Flex disc on coupler/propshaft
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2004 CLK55 AMG W209
Flex disc on coupler/propshaft
After my initial woes on this I checked under the car and found the front to have visible cracks but no tears or major braking however due to the emitted noise I am obliged to replace it.
Yes Yes I have researched the topic as well. Think the torque settings are 45nm will just check again when I do it. The obvious alignment marks are to be made however I read on a WIS doc that there is actual marks but you would need to clean the surface to find them.
Okay so my question is, who of you have done it yourself as I want to know what brand did you use? OEM Mercedez or AEM...Meyle? or something else?
Is there any difference between the two? I tried checking locally but my dealership didn't have stock of it to show me. I checked a AEM brand here that's imported from Germany, blue box, think it was a Meyle product unsure though. The rubber looks solid and feels in between. Not polyurethane like which I am sure is not a safe compound for this use. I heard apparently that the agents have changed the design into a hard plastic like compound or is it just also rubber?
Sadly the price of one from the agents is way too much and the AEM brand I can purchase is only a 1/3 of the agents price. I don't want to be penny wise pound foolish where couple months down the line it fails catastrophically and takes out my tranny.
Any expert or experienced advice pls members
Yes Yes I have researched the topic as well. Think the torque settings are 45nm will just check again when I do it. The obvious alignment marks are to be made however I read on a WIS doc that there is actual marks but you would need to clean the surface to find them.
Okay so my question is, who of you have done it yourself as I want to know what brand did you use? OEM Mercedez or AEM...Meyle? or something else?
Is there any difference between the two? I tried checking locally but my dealership didn't have stock of it to show me. I checked a AEM brand here that's imported from Germany, blue box, think it was a Meyle product unsure though. The rubber looks solid and feels in between. Not polyurethane like which I am sure is not a safe compound for this use. I heard apparently that the agents have changed the design into a hard plastic like compound or is it just also rubber?
Sadly the price of one from the agents is way too much and the AEM brand I can purchase is only a 1/3 of the agents price. I don't want to be penny wise pound foolish where couple months down the line it fails catastrophically and takes out my tranny.
Any expert or experienced advice pls members
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05 CLK55 AMG (1 of 247) Cubanitsilber designo series
Regarding your questions of whether to go Mercedes part or an OEM equivalent, I replaced the transmission mount with a Febi unit instead of spending twice as much for the Mercedes part. It failed after 3 months. There is definitely a difference between some OEM equivalents and the Mercedes parts.
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2006 E55, 2012 GLK350 & 1992 190e sportline
I purchased mine from MB. The OE ones lasted over 10 years. Why mess with success also I did not want to have to the job over again. It is kind of a pain.
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in my experience with Lemfoerder I would not hesitate to get theses if I could not get them from MB http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...lex_joint.html
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2004 CLK55 AMG W209
Had a look at that. Doesn't seem that bad. Problem is importing for me which I am trying to avoid in all ways possible as my country is a jack *** when it comes to customs.
