Drive shaft center support bearing

[Kneale Brownson]

There apparently are any number of bearings that will fit the drive 
shaft.  The problem is the surrounding support.  Depending upon the car (4K 
vs 5K) there were, I think, BMW and Mercedes bearings with rubber supports 
inside brackets that could be afixed to the Audi bracket or altered through 
welding to replace the Audi bracket.  If you search the subject on the 
Audifans.com Google feature, you can find which bearing would work for 
which model line under which circumstances.  Javad 
Shadzi  <  JShadzi at aol.com   >  machined a bearing support out of delrin 
that would accept a family of bearings usually available locally wherever 
you are and that would slide into the Audi bracket with something like just 
a couple of sheet metal screws to keep it in place.   Drill a couple of 
holes and you're done (except, of course, for R&R) with no additional 
fabricating.   Haven't heard anyone else's BTDT than his report that it 
worked fine.  I bought one of his delrin machinings with the idea that I've 
got it for when it becomes necessary.



At 04:53 PM 08/14/2001 -0400, Tim Leonard wrote:

>What is the fix for the center support bearing that is not available as a 
>replacement part? I recall sometime ago about a BMW part that might have 
>worked? Did it? Any other better solutions? Mine still works but has 
>215000 miles and has sagged out of alignment.
>Thanks,
>Tim Leonard