[s-cars] Vibration

[matt ludwig]

Kirby, Ray,

thanks for the clarification. the front section made of c.fiber is 
something i heard of with other cars- BMWs, some mercedes i believe.

probably the only place i learn something new i would have never 
considered before in the s-car list. thank you, guys.

sincerely,

matt ludwig.
1995.5 s6 avant

On Jan 17, 2004, at 12:16 PM, Kirby Smith wrote:

> Thanks Ray.
>
> I vaguely remember that there was someone who refurbished driveshafts,
> but I probably saved the information into my cubic foot of unsorted
> quatrolist messages as I can't find a reference in my saved email.
> Johanson something, perhaps?  Anyone remember?
>
> kirby
>
>
> Ray Tomlinson wrote:
>>
>> Every Audi I have owned since 1988 (Audi 90q, 90Q20v, CQ, A4, S6) had 
>> a CF
>> front section on the prop shaft.  I believe it was a safety issue - 
>> the CF
>> shaft would shatter upon impact, preventing the steel shaft from 
>> coming
>> through the floor of the car and injuring passengers.
>>
>> I would have to imagine that any impact hard enough to deploy a steel
>> driveshaft through the floor of the passenger compartment would leave 
>> me in
>> pretty bad shape to begin with.  Of note is that the replacement cost 
>> of the
>> CF shaft is only abotu 3x the steel . . ..
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