At close examination of my failed chain, it appears that the holes for the pins did elongate until there was not enough material left to hold the pin in place and it pulled through.
I not only replaced the timing chain, but replaced the rail, guide, oil pump, oil pump chain, and cam sprocket. (Not including head parts)
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Michael LaFleur
'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)
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