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

brian bilotti vinnieb2 at yahoo.com
Wed Dec 20 18:05:56 EST 2006


Spread the word! Javad does it again!!


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

> I just ordered one.  Thanks for the tip!  I wouldn't
> have found one in 
> time without you.  No one else is selling these to
> my knowledge.  Blau 
> will rebuild yours if you send it to them (holy
> downtime Batman!) and 
> charge your $280 for the priveledge.  Ouch!  I just
> got this one for a a 
> measly $100.  Perfect.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> JR
> 
> 
> brian bilotti wrote:
> > He has his own but you might wanna check.
> > --- JR <audiurs4 at mailforce.net> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Did you have to send him yours to have it
> modified
> >> or did he have them 
> >> on hand?
> >>
> >> Joel
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> brian bilotti wrote:
> >>     
> >>> 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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> >>     
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>>>     
> >>>>>>         
> >>>>>>             
> >>
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