[s-cars] Fwd: Re: Driveshaft center support bearing and hanger

[brian bilotti]

Joel,
Talk to Javad @ 034Motorsport, he's got them done. I
just got mine!!
Cool stuff.

Brian
--- JR <audiurs4 at mailforce.net> wrote:

> From: "JR" <audiurs4 at mailforce.net>
> To: "s-car-list at audifans.com"
> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:06:42 -0600
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Driveshaft center support
> bearing and hanger
> 
> Ok that said, does anyone have a bad center support
> bearing/hanger
> laying around that I could borrow or buy?  I want to
> fabricate a new one
> with a new bearing from Parts Direct prior to
> replacing the bad one on
> my car to avoid lengthy downtime.  In the event of
> borrowing rather than
> buying, after I replace mine I'll give my bad one to
> whomever loaned me
> their bad one.  Anyone?
> 
> Joel
> 
> 
> On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:57:36 -0500, "Tom Green"
> <trgreen at comcast.net>
> said:
> > There are no individual part numbers or parts
> available from Audi.   
> > Their
> > solution is replace the drive shaft.   Were you
> shown the failed  
> > drive shaft
> > center bearing or just told that is the problem? 
> It may indeed be  
> > somewhat
> > loose in the support without giving problems
> unless the bearing  
> > itself is bad.
> > 
> > Check <www.blauparts.com> for a trouble shooting
> guide, possible  
> > solutions,
> > as well as parts for a DIY repair.  If you can cut
> and re-weld the  
> > center support
> > you can get the replacement bearing at Darin's
> parts direct at <www.s- 
> > cars.org>.
> > 
> > Take Gary's advice, read the troubleshooting
> guide, and lube both cv  
> > joints before
> > removing the drive shaft.
> > 
> > Tom
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----Original Message----
> > > Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:07:27 -0500
> > > From: "motogo1" <motogo1 at cox.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Driveshaft center support
> bearing and hanger
> > > To: "s-car-list" <s-car-list at www.audifans.com>
> > > Message-ID:
> <000901c7215e$931ad480$6601a8c0 at ri.cox.net>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"
> > >
> > > It may be that the driveshaft front CV needs to
> be greased. It can  
> > > dry out
> > > and makes noise under hard acceleration. Quite
> easy for a shop  
> > > familiar with
> > > Audi to remedy. BTDT.
> > >
> > > Gary Martin
> > > 94 UrS4
> > > 91 200 TQA
> > > 03 allroad
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "JR" <audiurs4 at mailforce.net>
> > > To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 3:02 PM
> > > Subject: [s-cars] Driveshaft center support
> bearing and hanger
> > >
> > >
> > >> I've got a bad vibration and noise coming from
> directly under the
> > >> parking brake lever.  It is is hardly
> noticeable under normal  
> > >> driving,
> > >> but very pronounced under  hard acceleration. 
> I took it to a  
> > >> Tires Plus
> > >> just to have them figure out what it was
> because I had no way to get
> > >> under the car at the time.  It turned out to be
> a failed drive shaft
> > >> center support bearing and/or hanger.  Any of
> you listers have
> > >> experience with this failure?  What is the
> procedure for replacing  
> > >> said
> > >> bearing and hanger?  What are the part numbers
> of the bearing and  
> > >> hanger
> > >> and where can I get them?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> JR
> > 
> > 
> > 
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