Propshaft overhaul

[Skull]

Got them coming in the morning!

You still need one Skull?

Yes sure!

PM sent!

[kirvis]

I Want One As Well Please

[andy10v]

Just received my quattro corner one and it is not the same as oem. The bearing fits but the bracket is too long and the holes are in the wrong place,




It should fit if cut and holes drilled like so:



So personally rather ****ed off as I phoned up and asked for a center prop bearing for an s2, paid for it, was sent this. Phoned Pete and he said yeah they require modified when I questioned the difference as that is the closest to OEM available now. No mention it required modified when purchased.

Oh and price from Quattro Corner is £130 plus postage.

Seriously pissed I didn't compare them till I had fitted mine to the prop and by that time I was too far in. I have a bmw one without a bearing as well, however as gt500 has pointed out they are weak, the bush could be poly filled but the bracket is weak as well.

Not a good day, hoped to have my car on the road tonight, not having to start to modify a replacement part

[Error404]

not good, and for that money too, i'd be mighty ******** off. you could replace the BMW one 6 times for that price

[andy10v]

Yeah, I paid the money as I understood it was an oem bearing and I thought ok its pricey but I will do this once and properly, if I had known I would have welded flat bar onto a bmw one with two braces and filled it with polyurethane.

I was in a hurry and believed I had an oem bearing so didn't compare except to check orientation, that was a mistake. By the time I realized it was wrong I had already fitted it. Really want the car back on the road asap so modifying it.

[andy10v]

I do have something useful to contribute to the thread though, easy way to pull the yoke, pop a bar through the yoke then either use a longer bolt (wishbone one is perfect) or place a solid object in to take up the space and then just unwind and the yoke wil pop off.

[kirvis]

so what mods need doing on the bmw one to get it fitted?

[andy10v]

To just bolt it on; elongate one bolt and it looked like it would fit right on, however it is rather flimsy, I would fill the bush (tiger seal or similar) and consider reinforcing the bracket.

[Error404]

i tried that trick to remove the yoke but it started stripping the thread in the prop So i resorted to a vice and big hammer

[andy10v]

i tried that trick to remove the yoke but it started stripping the thread in the prop So i resorted to a vice and big hammer

Scary moment, maybe not such a clever idea after all.

When all else fails

[AndyP]

Got them coming in the morning!

You still need one Skull?

Did you get them?

[GT500]

Did you get them?

Yes!
And cheaper than bmw/quattro corner...!

You want it posting down Andy?

[s2driveruk]

Price?

[Skull]

andy10v: is this quattro corner bearing rubber at least stronger than the bmw bearing rubber?

[andy10v]

Yes the quattro corner one was stiffer than the bmw one (which could be fully deflected by hand). It is not solid though, can still be deflected by hand but does not appear excessive.

Anybody who has had a new proper bearing describe how stiff it should be?