The first indication of a noise like you first heard, I would be stopping...NOW!!!!
Check out these images on Google of what can happen when one is badly cracked, coming apart and has come apart and the damage it can cause.
https://www.google.com/search?q=mercedes+bad+Flex+Disk&biw=948&bih=633&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=oXhlVPyiJK-CigLw6oGQAw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw
Do not use the $11 part you mentioned. It is probably a URO Chicom part and has a short life span. Lemforder is a good brand or go the Dealer.
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.
80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff
We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works
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