Re: quattro-digest V4 #160

[Mike Jundt <mjundt@mr.net>]

> From: DNUS5023@aol.com
> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 11:55:45 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: HOW BAD IS A REPAIR ON CENTER SUPPORT BEARING 4KQ 86
> 
> Quattrotistas,
> 
> Am looking at an 86 4kq that I heard about right here (thanks Dan!).  I am
> told it has a bad center support bearing.  My mech. said it could cost up to
> $1000.00 to repair.  This is a guy that has been working on my 84 coupe fwd
> for years and I trust his initial evaluation, although he has not fully
> priced it out yet.
> 
> Any feedback on the job would be apprciated.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> John
> 
John, I had a similar experience with my 86 5KTQ. The dealer said that
Audi specifies that you replace the entire prop shaft assembly. That is
why the $1000 cost. I talked to another dealer that was a little larger
than the dealer I usually went to. They told me that they had found a
bearing (sorry, don't happen to remember the part number) that would
work as a replacement. They had done this on both 4000 and 5000
quattros. I left the prop shaft with them and drove the car for a day in
front wheel drive while they replaced the bearing. They put the unit
back in and it worked great. Total cost of about $150. The dealer who
had the info on the bearing was: Valley Imports in Fargo, North Dakota.