Driveshaft flex disc failure. Yikes!

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Driveshaft flex disc failure. Yikes!

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Front driveshaft flex disc failure on a RWD diesel Mercedes (not mine, thankfully):
http://www.dieselgiant.com/Mercedes%20f ... ailure.htm
Pretty nasty. It sliced the transmission tunnel open like a can opener.

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This isn't a WTF, it's more like a holy s@!t
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Post by Briano1234 »

That is almost like the time I saw a prop blade go shooiting through the fuselage............is was a run up test on a rebuilt prop.... Scared the shit outta everyone there
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I bet. Props can be scary enough when they're working as intended. ;)
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WOW!
definitely a holy shit!!!!! :)
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The worst part of it is, according to the article, the impact of the driveshaft hitting the tunnel set off the airbag. (The airbag controller on that car is in the center console.)

I bet that's a moment the driver won't soon forget!
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