My 85 has the same feel when turning the U joing. there is a notch or detent feel to it, but then it has 343000 miles on it.

there isn`t a lot of movement in the U joint, but after several 100,000 miles there will be some wear.

The U Joint is staked in, so isn`t a DIY repair like most with the C clips.
there is a driveling shop in Portland, Or. that rebuilds MB shafts, but you are looking at 3 or $400. also a place on texas, think it is thrash driveline. some of the shops use a greaseable U Joint as a replacement instead of the sealed one like MB.

I did my center bearing a couple yrs ago and wasn`t that difficult, came off real easy. used a piece of exhaust tubing to tap it back on, and replaced the rubber sleave. not all that expensive to do.

Iam replacing mine with one off a 78 300D with 130,000 miles, and has a smooth U Joint.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

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