200q 20v driveshaft update.

[Denis]

  Cut every high rusted bolt with a gringer.

  Use 6mm hex for prop shaft and /or 12 corners  torkx , if it does not
works use Vise Grip.

  When you ll put back the exhaust use 8.8 grade bolt at least and put
teflon on them to prevent water goes on the treads....
  Change CV joint bolt for the new ones. Audi use hex head on later
models...

  Rebuilt the prop shaft while in there ;-). i sand blast mine and rebuilt
it, is like a new one .
  Change CV boots if thy are cracked.
  My 100Q 1989 are like new and my A4 seems to be 20 years old ;-(

  Ðenis



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: <TooManyAudis at aol.com>
  To: <200q20v at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
  Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:34 AM
  Subject: 200q 20v driveshaft update.


  > Took a long hard look under the car last night.
  >
  > Seems as though the noise I am hearing in my driveshaft is coming from
the CV
  > joints.  I had a hard time determining where it was coming from until I
held
  > the front joing in place, and there was noticeable play in the shaft,
with the
  > same happening on the rear end (Please, no giggling).
  >
  > So, It seems as though the noise comes from both ends (I know a few
people
  > like that), and, having travelled down a metal tube of a driveshaft,
collided in
  > such a way as to produce some strange sound signature of indeterminate
origin.
  >
  > Now, the question is, how the hell do I get the shaft off, or is it even
  > worth doing?  The bolts holding the shaft in place appear to be a
combination of
  > hex and torx head, not the triple-square / twelve point heads like on
the
  > headbolts and 4 other driveshafts.  I can only think that this points to
work
  > having been done on the driveshaft before, which further confirms my
suspicions
  > which where arroused by non-metric (and highly rusted) bolts on one of
the cats.
  >
  > Any hints on getting these damn bolts off?
  >
  > Thanks,
  >
  > Tom
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