Drive Shaft - Quick Question

[bwestfall]

Hi,

I have searched this but unable to find.

THe cardan shaft carrier bearing is going - had the dreaded clunking under the center counsol today.

Has it been confirmed is we can use a vw toureg cardan shaft as a direct replacment to the cayenne S - if so - what is the part number

it is a 2003 cayenne S with 130,000 km on it.

THanks oin advance

brent

[wvicary]

They are almost equal in price last time I checked so why not just use the correct Porsche part?? There are a few post on this subject so give the search another try.

[NelsonMX]

Here is a source for a rebuilt shaft:

http://www.coloradodriveshaft.com/porsche_cayenne.htm

It may be a less expensive alternative, and I have been told it is high speed balanced which may prevent bearing failure...

Bob

[Gstrein]

Also you may want to try SunCoast Porsche Parts My link as they will send you the approriate shaft with little hassle. My general findings are that Porsche parts are less expensive than the similar VW Touareg parts. Unless there is a shortage on the part, stick with Porsche.

Edited April 1, 2010 by Gstrein