Re: lube driveshaft?

["Mike Miller" <JoMi@email.msn.com>]

I just had my drive shaft replaced for a bad U joint - maybe greasing them
would help. 95k mi on car. Cost was around $1k - warranty item.

mike miller
91 200q
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
To: GY3WSX@VM.SC.EDU <GY3WSX@VM.SC.EDU>
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Friday, November 07, 1997 12:06 PM
Subject: lube driveshaft?


>In message <199711071643.LAA02705@coimbra.ans.net> Daniel Hussey writes:
>
>> It most likely hasn't seen grease since it left the factory, and Audi
never
>> does it as a part of thier maintenance, so give it a lube.
>
>There's no mention of this item in the maintenance schedules provided to
the
>dealerships.   The only place I've seen it is in a cautionary note in the
ur-
>quattro drivetrain microfiche - "Note: this nipple should be greased every
>30000 km."
>
>I haven't yet found a dealership that knew about it before my visit.
>
>--
> Phil Payne
> Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club