Re: propeller shaft bearing failure

["Gene R. Rankin" <grankin@itis.com>]

On 17 Jan 97 at 20:57,  Mason Bender wrote:

> I know many people have met with the demise of the center bearing in the
> propeller shaft to the rear diff.
> 
> Could someone please take a moment and describe the symptoms of the
> failure?
> 
My urQuattro's shaft bearing failed.  It started as a whine, seemed to be 
located @ the R front wheel well, turned into a grumble obviously located 
in the center.  The bearing in mine was the same as off a BMW.  The truck 
shop I took the car to (the alleged Audi specialist claimed to be unable 
to do the job, the dealer wanted to install a new $900 shaft) pulled the 
shaft, marked the universal spider (to get it back together the same way), 
pulled the spider, slid the bearing off, read the numbers inside it, 
looked 'em up, found the comparable number, got it from the BMW shop, 
reassembled all & sent me on my way.  Took 1.5 days, cost me $90 in all.

Gene Rankin / Madison, WI