Survey on cardan shaft and mileage
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My P!g's a '06 S w/ 76k mi. (it's not been a DD). Due to stepfather's death I'll be taking several more trips to Florida (1,300 mi. round trip) over the next several months pulling a utility trailer. My CS still has it's original cardan shaft (driveshaft) and am wondering if it would be a good idea to preemptively replace it to avoid the hassle and extra expense of having to replace it on the road. I did the coolant pipes last year to avoid that unexpected hassle.
What say the forum? How many miles did you have before the shaft went out or are you still driving with the original shaft?
Right now I'm leaning towards replacing it. No plans to replace this vehicle anytime soon.
What say the forum? How many miles did you have before the shaft went out or are you still driving with the original shaft?
Right now I'm leaning towards replacing it. No plans to replace this vehicle anytime soon.
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I did a quick visual the last oil change I did but was not anticipating the mileage I would be putting on it so it wasn't thorough, I'll do another visual asap.
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Bill, go ahead and take the trip. Surprisingly enough, cardan shaft was one of the few things that didn't fail on the 955 during our 130k co-existence ![Big Grin](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
PS. All jokes aside, replace the damn thing!
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PS. All jokes aside, replace the damn thing!
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Replaced one on an '06 Turbo S at 49k.
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One thing I don't have to worry about is oil consumption....
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You could save a few hundred dollars by just replacing the center support bearing. I preemptively did this on my Audi a while back because i had the driveshaft out already.
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I've heard the Cayenne bearing can be removed fairly easily with a rubber mallet (though I haven't tried). I had a driveshaft shop disassemble my Audi's driveshaft, remove the old bearing, press the new one on, reassemble, and balance it for around $50 or so.
Otherwise, $375 is a great deal for a rebuilt shaft.
Otherwise, $375 is a great deal for a rebuilt shaft.