating surfaces = no more engagement 0:11 squeal either!

Awesome DIY, thanks for creating! Followed your directions to the T with zero issues. Emory clothed the clutch and mated surfaces and engagement is much smoother now :-) Thank you!

That worked for me. Thanks for the video. I would add that loosening the bolt definitely needs a 15/16th wrench, which was bigger than any a had. No other tool will do. Bought the wrench for $7.99. The video shows the bolt loosening easily. I had to literally stand on the wrench as no amount of pulling by hand made it loose, despite using WD-40 30 minutes earlier. Standing on the wrench made the 2 hose clamps slip. Had to tighten them again and finally the bolt came loose. Pulley came out easily. There are at least 2 , perhaps as many as 4 very thin washers that stayed on the supercharger part behind where the pulley mounts. The bolt tightens onto a very thick washer that is hard to see in the video. The washer has 2 pin holes. The pins are on the superchargerrod oto which the pulley mounts and have to be aligned properly when reinstalling. New bearing would not slip into pulley. Too tight. I used a heart gun outside on my driveway to heat up the pulley rather than using the oven on a 97F day. Put the new bearing in the freezer for 30 minutes. Worked just like in the video. Unexpectedly, the hardest task was to slip the pulley back onto the supercharger rod. Had to try 6 or 7 times. It has to go in impossibly straight. After lots of wigglling and perspiration it finally went in. Used a blue thread locker on the bolt meant for regularly loosened parts to be safe and not permanently lock it as it was hard enough to loosen in the first place. Aligned the pins on pin holes on the washer then tightened the bolt as hard as I could pulling by by hand without standing on it as I had to do to loosen it. The second hardest part was getting the snap ring off and on as I did not have the right pliers, $39 for the exact made in Japan bearing part number as on original post with free shipping. Saw original Mercedes OEM pulley assembly with replacement bolt, 4 ultra thin washers, 1 thick washer and pulley for $1590 on sale. This video saved me about $1550. Thanks for sharing this great DIY. If you want to save some time heating and freezing, there was a new pulley for sale online including the bearing for $450 + $16 shipping but it did not seem to be MB OEM. Good luck.

Dude...Thanks you!!! I had the same problem on my CL55 and I just changed the bearings. You made it simple. Was excited when took bearings out freezer and it slipped right into place. Saved hundreds. Thanks again.

Hey man, I just want to say THANK YOU! That was awesome... The best DIY/ cost savings repair out there. I still had my two pins sticking through the washer after the SC bolt removal. I did have to bend the pins slightly to make the washer with the two holes fit back on. I believe these pins help with the brute force of the SC engagement/slippage. But I am not sure... I did have to do the oven freezer trick twice. The first time I did not leave them in long enough but the second time I bumped the temp to 350 for 45 min with the bearing in the freezer and then it still wanted to get stuck not dropping down nearly as far as your did before you applied pressure. Mine needed a good two handed push and then it slammed into place! Additionally, anybody reading this- let it cool down completely because it will get stuck going back on the SC shaft if you dont. My diesel school bus AMG sounds great now :) No more chirp either... And the SC engagement is SO much smoother now. BTW: mine is a 04 S55 Thanks again, Andrew

Finally someone who understands camera angles and how to use a tripod! Bonus on great audio! Thank you sir! Subscribed!

45 minutes in the freezer and I bumped it up to 250 for the last 10 minutes..... Like a glove! Thanks for the post!

06 E55 owner here. Very informative video and I like your out of the box thinking technique and careful execution. Slipping that cold bearing into the hot pulley was seriously slick! Subscribed for more out of the box thinking.

Many thanks for the video. Just changed my bearing on a 2003 sl55. It was a mess. Missing grease shield and 6 bearing. Glad that I caught it. Tried a belt strap wrench but, it would not hold. The "red neck" hose clamps worked just as you showed. I used a torch on nut to soften up loctite but this nut is a tight! Had to convince nut to move with rubber hammer on end of wrench. Finally, it came off. Little scratches in flywheel but, the supercharger is nice and quiet now. I owe you for hose clamp idea.

That's got to be one of the best tutorials I have ever seen. You set it at just the right level for me, no assumptions and no showboating, just someone having a go at something I have put off for a long time - I was so impressed I ordered the bearing within 60 secs of finishing and I am actually looking forward to swapping mine out - Thanks, this is what the internet is all about !

I'm so stoked! Great video! I was going to buy the whole pulley till I watched your video. I just ordered the bearing on eBay. I just hope it's as easy as you made it look. You saved me a lot of money. Thanks!!

Awesome, did this job too and put the bearing in the freezer and pulley on a radiator, worked a treat. Thanks!

THE FREEZER OVEN TRICK = KICKASS

me and my brother just applauded your freezer-oven mix... brilliant.

I am looking on purchasing one of these over the newer models seeing yours definitely sealed a deal you definitely got a beauty in your garage! Awesome video!

I want to thank you for the video. I just replaced the bearing on my CLS55.. The oven did the job..THANKS..👍🏽👍🏽

Just ordered the bearing! Can't wait to install it. Great video

E55 AMG is the best in class AMG tradeoff. Awesome clip JG.

Great video, bought a CLS55 AMG recently, same V8 Kompressor set-up and this may happen to mine at some point. Good method for inserting the new bearing 😀👍🏻 and the torque wrench setting technique was pretty damned awesome 😉😂😂

@JG thanks for sharing this. I just did this with S/C pulley in my c32 amg. Worked like a charm. I had my s/c pulley in the toaster oven @ 250 for 30min and my bearing in freezer for 3 days. I was successful first time around...03/25/2019

Great video! I'm a mechanic myself but I enjoy watching videos like this. I don't have a car like yours, but I have a Mercedes 190e. I can relate as far as the heating and freezing of parts. I was putting my pistons back on my connecting rods on my motorcycle. I put the piston on top of my gas stove, put the pin outside in the snow for a half hour. It worked great. I've installed pins in hydraulic rams by putting the pins in the freezer too. Sounds like you saved lots of folks a lot of money too. Good job!

Thank you for this video, used it to change bearing and now installing smaller pulley

Little longer than an hour for my father & I but had to go to store for a few things & now waiting for oven/freezer trick. Gonna take us about 2hrs. Good video. Thanks again

I have a CL55 and will try this next week! Big money saver!!!

Thanks so much for your ingenuity, thats an awesome video.It is really very usefull, the contraction and the expansion of the bearing and the housing was amazing. Now i know what to do when the time comes for a replacement in my 211 e55 Thanks

I just can't help myself. When I was shopping for cars I saw things like hyundais and accords for the same money, and just had to do it. The one thing that can sting is the repair costs, though. If you can't work on it yourself, stay with a toyota or something. This bearing job that cost me $70 would probably be $1500+ if the Mercedes dealership did it.

Love the before and after footage!

Great Video....The freezer and oven trick worked like a charm! Hardest part was getting that bolt off! Thanks for your help!!!

That went so unexpectedly amusing to me! Thanks for the cooling/heating trick here ;)

The bolt came off way easy! I struggled with it for an hour, with the belt wrench. it wouldn't budge, until we heated it with torch. EDIT: about 2 years, and 20.000 km later the Nachi bearing that I put on has become noisy again, so here we go again

EXCELLENT JOB. LOTS of Very Appreciated Effort and Useful details. TREMENDOUS! Small note is to confirm whether or not loctite was needed. THANKS!!!!!

I just picked up an S55. This video is very well done, editing is great and helpful. Thats the exact noise i have and i will be replacing mine. Thank you!!

Awesome! Well done and a heartfelt thank you the knowledge and technique.

Very thankful for your presentation and the home shop techniques that you have reinforced and demonstrated.

I don't have an e55 amg. But I'm interested in buying one. So I'm looking at all the possible repairs these cars may need. That was a very slick trick and repair. Good stuff.

Thank you, just picked up ‘03 S55 same sound doing it right now!!

Great video, thanks! My SL55 bearing went out at the exact same mileage, am replacing it at 110,708 miles

Awesome vid. Well done, thanks for posting. Helped me make a decision on an SL55.

Thanks man fot the tip ! you are a good teacher ! super nice the bearing insertion ! i will buy one soon , i will change the bearing by myself

GREAT VIDEO! Ive just ordered the bearings and this helps out alot thanks.

Wow man i came for your bike videos and found you had the same car as me ! You are next level cool 👍

Good job of explaining the procedure.

Love the improvisation. Very impressed.

Hey the freezer oven trick made me lmao. Great one that deserves 2 thumbs up.

Great Job. Your mechanical aptitude and patients is something to be admired in all your videos. Mercedes makes some great cars. There engineering is bar none. Seen a few with 300k+ miles on them that run almost like new. Good choice sir! :)

Excellent clip. Great to see the USA hotrod mentality and knowhow is still alive and well . I have a NA W210 E55 on its way to me over the next week, but will look at a supercharged model in the future. largely as a result of your video. One point of note: At about 3:06 the drive pulley shows damage to grooves, probably done at the same time the hub bolt shoulders were rounded off. While I wouldnt worry about it now, you might want to borrow the wifes nail file to dress the grooves it the car starts chewing out belts. Cheers Steve (NZ)

YOU GUY! Good work. way to do it hands on with ones own raw know how. Thumbs up sir.

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

Great video! Super helpful! I am about to tackle this on my E55 Wagon next week.

Watching this with a big smile on my face. I have been watching some vids from you and i like the way you improvice stuff ..you don't have it just make it. I've used the freezing and heating method myself way back on a yamaha aerox 50cc bike, it had a worn out krankshaft bearing. It fitted like a glove :). Nice ride mate keep it in one piece! Greetz from the Netherlands!

Brilliant DIY improv going on on this channel. Def some forty-weight in your bloodstream, dude. Consider yourself subbed.

God I wish AMG could make supercharged V8s again, they sound so good!

Glad you liked the video, I just put the part numbers in the description :)

one of the best videos and details i've seen... good job man

Sweet shorts! Nicely done.

Cool the bearings was the smart move ever well done

I'm going to do this entire process this weekend. I'll make my own video and credit you on parts of your process. Thanks bro!

40lb.ft (60 nm ) tightening part had me cracking up, your cool guy. nice video brother...god bless

Thanks a lot for the post!!!!!!!! I did this morning in my S55amg for a smaller pulley ^^

Thanks! It's always a challenge to get the job done with what's available!

Thxs I have a sl55 and I need to do the same thing. Very informative

Very smart assembly never thought of that

I thought you did just bikes. This was awesome, thanks

well it looks like you right about the freewheeling, not that i doubted you. on my dad's e55 i put two fingers on the black drum whilst it was idling and sure enough it came to a halt. good to know, it was starting to bug me

Wow! That's a huge difference in price, just for the Brabus packaging. I tried to get my bearing through the local bearing store, but they couldn't get it. The only places I saw it were ebay, and a similar one that was not made by nachi on amazon. That SL55 sounds like a nice car!

Very nice video. Well done!!

Definitely. It's nice to save the money, and also nice to know the quality of the work. Whether I do the job right or wrong, at least I know where it stands, and don't have to take the word of someone else.

The freezer-part ist the best, thx!

Thank you for your time and post. I have a SRT6 Crossfire with the C32-SLK32 supercharged 6 not 😞 V8. I am going to see how far I can get using this as a guide. Thanks again 😊

Thank you! We have a 2005 s55 with this problem.

nice work done! this video helped me a lot! thanx!

I subbed when you said you need a bench vice on your car to hold the camera 😂👍

Great job buddy, the freezer/oven thing is pure genius. I did notice you forgot to put loctite on the bearing bolt, maybe worth putting some on at some point to be on the safe side.

That was very helpful, thanks!

Thank you so much, well done and explained…

Thanks, I appreciate the compliment. Mercedes cars can be very reliable, especially if they are maintained. It would be neat if this one saw anywhere close to 300k!

That was funny :))) My Subaru needed a head-gasket. After seeing this video I put the engine in the fridge and the gaskets in the oven, after 20 minutes the gaskets expanded & the engine stopped leaking! :D You did a good job, before the car sounded like a 30-year old bus but afterward it sounds like a much, much newer bus hahahaha :))) I like E55 too, (best performance+luxury+comfort) money can buy.

These are good fun cars ya can pick up for 17 to 20 tho with low miles. Highly recommended 🖒I've had 2 and they have been tanks. None of the usual oil consumption problems or anything. Other than restraint system issues I had to fix. The cl is a blast

Great video. Helps me a lot

Great video! Very helpful

This was amazing bro thank you 🙏

Great video.. very creative solution!

Great Job on the Video!

Damn son, you got some skills

Thanx for this video , it's very help full

Awesome vid bro! Very handy info for a DIY'r.

The bearing on my cls55 is completely broken, just got parts today to change it, i hope its as easy as you made it look, even tho its 10 years ago.

Great DIY tutorial! I am actually in the market for a E55 AMG just like yours. I decided to do a bit of research on the reliability side of the car and read nothing but horror stories on the MB forums. Ranging from problems that cost a small fortune like the Airmatic suspension failing, or simple, cheap fixes like this. I'd like to hear from an owner and see if you would recommend this car to anyone else.

Great video!

Awesome video. Some Snap-On rep should send you a nice pair of snap ring pliers!

Very well done

Man this is amazing!

Great and useful video thank you

Thanks! That fast car should be even faster now :)

Awesome vid!!

awesome job