I have determined the driveshaft needs to be replaced on my 04 CS. Has anyone used the remanufactured shaft sold by Colorado Driveshaft? I have read various posts about the changing process and it sounds fairly simple, if you have a lift. My concern is the quality of the remanufacture, especially the center bearing carrier. The quote for the part is $450 + shipping. I can get the new part locally for about $660. Wondering if it's worth the $200 for the new part.

Any suggestions?

 

i just recently did mine on my 04 cs and i purchased it from the dealer,,,,i would go with it aftermarket piece with a truck like ours i paid 630 for it and installed it myself ,,,,,go i hope this helps

 

I purchased the driveshaft from Boardwalk Porsche in the Dallas area. Price was $623. The replacement was straightforward as described in one of the posts on this topic.

The car now drives as it is supposed to, no vibrations at any speed. I think my old driveshaft has been slightly out of balance for some time. I guess this small vibration, over an extended time, caused the rubber bearing housing to fail.

When I first called Boardwalk about the driveshaft they had 4 in stock. 2 days later when I called to order the part, they were on backorder. It looks like I'm not the only one with a problem. I'm pretty sure Porsche is going to pony up for the $623 when they get my e-mail regarding this particular design fault.

 

I wonder if Porsche fixed this problem w/ 2006 production Cayennes....

 

anyone have this problem on an 05ctt? how can you tell if you have drivetrain issues?
is it covered under CPO?

 

where is the diy?

Thanks,
Paul

 

I completely agree with bigdog, better off with an aftermarket item or re-manufacture which has been dynamically re-balanced with bearing poly bush.

The OEM item is not dynamically balanced at all, this is obviously an attempt to mass produce and reduce costs.

Even Toyota used to manufacture their crank pulleys with a centre rubber harmonic damper so they would not need to dynamically balance the item.

My Driveshaft has just failed, so I have given it to a Prop specialist, once I get it back and install it the Cayenne should be as smooth as it can be.

 

i agree with you on this, sometimes its better to go with a specialist re-manufacture because as you rightly say the OEM porsche ones are not "dynamically ballenced", we all know that propshafts have weights on them (in the form of welds) to stop harmonic vibration, but from porsche they dont, a good propshaft re-manufacturer will ballance this and weld a spot where needed to perfectly ballance it.
we all know what a wheel is like when not ballanced properly.

 

sooooo

the DIY? where is it

also what is the correct part number for this?

Thanks,
Paul

 

I dont know of any DIY, but it is an easy job to remove the Prop. Just raise the air suspension all the way up and get on under for some fun, at least it was for me.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...Q5fAccessories

is this what I need?

Thanks,
Paul

 

This listing has expiered but here is the Cayenne Drive Shaft from Vertex Auto. It's $389 with a $150 core charge and a 1 year warranty.

The description: "Replace your failure prone factory Porsche Drive Shaft with our updated, warranted, Rebuilt Drive Shafts. Utilizing beefier, more robust bearings fabricated in Germany, our rebuilds are designed to withstand the test of time. Why spend upwards of $750 on a new Drive Shaft only to risk another premature failure? The Vertex Rebuild is the simple choice!"

 

I am having a similar problem with my 06 Cayenne S. If I move slowly in traffic then hit the gas there is a large clunk right under me. Same issue?

Thanks in advance.. Also where is the DIY for the replacement?

 

Is there a diy / sticky for this issue?

I have done the carrier bearing on a truck before, but never a Porsche. There is a drive shaft shop near me - has anyone ever brought their shaft to a drive shop before?

Thanks.

 

Sounds similar to my problem. Took it too dealership and he confirmed that was the Problem. I just haven't gotten around to fixing it yet