[urq] Drive shaft center bearing replacement...

[Patrick Carlier]

Get it from the BMW dealer .
It'll cost less .
BMW part number 26 12 1 209 532.


Pat

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Torres" <bike-doctor at hotmail.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Drive shaft center bearing replacement...


>
> hi JP,
> is this what you need?
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> http://www.034motorsport.com/chassis-components-audi-40008090urq-audi-4kq8090coupe-driveshaft-support-bearing-p-351.html
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>> From: laraa at sympatico.ca
>> To: quattrodude at comcast.net; urq at audifans.com
>> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:11:48 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [urq] Drive shaft center bearing replacement...
>>
>> Hi JP,
>>
>> Indeed, a sagging driveshaft is prone to vibrate at speed. IME, don't 
>> worry
>> about the CV joints, if the boots are OK they'll be fine inside. Not much
>> angle there, and not much power passes through them either. Clearly, it's
>> typical Audi's over engineering for their first AWD car...
>>
>> Now, replacement is very easy. Did it 3 times on three different urQ. You
>> need the BMW center bearing and the Suzuki XL-7 u-joint. You may want to
>> dismantle both parts and bring them to the parts store, for easier
>> identification purposes. Why not bring the rest of the driveshaft ? If 
>> you
>> have a good counterman, you may ask him to find us collectively a 
>> suitable
>> CV boot for the CV joints. I don't think anyone ever found a replacement 
>> and
>> posted it to the list. Might be overkill since I've never seen one fail 
>> yet.
>>
>>
>> Useful links for this job :
>>
>> http://www.isham-research.co.uk/quattro/propshaft.html
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>> http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/urq/2008-May/013316.html
>>
>> Have fun,
>>
>> Louis-Alain
>>
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>>
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>>
>> Anyone have any input or concerns? I have a press so I should be able to
>> press in and out the bearings, I think Im more concerned about the CV 
>> joints
>> on each end if parts are available and if I need anything special for 
>> them?
>> Plus any tips or hints or things to prepare for so I can preorder what I
>> need?
>>
>> Thanks so much in advance!
>>
>> JP
>>
>>
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