Helllo if any of you can help fast it would be appreciated. Iwas driving and I started to get a bad vibration and then large chunks of rubber started to get shot out from under the car. I think its my flex disk that came apart. Im about 75 miles from home. Can i drive this hom e without damamging anything???
Thanks
Chris

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94 E320 with:
18" ///AMG Monoblock II's,AMG Gen II front bumper, H&R spings,500E sway bar, Bilstein sports, Eisemann Exhst, K&N,E500 Headlamps, Crystal Clear Corners, Avantgard Grill ...and more stuff to come! oh yeah 241k miles!!


My Car WOO HOO...... Now SOLD
New car.... 2001 Jaguar XJR!!!!

Generally I would say NO! But if you persist you better drive SLOW. If that driveshaft gets loose you will wish it didn't. I have seen at least one airbag set off from this happening on a 124 car. The crash profile sensor is mounted right above the driveshaft on the tunnel.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician

Thanks Steve!! I think I will give it a shot driving slowly.
Chris

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94 E320 with:
18" ///AMG Monoblock II's,AMG Gen II front bumper, H&R spings,500E sway bar, Bilstein sports, Eisemann Exhst, K&N,E500 Headlamps, Crystal Clear Corners, Avantgard Grill ...and more stuff to come! oh yeah 241k miles!!


My Car WOO HOO...... Now SOLD
New car.... 2001 Jaguar XJR!!!!

You're actually supposed to replace the flex discs before they come apart since the wear is mainly from the insdie.

If you got rubber shooting out of it, I would not risc it at any speed, but that's me

xp

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1985 190E 2.3L - a constant project.

Ok well to let you guys know I made it home with no problems, I accelerated VERY slowly and kept the speed at the minimum highway speed(45 mph). Got the car on the lift once at home and the flex disk is destroyed. I looked at the rear one and it looks great, no cracking or anything. So what gives, how often should you replace these and how easy is it to do? Thanks again!
Chris

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94 E320 with:
18" ///AMG Monoblock II's,AMG Gen II front bumper, H&R spings,500E sway bar, Bilstein sports, Eisemann Exhst, K&N,E500 Headlamps, Crystal Clear Corners, Avantgard Grill ...and more stuff to come! oh yeah 241k miles!!


My Car WOO HOO...... Now SOLD
New car.... 2001 Jaguar XJR!!!!

The front flex disk is typically cracked by 60K miles. The MB maintenance system says to inspect them at the 15K mile maintenance. As they deteriorate the driveline gets sloppy, which can usually be felt by the driver.

I've never heard of one completely disintegrating, so I suspect that your car has not had the proper maintenance inspections, or the problem would likely have been discovered before it got to the point where it disintegrated.

The rear disk is a much more robust design and much longer lived.

Duke