10 Oct 11 16:49, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RN>> I noticed what is called a drive shaft support and the whole thing   
    RN>> looks like rubber or a compound with a metal base.  It's cheap   
    RN>> enough to replace if i do it myself.  I remember the same thing   
    RN>> being on some Chevy trucks with a split drive shaft, only those had   
    RN>> a sealed bearing inside the hole.   
      
    RW>> Yeah, but they're not the same as what MB uses. There's no bearing.   
      
    RN> What's really weird is that I was told that support was changed last   
    RN> year, when the car vibrated in forward gear, too.  Since it only   
    RN> vibrates in reverse now, I suppose my SIL considers that a plus.  He   
    RN> and I need to talk about that some more.   
      
   I'd say you need to talk about it too. The MB engineers designed that   
   drive shaft not to vibrate...why would anyone pay 60k for that car if it's   
   going to drive like a Ford?   
      
      
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