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

[brian bilotti]

YEP!
--- JR <audiurs4 at mailforce.net> wrote:

> You mean he has already fabricated driveshaft center
> support bearings?
> 
> Joel
> 
> 
> brian bilotti wrote:
> > 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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