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Cayenne 955-957 2003-2010 - Cardan Shaft Jimi fix - with pics - I had my driveshaft try and come through the center console the other day. I?ve been here long enough to know the cardan shaft is a very common issue, typically showing up on average after 60k-80k miles. I happened to have had more...

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Centre drive shaft bearing the rubber goes and it starts knocking around Mine has had two so far 210G

 

Could be lots of things... take it to a mechanic to have it looked at.

 

Go under the car and check that part.


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He said front of vehicle... I assume that he can at least tell front from center, even if he is a noob

 

Let’s hope front means center [emoji23]
OP, if you have air suspension raise it to extra offroad and go under to check that part.


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Let’s hope front means center [emoji23]

He is in 'Murica so it's possible

 

Also what year would be nice to know too. Don't understand why people ask for help but don't say what year/engine their vehicle is.

 

2005 3.2L V6

 

Then watch the cayenne video and go under there. You don’t need to remove anything to check. You can have a good look at the driveshaft bearing support.


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Make sure you crawl under the front between the wheels, under your doors, not the regular front under your engine or you won't find it...

 

It is the centre bearing on the prop / drive shaft. It is a known issue.
The bearing itself is actually okay but the thin rubber diaphragm that is part of the support within the bearing hanger has torn and the shaft is now banging around a couple of inches so don't drive the car.
You can either spend up to $2,000 at your VW dealer getting a brand new shaft fitted or you can DIY using "The Jimi Fix" for next to nothing.
There are other fixes in between.

 

It is the centre bearing on the prop / drive shaft. It is a known issue.
The bearing itself is actually okay but the thin rubber diaphragm that is part of the support within the bearing hanger has torn and the shaft is now banging around a couple of inches so don't drive the car.
You can either spend up to $2,000 at your VW dealer getting a brand new shaft fitted or you can DIY using "The Jimi Fix" for next to nothing.
There are other fixes in between.

Will let you know how this DIY goes because ... Yea

 

1. Check the center bearing first. It is a know problem child and should just be checked anytime you get a thump or vibration in the Touareg.

2. If it is not the center bearing, you will be looking at the shocks and the front and lower control arms. The control arms are another problem child on this vehicle.

3. The lack of location and engine info is the fault of the new forum software. The owners have promised many times to fix it. Yeah, right, sure, you betcha. They are going to fix it any day now. Just keep waiting. It will happen. They are on top of it. It will happen. Any second now...

 

You guys do realize that forum layout\coding doesn't increase visits or revenue right?
No One Cares.... as long as there's traffic, that's all that matters to a corporation that "owns" these forums.....

 

I fixed mine in a parking lot with electrical tape and chunks of semi truck tires 100 miles from Denali Park.

 

^lol that's ingenuity...

 

sounds a lot like a bad hanger bearing on the driveshaft... it gets louder over a certain speed and shudders the vehicle some... common trouble at some time. In North America, VW only sells a complete $1400 driveshaft assembly, there may be a reman uniton the edges of the aftermarket, but nothing mainstream vendors. It’s a poor design from the owner’s perspective.

 

Cheap fix is 16 cm of this coolant rubber hose Gates 28417, razor blades and zipties.


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Have you inspected motor mounts? Needs diagnosis soon.

 

Nobody mentioned that it could be a bad tire? Maybe?

 

Good point. Sometimes the bleedin' obvious gets overlooked.

Someone recently discovered that one of their Touareg tires was - inexplicably - half full.of water!

 

It sounds like the centre bearing on your tail shaft has gone. The tail shaft then vibrates in the bearing housing. The bearing is held in place by a rubber seal which perishes over time. In Australia, VW won't replace just the bearing, they will tell you you need to replace the entire shaft which comes with the bearing in place. This happened to mine. I have a brand new bearing here in Tassie and there is a business in Launceston that can do these replacements. Much much cheaper than the tailshaft replacement.

 

You may want to check this video out.

 

Centre shaft bearing. Go to the stealership and get rooked for $1500 or so, or buyt a bearing on Bay for $150 and get your local VW mech to install it. I did, it took my bloke exactly one hour to remove the shaft, cut off the old bearing, install the new one and refit the shaft. Total cost was $275.

 

As other CT members have suggested in this thread this noise and failure is very likely the center bearing supporting the articulated rear drive shaft. This is a widely-known common issue with T1 & T2 VW Touaregs.

There are many 'band-aid fixes' noted in various Internet forums and sources but the only sure fix is to replace the failed rear drive shaft with a new or rebuilt part.

New OE VW drive shaft parts are becoming near unobtainium and are ridiculously expensive when you can find one - e.g. US$900 - US$1,200

As a reasonable alternative solution try a rebuilt-to-new spec drive shaft from Colorado Drive Shaft in Denver, CO. They offer a rebuilt VW Touareg direct replacement rear drive shaft part for US$425 free shipping to the lower 48-states. When you return the failed drive shaft as the core - also free core return shipping - they refund US$50. So, total cost is US$375. Still cheap at twice the price!!

Colorado Drive Shaft has been rebuilding import vehicle drive shafts for over 20 years. They definitely know their stuff! I've used three of their Touareg replacement rear drive shaft parts on three different T1 & T2 Touaregs over the years. Years later all three CDS replacement drive shaft parts are still performing flawlessly.

Here is the URL link to the Colorado Drive Shaft VW Touareg replacement rear drive shaft part - Volkswagen Touareg Rear Drive Shaft

The Touareg rear drive shaft R&R process is simple enough and can be done laying on your back in the driveway with typical hand tools.

Hope this info is helpful.

Best of luck on the repair!

Moto

 

^that's awesome, thank you for that contribution

 

I noticed some pretty stupid remarks here, the people that have experienced a center bearing fail are going to suggest that is your problem, because the noise is as you have described and hard to pick it's origin. Can be so server it transfers all round the car. good luck!!