...Don, the good news is that flex disk replacements aren't terribly
expensive...
The cost of flex disks is totally irrelevant because a broken front one can
total the car when the driveshaft starts flailing around. There are some
pictures someplace of the trans area in a car where the
Mine let fly during rush hour traffic in the middle of 10 lanes. Swapped
it out on the side of the road. Not the best start I've had on a camping
trip.
On a side note, I kept wondering what people were yelling at me as they
drove by. Eventually I made it out, CRACK. Apparently I spent a few
hours
I assume this all applies to W123 cars as well? I do have a pretty
distinctive klunk especially on the 3/4 shift if I'm not really under
power when that happens Downshifts as well.
Allan
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1983 300D
On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:22:52 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
...Don, the good news is that
Carrier bearing bushing OR rear diff mount?
-Rolf
Allan Streib wrote:
I assume this all applies to W123 cars as well? I do have a pretty
distinctive klunk especially on the 3/4 shift if I'm not really under
power when that happens Downshifts as well.
Allan
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1983 300D
On Mon, 3
There should be zero play in a Flex Disk. By the time you notice any,
it's too late. Any visible cracking indicates replacement.
-Dave Walton
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I assume this all applies to W123 cars as well? I do have a pretty
distinctive
Yup, although the W123 ones last longer that W124 fronts.
Inspect carefully with good light -- ANY cracks or deformation around
the bolts holes or ANY signs that the metal parts have moved on the
rubber condems the disk.
Peter
On Nov 3, 2008, at 2:27 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
I assume
