DIY repair on rear drive (cardan) shaft

[smartrepair]

Hi

I did a test, and repaired my MY05 Cayenne drive shaft by myself. The ballbearing carrier was broken (a common fault) and normally needs the comple drive shaft replacement.

AS it was only the rubber part which was broken, I fixed the ballbearing with a Teroson bodyshop glue (used to glue bodywork parts together, without soldering). It´s like a silicon caulk, but much stronger. I didn´t remove the drive shaft, just used the vehicles highest settings for groundclearance, and applied the caulk.

So far I´ve done about 2000 kilometers, and the repair has resisted....

Kare

[benhurmx]

Hi

I did a test, and repaired my MY05 Cayenne drive shaft by myself. The ballbearing carrier was broken (a common fault) and normally needs the comple drive shaft replacement.

AS it was only the rubber part which was broken, I fixed the ballbearing with a Teroson bodyshop glue (used to glue bodywork parts together, without soldering). It´s like a silicon caulk, but much stronger. I didn´t remove the drive shaft, just used the vehicles highest settings for groundclearance, and applied the caulk.

So far I´ve done about 2000 kilometers, and the repair has resisted....

Kare

Good Luck, you saved a lot of money. It cost me close to a 1000 US$ to get the drive shaft replaced.

Regards

[TopGun2000]

nice trick

[RxPorsche]

I think this can be only a temporary solution, too much whp and torque passing by that driveshaft :(

[smartrepair]

I think this can be only a temporary solution, too much whp and torque passing by that driveshaft :(

Yes, might be, but as I have nothing to loose, I decided to try it....The original carrier is quite thin, and I think my glue is quite much stronger.

What I don´t know wheter the caulk is too rigid.

But, until today, no issues.

[potafiy]

what kind of glue is it? does it dry like rubber or hard as plastic? and where can i buy it?

[potafiy]

what kind of glue is it? does it dry like rubber or hard like plastic? and where can i buy it?