01 A4 Avant Driveshaft replacement

[thejimrose]

its almost always the center support bearing in the propshaft. Fing PITA to
replace but totally DIYable.

034 [and others] sell em. cheap part. make sure you mark the dshaft well so
you can orient it the same when you reassemble. otherwise you'll throw off
the balance.

i actually found a local drive shaft shop that rebuilt mine for a few 100$.
they did the csb, ujoints, painted and balanced it so that worked for me.

whatever you do dont give audi the 1500$ they charge for a whole new unit.


> 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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