If you have a Touareg you will probably have to replace the driveshaft at some point. There are a couple of key steps when doing this. Check out the video!
I was able to remove the propeller shaft with the help of this video. In my case, too, the final drive side was sticking and no amount of tapping would get it off. So, I tried using this video as a reference, and it came off easily. I knew I had to do it. I'm sure that if you don't study the experience of your predecessors before you start, you will lose a lot of time. This video was very helpful for me.
Great video mate, im doing this with the stands what a mission.... here in nz cars are over priced found a touareg and how great is the car. im heavy footed cant help that and we tow a caravan.. just wondering how the replacement went? i have seen a new support bracket (aftermarket) that seems to solve the issue
Just finished replacing the driveshaft on a 2008 VW Touareg, 3.6L gas version. The carrier on old driveshaft previously failed and I installed a JXB support at that time, lasted about 2 years, then developed a vibration at around 60-65mph. Ordered a good replacement driveshaft off ebay. Confirmed that rear exhaust needs to be dropped when doing this job on my model. I had ordered two new exhaust clamps knowing they would need to be replaced., P/N: 1K0253141M, Qty 2, $ 17.03 each, :Clamp. Pipe. Muffler. (Front, Rear). So only $34. Used the technique shown to break the rear of driveshaft loose from the coupler. I only used two jack stands on the rear to do the job. So put e-brake on, pressed brake pedal to prevent front wheels from driving, and had to rev the motor up a bit to break it free. It took quite a lot of effort to break that driveshaft free, would have been almost impossible otherwise. I put the motor in neutral, but that doesn't stop the shaft from rotating, I made the same mistake of trying to place transmission back into park and got a terrible grinding noise. If you do it, just put in neutral and then shut off the motor, still takes 5-10 seconds for the shaft to stop rotating after breaking it free. Installation was pretty straight forward. I got the rear of shaft loosely in place, then installed the front, then installed bolts on rear. The hard part was lifting the suitcase exhaust back into place, as it must weigh around 80-90lbs. I had to place my tool box in front to raise it, then bench pressing it, slid a storage box under rear to elevate it high enough to start bolts for rear hangers. Got it in okay after some initial struggling. Took the Touareg out for a test drive and the drive motion was very smooth again, so original driveshaft was on its way out at around 230,000 miles, along with using the JXB mount. Thanks so much for the video, made the job much easier! Brett, Park City, Utah.
If putting the car in drive with the front bolted and the rear unbolted doesn't work you will have to take a torch to the park mounted to the rear diff
very helpful! i also have the same issue with my Touareg 2006 model, unfortunately i cannot find rubber damper here in my location, can you please kindly help me to get that rubber damper thing?thank you
Thanks for sharing. Looks like you freed the shaft while car was still in the air in jackstands? Do you remove e-brake before putting in gear. Just trying to understand the sequence as I'm at that point. Car in air, front bolted up, rear unbolted. Start car, do you release / engage brake, e-brake? Thx
Yes, start the car and put it into drive. First see if drive breaks it loose and if not you can start engaging the e-brake. I would do it slowly. Couple notches at a time. It won't take much. When it breaks free put the car into neutral, wait for the wheels to stop moving and then put it into park. Bob's your uncle.
I haven’t had any real big issues with the transmission in any of my Touareg’s. Some weird shifting occasionally after towing but nothing crazy. I did a transmission service on my last Touareg. Helps smooth out the shifts a little bit.
Hi, thanks. After we put the shaft back, the Toureg felt fine up to about 15km/hr but faster than that we have a terrible vibration, can work out why, all looks ok and it's not an out-of-balance vibration, much worse like the front wheels are fighting the back wheels. Any ideas?? thanks Karl
Hello. To remove the Propshaft, do I need to remove the rear subframe? If I remove the transmission side, center and final side fixings, will the propshaft come off?
@@spottedeuros1529 yep got away with just taking the bolts out of the hangers and supporting it about 18 inches below its normal height. Thks for the video it helped a bunch.
@@robincameron4091 it was my driveshaft support bearing for sure And honestly I could have probably just repack the bearings first to see how it would do and if the noise persisted then I would move onto buying just the bearing from O’Reilly’s and do that job alone just make sure you have a few hours out of your day and it’ll only cost you around 130 bucks. The other routes to go is, buying the complete driveshaft from amazon for 250 and finding a place that can install it for you since places will try to charge you 1200 for just the part alone. The only problem is some places won’t guarantee the labor since the part isn’t from their suppliers. I just paid it with the shop so I have their work guaranteed for atleast a year. If I could take it all back now. I would probably try just repacking the bearing with lube, seeing how it reacts and if the problem persists than just replace the bearing.
@@robincameron4091 the bearing only if the support is still good. But keep in mind the supports go out all of the time. For another 100 dollars you can replace the whole driveshaft and bearing off amazon.
@@robincameron4091 Orion Motor Tech Complete Rear Drive Shaft Assembly with Center Support Bearing for 2003-2010 Porsche Cayenne, 2004-2010 VW Touareg www.amazon.com/dp/B019W5LLQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_LjRZFbWEEMXDP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
i replaced it two days ago for second time 650$ total with complete rebuilt shaft, first time mechanic change only hanger bearing but it failed only after 1000km. expert for drive shafts told me guy didn't assembled properly everything. it cost me 1050$ in total.
I was able to remove the propeller shaft with the help of this video.
In my case, too, the final drive side was sticking and no amount of tapping would get it off. So, I tried using this video as a reference, and it came off easily.
I knew I had to do it. I'm sure that if you don't study the experience of your predecessors before you start, you will lose a lot of time. This video was very helpful for me.
Thank you for your help great video great help IV just ordered my new prop shaft will make a start to change it whe new prop arrives
Many thanks 👍
Great video mate, im doing this with the stands what a mission.... here in nz cars are over priced found a touareg and how great is the car. im heavy footed cant help that and we tow a caravan.. just wondering how the replacement went? i have seen a new support bracket (aftermarket) that seems to solve the issue
Just finished replacing the driveshaft on a 2008 VW Touareg, 3.6L gas version. The carrier on old driveshaft previously failed and I installed a JXB support at that time, lasted about 2 years, then developed a vibration at around 60-65mph. Ordered a good replacement driveshaft off ebay.
Confirmed that rear exhaust needs to be dropped when doing this job on my model. I had ordered two new exhaust clamps knowing they would need to be replaced., P/N: 1K0253141M, Qty 2, $ 17.03 each, :Clamp. Pipe. Muffler. (Front, Rear). So only $34.
Used the technique shown to break the rear of driveshaft loose from the coupler. I only used two jack stands on the rear to do the job. So put e-brake on, pressed brake pedal to prevent front wheels from driving, and had to rev the motor up a bit to break it free. It took quite a lot of effort to break that driveshaft free, would have been almost impossible otherwise. I put the motor in neutral, but that doesn't stop the shaft from rotating, I made the same mistake of trying to place transmission back into park and got a terrible grinding noise. If you do it, just put in neutral and then shut off the motor, still takes 5-10 seconds for the shaft to stop rotating after breaking it free.
Installation was pretty straight forward. I got the rear of shaft loosely in place, then installed the front, then installed bolts on rear. The hard part was lifting the suitcase exhaust back into place, as it must weigh around 80-90lbs. I had to place my tool box in front to raise it, then bench pressing it, slid a storage box under rear to elevate it high enough to start bolts for rear hangers. Got it in okay after some initial struggling.
Took the Touareg out for a test drive and the drive motion was very smooth again, so original driveshaft was on its way out at around 230,000 miles, along with using the JXB mount.
Thanks so much for the video, made the job much easier!
Brett, Park City, Utah.
Are there any special torque for the nuts on the rubber piece
BTW - the drive coupling is a Giubo (often misspelled guibo) flexible coupling. :-)
If putting the car in drive with the front bolted and the rear unbolted doesn't work you will have to take a torch to the park mounted to the rear diff
very helpful! i also have the same issue with my Touareg 2006 model, unfortunately i cannot find rubber damper here in my location, can you please kindly help me to get that rubber damper thing?thank you
Cheapest option is to order a new driveshaft online. I found some for around $250. Cones with center bearing already attached.
Thanks for sharing. Looks like you freed the shaft while car was still in the air in jackstands? Do you remove e-brake before putting in gear. Just trying to understand the sequence as I'm at that point. Car in air, front bolted up, rear unbolted. Start car, do you release / engage brake, e-brake? Thx
Yes, start the car and put it into drive. First see if drive breaks it loose and if not you can start engaging the e-brake. I would do it slowly. Couple notches at a time. It won't take much. When it breaks free put the car into neutral, wait for the wheels to stop moving and then put it into park. Bob's your uncle.
Is Porsche Cayenne cardan shaft same and vw touareg prop shaft?
Thanks man, I couldn't find shit on doing this either!
x2! Thanks for posting up a common, but underserved part change!
yep,
rear flange connection does not need bolts ! :) it freezes solid
Have you had transmission issues or did transmission fluid change in any of your Touaregs? Great content! Thanks for share your knowledge.
I haven’t had any real big issues with the transmission in any of my Touareg’s. Some weird shifting occasionally after towing but nothing crazy. I did a transmission service on my last Touareg. Helps smooth out the shifts a little bit.
@@spottedeuros1529 my transmission went out at 220k. I’m shocked you’ve never had issues.
@@zac.6960 which engine?
@@spottedeuros1529 4.2L
Hi, thanks. After we put the shaft back, the Toureg felt fine up to about 15km/hr but faster than that we have a terrible vibration, can work out why, all looks ok and it's not an out-of-balance vibration, much worse like the front wheels are fighting the back wheels. Any ideas?? thanks Karl
Not sure. Maybe the new driveshaft isn't balanced.
Any issues during the 3000mile diy fix? Very curious. Not a bad idea for being in a pinch.
No, worked great. I switched it out a little while later. I thought I was getting a vibration but it turned out to be a failing tire.
Maybe I missed this, but why did you have to replace the driveshaft? I'm assuming something was bad, but what were the systems?
How did you know that you had to replace your driveshaft? Thanks
is that hose on the center bearing support last?for how long it last?
I had it on for 3,000 miles. I bet it would last longer. Check out my other video showing the fix.
Good tips, got your hands dirty there 😄
It's easier to hold it in a v shape and put the rear in first.
HELP... how do you replace the center console armrest buttons?
Haven't done it.
Hello. To remove the Propshaft, do I need to remove the rear subframe? If I remove the transmission side, center and final side fixings, will the propshaft come off?
No need to remove subframe
@@spottedeuros1529 Thanks!!
What motor is in this? Looks like you didn't have to remove the exhaust? Got a 2006 v8 looks like i maybe have to remove exhaust? Anyone know?
This is a V6 TDI. You will have to remove the back of the exhaust on the V8.
@@spottedeuros1529 yep got away with just taking the bolts out of the hangers and supporting it about 18 inches below its normal height. Thks for the video it helped a bunch.
Hey, any chance you know the torque specs for all bolts removed?
No idea.
@@spottedeuros1529 all good, changed my driveshaft out 3 weeks ago. I found torque specs online.
Can you remember the place where you found that info? I'm going to be replacing my driveshaft soon and am hoping to have as much info as possible
@@CerorYT It was online, I searched for the DIY driveshaft install and it came up on one of the forums
What where the the torque specs on the the first gen reg?
Not sure. Didn't use them.
Awsome
Is this what fixed they squeaky sound at low speeds?
Thanks for asking! Was gonna ask the same thing!
@@robincameron4091 it was my driveshaft support bearing for sure And honestly I could have probably just repack the bearings first to see how it would do and if the noise persisted then I would move onto buying just the bearing from O’Reilly’s and do that job alone just make sure you have a few hours out of your day and it’ll only cost you around 130 bucks. The other routes to go is, buying the complete driveshaft from amazon for 250 and finding a place that can install it for you since places will try to charge you 1200 for just the part alone. The only problem is some places won’t guarantee the labor since the part isn’t from their suppliers. I just paid it with the shop so I have their work guaranteed for atleast a year. If I could take it all back now. I would probably try just repacking the bearing with lube, seeing how it reacts and if the problem persists than just replace the bearing.
@@robincameron4091 the bearing only if the support is still good. But keep in mind the supports go out all of the time. For another 100 dollars you can replace the whole driveshaft and bearing off amazon.
@@robincameron4091 Orion Motor Tech Complete Rear Drive Shaft Assembly with Center Support Bearing for 2003-2010 Porsche Cayenne, 2004-2010 VW Touareg www.amazon.com/dp/B019W5LLQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_LjRZFbWEEMXDP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
@@mallkrawlerz620 thank you for the the great info!!
i replaced it two days ago for second time 650$ total with complete rebuilt shaft, first time mechanic change only hanger bearing but it failed only after 1000km. expert for drive shafts told me guy didn't assembled properly everything. it cost me 1050$ in total.
Interesting. I have heard of just replacing the bearing. Cheapest option really seems to just get an aftermarket one. I found some in the $250 range.
FCP Euro lifetime warrantee next time!
@@spottedeuros1529 send me link of aftermarket if y have ? which cats are good as replacement.
Any body in Pennsylvania that can do this work for me please
Thats a propshaft not drive shaft