I wasn't very clear on my original post so I am asking again. Thanks for
your input.
Some Mercedes have a rubber and metal disk that mounts on the front of the
driveshaft. It is called a vibration dampener. This is not the flex disks
that connects the driveshaft to the transmission and differential. Both my
230CE 4-speed and the donor 190E 5-speed have a dampener. I have looked at
many MB in wrecking yards and some have the dampener and some do not. I
need
to have a driveshaft shortened for the 5-speed to fit into the 230CE. TSB
ref# 41/15 dated Feb. 1991 for the 190E states that model 201.028 (2.3
engine)has a dampener and model 201.029 (2.6 engine)does not have it but
does have a modified flex disk. It states that both have manual
transmissions.
The shop I talked to about doing the work, http://www.driveshafts.com/
,
in
****tland, OR, specializes in MB, BMW and Lexis drive shafts seems to know
what they are talking about. They were recommended in a MB forum. They
said
that it does not need the dampener and the one that I get from them will
not
have one. I agree with what Tiger said that if it doesn't need it MB would
not have put it there.
Since the work will cost close to $500 with new u-joint, sup****t bearing,
centering bu****ngs and flex disks, I want to be sure that it will work
right
with no vibration.
Do you know if it will be OK with out the vibration dampener?
Thanks, Scott
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