Buy a reconditioned shaft done by people who know what they are doing.

Look on mytreg and you'll find several recommendations where you can turn up and, two hours later, drive away for £250.

 

ok will do thanks for that regards

 

thanks for that will have a look nice 1 regards

 

This happens to me and see my temp fix before I change it out to a vortex replacement this work like the original part
All I used was
An inch of 1/2 hose
3tie straps
And was on my was home...

 

Good get you home!

Someone else did something like this tho' his bits of hose were more evenly spaced to ensure concentricity.

And, from memory, his "bodge" has now clocked up something like 40K!!

 

Mine collapsed last month on 66k and 10mph was the fastest I could drive for the quater mile home. I just knocked a wedge of wood in to secure it for the journey to VW where they replaced the complete shaft on an aftermarket warranty. £850 for the shaft + labour. I would have definately got the shaft reconditioned if the warranty hadn't covered it. From what I gather they all go at about this mileage, VW, Audi & Porsche.

 

Yes, 60,000 miles, 100,000 kms or 5 years, whichever comes first, consider treating this as a service item so it doesn't let you down on the side of the road as they can make the car undriveable.

 

would it be possible to drive with the rear drive shaft taken out?

 

Belated response as I was looking for this thread's pictures for someone else - NO!

The Touareg's electronics are far too complex and interdependent.

 

Bearing only replaced

I was quoted £850+ labour = £1000 to replace the entire propshaft from VW as they do not sell the centre bearing on it's own.

After reading on these clubtouareg forums, I bought the centre propshaft from Transit Parts UK on ebay for £37.50. Went to my local mechanic who removed the propshaft. I then took it to Prop Tech (Prop Shaft Manufacturers) who removed the old one and used a factory press machine to put on the new one (1 hour's work) for £75 + VAT.

I then took the propshaft back to my mechanic who fitted it back on to my Touareg. Job done!

My Mechanic charged £60. So I saved myself hundreds!! Yes, it was a little painful, but worth the saving. VW are not ripping you off because you are paying for a complete new propshaft and they probably don't have the factory tools needed to remove the old bearing and put on a new one. So they are a little stuck.

Prop Tech - Unit 81, Hartlebury Trading Estate, Hartlebury, Worcestershire DY10 4JB. Phone: 01299 251 247

These guys are fantastic! They initially told me I'd have to wait 2 days, but when I told them I'm from London, they did it within an hour or so! I was willing to pay an extra £50 for the express service they provided, but they refused to take my additional money. Very kind of them. These guys definitley know what they're talking about. I would recommend them all day long.

 

Dear All,
I had the dreaded transmission tunnel vibration so did the 8 bits if 18mm OD hose repair where the support rubber for centre bearing had disintegrated.

After 5,000 miles no sign of any wear but put in a £30 ebay bearing just in case.

This is how it went, I have car lift but not much skill, Hardest part was removing axle end CV joint, managed to get drift though threaded end of axle flange but it took a lot of thrashing!

Alignment mark centre CV and dismantle, alignment mark splines in CV to shaft, make certain these are not removed when you pull boot on or off!

centre CV removed from splines by very gentle hand pullers and then opening up spring clip with screw driver, this looked impossible but was easy.

Bearing tapped on and off without problem.

NB bolts for doughnut are two different lengths.

The repair by hose kink would probably have lasted the car out but I can now know prop shaft is good for another 50,000 mile.

So about £30 and 3 to 4 amateur hours and I do not get someone else's scabby prop shaft.

 

Well done.

 

Saw these today... obviously made in China but still......
For Porsche Cayenne S Driveshaft Assembly Volkswagen Touareg 03-10 Rear Pop | eBay

 

I used 3M windo-weld adhesive (08609) on my allroad prop shaft as preemptive solution. It help up for a long time and is still fine. It's not totaled might be a good solution to keep you on the road.

 

My experience is that tail shafts are not properly placed during manufacture. And they wear sooner rather than later. Get an indy to line it up properly for half the price of a dealer.
A reconditioned tailshaft just means recurring expenditure every 10,000Km or so.
The thumping sound from underneath the car is a worn centre bearing, despite the housing, or a thunk/chud on gear 1-2 and 2-3.
Surprisingly, a worn tailshaft is not a problem at speed, except when it catastrophically fails.
A V10 tailshaft generally fails at about 90,000Km. A V6/V8 a bit later in time for a major 115,000 service.
I replaced my tailshaft before a flashtune at 100,000K for 960 Nm of tractive effort and 365 rwHP.
Audi and VW tailshafts are interchangeable.

 

The Touareg centre bearing on all models typically fails at 60,000 miles or 5 years, whichever comes first. Some go sooner, some go later and some we never hear about!

For years I and others have recommended changing the bearing at 60K or 5 years as a routine maintenance item!

The V10 and R5 shafts are shorter than the V6s due to the kength of the engine but I don't know if the V8 shaft is different again.