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Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:21 am
by RMC83
Hi All,
The bushing in my long propshaft has disintegrated, so the shaft is currently with a machine
Shop to see if they can split it to allow the replacement bearing/carrier to be fitted, but its proving quite a challenge.
Just wondering, where would the best place, price wise to buy a complate replacement shaft? Has anyone replaced one recently who would know the price these days? I know its going to be expensive, so thought id better start checking now incase the machine
Shop cant split the original one. Thanks.
Cheers
Roy
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:52 pm
by IanH755
Audi charge about £1300-IIRC for the entire prop-shaft and I don't know of anywhere else that sells a complete replacement (maybe eBay for 2nd hand one).
However, you can buy just the centre bearing on it's own for the
Shop to replace from eBay or a Google search etc, just use the prop-shaft Pt No - 4F0521101H - to search, but be aware that Audi call it a "Cardan-Shaft" as well as a prop-shaft.
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:21 pm
by Charmie86
is it the bearing that has failed or just the rubber
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:05 pm
by IanH755
Based on others (and myself) it'll be the rubber that splits and/or falls apart as I've not seen the actual bearing fail yet.
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:43 pm
by RMC83
Charmie86 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:21 pm
is it the bearing that has failed or just the rubber
Yeh, its the rubber that's shot, but the problem is now that i think the bearing piece is moulded into the shaft, so it's this that's causing the issue just now. I have the replacement bushing, but the machine
Shop is still struggling with trying the split the shaft.
Hi Ian...thanks for the info. The audi specialist where my car is (not audi centre), but their supplier has quoted just over £3k for a replacement propshaft. Now, I am in Malaysia, so price includes delivery aswell....but the price still seems extreme to me. Which, if your £1300 is correct...would seems like the price quoted by my guy is way too high.
Any contact for the best audi parts dept that you have?
Cheers
Roy
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:56 am
by Stiggles
RMC83 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:43 pm
Charmie86 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:21 pm
is it the bearing that has failed or just the rubber
Yeh, its the rubber that's shot, but the problem is now that i think the bearing piece is moulded into the shaft, so it's this that's causing the issue just now. I have the replacement bushing, but the machine
Shop is still struggling with trying the split the shaft.
Hi Ian...thanks for the info. The audi specialist where my car is (not audi centre), but their supplier has quoted just over £3k for a replacement propshaft. Now, I am in Malaysia, so price includes delivery aswell....but the price still seems extreme to me. Which, if your £1300 is correct...would seems like the price quoted by my guy is way too high.
Any contact for the best audi parts dept that you have?
Cheers
Roy
At the recommendation of another member on here a few years back I ordered a full replacement shaft from Bailey Morris, for sub £700 iirc
https://www.baileymorris.co.uk/
They might be able to help you for substantially less than your quoted figures
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:05 am
by Phuketpaul
My rubber has gone as well,
I'm fitting an aftermarket support that clamps around the shaft, would this solve your problem?
https://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/ ... tUQAvD_BwE
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:33 pm
by RMC83
Stiggles wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:56 am
RMC83 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:43 pm
Charmie86 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:21 pm
is it the bearing that has failed or just the rubber
Yeh, its the rubber that's shot, but the problem is now that i think the bearing piece is moulded into the shaft, so it's this that's causing the issue just now. I have the replacement bushing, but the machine
Shop is still struggling with trying the split the shaft.
Hi Ian...thanks for the info. The audi specialist where my car is (not audi centre), but their supplier has quoted just over £3k for a replacement propshaft. Now, I am in Malaysia, so price includes delivery aswell....but the price still seems extreme to me. Which, if your £1300 is correct...would seems like the price quoted by my guy is way too high.
Any contact for the best audi parts dept that you have?
Cheers
Roy
At the recommendation of another member on here a few years back I ordered a full replacement shaft from Bailey Morris, for sub £700 iirc
https://www.baileymorris.co.uk/
They might be able to help you for substantially less than your quoted figures
Hello...thanks for the info. I called them today. They've had a couple on backorder since last year, so they are following up with their supplier now to check on delivery.
Can i ask though...is the part actual audi oem part or different manufacturer? Just to check to part strength etc. I'm running 900hp, so just want to make sure this replacement part will be okay. Have you had any issues with yours or heard of any issues if using them?
Thanks
Roy
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:38 pm
by RMC83
Hello...yeh...i've got a replacement bushing & housing aswell, but the problem is that the original bearing is moulded into the shaft, which the machine
Shop is struggling to release. As i understand, to use the repplacement bushing & housing...the original shaft needs to be split.
Have you installed this successfully yet, or still to be done? I'd be interested to hear how you managed to split the shift so that the bushing can be replaced.
Cheers
Roy
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:32 pm
by Charmie86
hi mate get the upgraded center bearing. if you google it u will find it, i did mine, i lowered the rear of the exhaust on to the floor and removed the heat sheild to show the center bearing. cut a hole in the bracket with an angle grinder, cut the rubber around the bearing. pulled the bracket and rubber off, trimmed the rubber around the bearing and fitted the new upgraded one as it comes in to halfs and bolts together. took me about an hour over a pit a work. becarefull about getting a near center bearing from a surpler, as far as ive been told you need to cut off the top of bracket off and reweld it back on the other way round.
hope that helps
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:35 pm
by Charmie86
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:18 pm
by ATinOf
I agree with Ian; I replaced mine last year, OEM Audi Replacement shaft complete from Stealers; 1400.00GBP
Re: Best place to buy replacement propshaft
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:37 pm
by Stiggles
RMC83 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:33 pm
Stiggles wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:56 am
RMC83 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:43 pm
Yeh, its the rubber that's shot, but the problem is now that i think the bearing piece is moulded into the shaft, so it's this that's causing the issue just now. I have the replacement bushing, but the machine
Shop is still struggling with trying the split the shaft.
Hi Ian...thanks for the info. The audi specialist where my car is (not audi centre), but their supplier has quoted just over £3k for a replacement propshaft. Now, I am in Malaysia, so price includes delivery aswell....but the price still seems extreme to me. Which, if your £1300 is correct...would seems like the price quoted by my guy is way too high.
Any contact for the best audi parts dept that you have?
Cheers
Roy
At the recommendation of another member on here a few years back I ordered a full replacement shaft from Bailey Morris, for sub £700 iirc
https://www.baileymorris.co.uk/
They might be able to help you for substantially less than your quoted figures
Hello...thanks for the info. I called them today. They've had a couple on backorder since last year, so they are following up with their supplier now to check on delivery.
Can i ask though...is the part actual audi oem part or different manufacturer? Just to check to part strength etc. I'm running 900hp, so just want to make sure this replacement part will be okay. Have you had any issues with yours or heard of any issues if using them?
Thanks
Roy
No problem at all, hopefully they get back to you ok
If I remember they supply OEMs and such so the quality is there, they also work with heavy machinery, with torque in the several thousands
The shaft I replaced was identical to the OEM one on the car. I think I've covered 25k hard miles since, mostly with 700hp
I'm now running 990 and it's not shown any indication of giving, my biggest weak points will be the rear diff and the half shafts.
No point paying twice the price for an Audi stamp when an equal component is on the market IMO. I believe it's their own brand but I can't actually remember what it said on there.
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