01 A4 Avant Driveshaft replacement

[Peter Golledge]

The A4s are appearing more frequently in bone yards so getting a used 
unit should be easy enough.  Not sure if this is common failure item 
though, earlier Audi CV ends on the driveshafts could be replaced easy 
enough.  The center bearing/Universal varied by model/year, look to see 
the if the Universal bearing caps in center yolks are staked vs. 
circlipped that is a critical element to any easy replacement task.

On 3/26/2012 1:52 PM, S P SHERMAN wrote:
> I am looking at the possible purchase of the subject line car, and the one serious problem with it is that it has a bad driveshaft vibration over ~3000RPM in the lower gears.
>
> I was just curious what I might be getting into repair wise for this sort of thing. Can the shaft/bearings be reconditioned or replaced? Or is one looking at putting in an entire new driveshaft?
>
> Any thoughts on that this would end up running, at a shop and if I can get the parts and do it myself (if this is a DIY type job).
>
> Thanks  		 	   		
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