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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 08:18 AM
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Driveshaft - Rubber Flex Disk & Carrier Bearing
Anyone replaced these lately...
My front one was cracked and the carrier bearing unit was deteriorated to the point where there was a significant vibration...
20 years and 165,000 miles...








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Old Jan 13, 2017 | 08:55 AM
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No issue...
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Originally Posted by Old Timer II
No issue...
Because you replaced them on time


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Old Jan 14, 2017 | 07:23 AM
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OUCH !!!

I'll bet that made some noise... that became a serious and expensive repair.

I read about this happening and decided I had better take action now...

Was this a V8 car or a V12 ?
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300D I think it was... Failure by caused not by extreme torque, but rather by extreme neglect. You have to be both deaf and numb to not see this coming.
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That driveshaft must have been flopping around in there for some time to reach the point of no return like that... how could one actually drive it...
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