[s-cars] propellar shaft again S6

[art mckinley]

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From: "art mckinley" <art at zibracorp.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] propellar shaft again S6


> I am in the middle of doing this on my S4. Blaufergnugen has my bearing
now,
> they are using it as a pattern to be able to produce a proper replacement.
> The one they sell now is for the 5000. It will bolt in but the carrier is
> different.
>
> You need to remove the exhaust, I did front and rear sections and the heat
> shield. Before you unbolt the rear joint use the parking brake to break
> loose the bolt at the center bearing. You can the remove the rear joint.
You
> will need to lower the ctr bearing to get the rear joint down due to
length.
> I found my spline at the center joint was very tight, I had to devise a
> lever setup using a breaker bar handle to wedge off the spline. I
positioned
> the bolt to make the handle a tight fit and the twisted it. I then backed
> out the bolt again to tighten the fit and kept going until it was off. If
> you do this with the rear section still bolted you may force the CV joints
> too tight.
>
> I also had to drive the bearing off. I don't think my bearing was bad
after
> all, but I damaged the seals getting it off. I am chasing a rumble
somewhere
> at about 55-60 mph.
>
> Art
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