Lol (Audi RS6 Transmission Bearing Housing for sale)

[TozoM8]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-RS6-Transmission-Bearing-Housing_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4ceea96484QQite mZ330421593220QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5f Accessories

[DHall1]

Oh $hit who is this owner. We need him on RS6.com.

Finally a bigger prick than me. He is brilliant for putting this up on ebay.

I got to buy this guy a beer.

[GEN XER]

WOW!! This is awesome. Dave send him an email from the ebay site and invite him over. I just found a site that reports the Audi S5 manual has clutch issues. I dont know how wide spread this is but Audi is really losing its flavor with me. I just sent the seller a message.

[DHall1]

I already sent him an email.

We need to post his story.

Dont mess with RS6.com

[V8weight]

This story sounds really familiar. I could swear that I've seen this guy's plight in the archives.

[hahnmgh63]

Audi is trying it's best to make enemies of all of us. How can corporate be so stupid, they have come so far since the late 70's and early 80's fiascos with poor quality and stupid American drivers (5000 Unintended Accel).

[GEN XER]

This same arrogance has killed GM and Chrysler. Audi has already gotten in the arrogance line it seems.

[SAF]

HA! I like how this guy thinks!

[Amulet-S6]

DHAll, I want to meet you guys when you're having this beer.

[MaxRS6]

Can the part be taken to a machine shop to duplicate? Depending on the number of miles and how driven- I might be tempted to have the entire transmsission rebuilt if I planned on keeping the car for a signficant time.

Very nice executive panel consumer policy. I'd love to hear the decision maker's (I'm sure long thought out and intelligence beyond comprehension) reasoning of why they know best. Obviously- they should provide the options and let the consumer decide for their own risk and "consumer experience" what works best for their own specific situation. It sounds eerily like health care policies headed to your local IRS office..;0

[Amulet-S6]

Randy, Nice job posting a solution and not getting sucked into the negative conversation

[JRS-RS6]

Can the part be taken to a machine shop to duplicate? Depending on the number of miles and how driven- I might be tempted to have the entire transmsission rebuilt if I planned on keeping the car for a signficant time.


Randy, Nice job posting a solution and not getting sucked into the negative conversation

My thoughts exactly.

[DHall1]

Ok 4 things.

Max....stop causing trouble. Dont we have a bet on a certain match play event? When is KS again?

Jim.....we stuck a fat pig on Friday. Where were ya?

Jim....beer and tee time is on you at this summit.

All....his name is Michael and he is signing up as I type this.

Let the fun begin.


Can the part be taken to a machine shop to duplicate? Depending on the number of miles and how driven- I might be tempted to have the entire transmsission rebuilt if I planned on keeping the car for a signficant time.

Very nice executive panel consumer policy. I'd love to hear the decision maker's (I'm sure long thought out and intelligence beyond comprehension) reasoning of why they know best. Obviously- they should provide the options and let the consumer decide for their own risk and "consumer experience" what works best for their own specific situation. It sounds eerily like health care policies headed to your local IRS office..;0

[MaxRS6]

Heartland is May 14 - 16th; golf et tu? Sign up and sounds great if you can make it.

http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/67196718-DFC3-0271-92D3FF5C564D6A0B

Just got back from Florida visiting my dad- We played Legends, Winter Haven, and Diamond Back. It was all good. To provide photgraphic proof as required by some that remain nameless for the time being...;0

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz195/MaxRS6/Florida%202010/DSC03424.jpg?t=1270915581
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz195/MaxRS6/Florida%202010/DSC03427.jpg?t=1270915923
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz195/MaxRS6/Florida%202010/DSC03425.jpg?t=1270915997

[V8weight]

All....his name is Michael and he is signing up as I type this.

Let the fun begin.
Quick Randy, cue up the crazy train jpeg.

[MaxRS6]

Choo chooo- Lookin for a good story..

[DHall1]

Honey lets take a rv trip to Topeka so I can track day my RS6 and go golfing with Randy and Jim.

"1200 miles and 2 days each way to go to KS"

"So you can race your car and go golfing"

That went well.

hahah


Heartland is May 14 - 16th; golf et tu? Sign up and sounds great if you can make it.

http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/67196718-DFC3-0271-92D3FF5C564D6A0B

Just got back from Florida visiting my dad- We played Legends, Winter Haven, and Diamond Back. It was all good. To provide photgraphic proof as required by some that remain nameless for the time being...;0

[SAF]

Dave Dave Dave... that delivery was all wrong. I need to give you spin lessons.

[Aronis]

Love Audi's PR people. Don't forget the installation cost of that $7000 new transmission
But let's be fair. $7000 for a brand new transmission is a lot less than I would have guessed!!!

[Shoppinit]

I'm confused why he didn't just buy the part from ZF. AFAIK you can get every single part individually. There's even a parts list on their website.

http://www.mwrench.com/Whitepapers/ZF/5HP24.pdf

[Qisha]

Dear Friends,

in fact you are able to purchase spareparts for the transmission.

Contact:

ZF Group North American Operations Inc.

Headquarters and Technical Center
15811 Centennial Drive
Northville, MI 48168

Phone: +1 734 416-6200
Fax: +1 734 416-8331

ZF Services North America, LLC.

777 Hickory Hill Drive
60061 Vernon Hills, IL

Phone: +1 847 478 6868
Fax: +1 847 478 6843
Homepage http://www.zf.com/na

http://www.zf.com/corporate/en/products/replacement_parts/product_portfolio/spareparts_transmission_axle_steering/spareparts_transmission_axle_steering.html

Qisha

[DHall1]

Like I said. Dont mess with RS6.com

I was wondering how IPT, Level10 and Tozo sourced parts for their rebuilds.

too funny that Audi NA would not direct this owner to the right place. Kinda shows you how sleezy they can be. Instead of helping an owner....try to screw them and make a 7000 dollar sale that for the most part would end that owners relationship with Audi.

That is how you lose customers. I guess RS6 customers are just falling out of trees these days. Eh Audi NA. Idiots.

[Holiday]

Qisha- Great news for NA owners who have found themselves in this predicament. Thanks for coming to the rescue with the post!

Dave- you'll make a guys' Sunday afternoon if you pass a long this info...



Dear Friends,

in fact you are able to purchase spareparts for the transmission.

Contact:

ZF Group North American Operations Inc.

Headquarters and Technical Center
15811 Centennial Drive
Northville, MI 48168

Phone: +1 734 416-6200
Fax: +1 734 416-8331

ZF Services North America, LLC.

777 Hickory Hill Drive
60061 Vernon Hills, IL

Phone: +1 847 478 6868
Fax: +1 847 478 6843
Homepage http://www.zf.com/na

http://www.zf.com/corporate/en/products/replacement_parts/product_portfolio/spareparts_transmission_axle_steering/spareparts_transmission_axle_steering.html

Qisha

[DHall1]

Holiday,

Yep, he joined and found the thread. I am sure he will post shortly.

Yo you back in SoCal? We may be planning a RS6 attack on Julian before the temps get too hot. John and I have a big option winner in the works and he wants the Revo and then a rematch on Julian. You in?

[s42ski]

count me in on a Julian run - last good drive got cut by the rains - have the summer tires on :incar:

[ben916]

Holiday,

Yep, he joined and found the thread. I am sure he will post shortly.

Yo you back in SoCal? We may be planning a RS6 attack on Julian before the temps get too hot. John and I have a big option winner in the works and he wants the Revo and then a rematch on Julian. You in?

Rematch?! awesome!

I will be in the back if that is ok, still learning the limits of the '6

[AUDI5000CSTQ]

Holiday, glad your back safe, It's been years since I've done a West-Pac.
Hope to get all the San Diego area RSers together, do I hear group Revo mod?
Contact Ben about the belly pan mod we did last night.
Ben, there are limits to the RS?, say it ain't so!
Gauges? we don't need no stinking gauges!
Dave, I'll be racing you to Dudley's for the warm Jalapeno Cheddar cheese bread,
without the ESP and AC on.

[DHall1]

Dudley's!

Game on

[ben916]

.... To provide photgraphic proof as required by some that remain nameless for the time being...;0


Wow Carl Spackler, that really narrows down which one you are...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbQTXFJL8lo

It's in the hole!

[DHall1]

Ben

embed the link please! Dont tell me I gotta bring clubs to the next RS6 Julian run. You want some too?



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[mcdyas]

hey-

this is my ebay listing.

btw, i did track down ZF in the USA and tried to get parts directly but couldn't. if they sell parts direct the switchboard operator didn't know that. i was transferred to a sales person but he said he only usually deals with dealers or people with accounts and he said he wasn't sure that they sold to someone like me. he said he would see if someone could help me but i never heard back. anyway, i think the point is that AUDI would not sell me the parts or help me get them, not that i was not good enough to figure out how to get them out of ZF.

another interesting thing- after this whole debacle i reviewed the service records the original owner gave me on this car and the transmission had already been replaced once under warranty earlier in its history. it looks like these transmissions last about 25,000 to 35,000 miles.

i could have bought a salvage transmission from shokan coachworks, but going that route had issues also such as shipping it in and then being possiblity caught between shokan and my transmission shop if something went wrong with it.

my first audi was an audi gt way back when i was in college. after that i bought an audi 100 and took it up to 130,000 miles. later i bought a new S4. the last audi i will ever buy was the R6. after i got the transmission fixed i traded it in at a dealer for an infiniti G35xS- less horsepower but otherwise a terrific car.

[ben916]

Quick Randy, cue up the crazy train jpeg.

Randy isn't here....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbPWcLode0

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[DHall1]

Mike,

Sorry for the problems. Too bad you didnt find the forum when you had the problems. The transmission is a known failure point and a couple of owners have had Audi pay for the repair even out of warranty. That said, most of us have long term extended warranties and plan to stick it to Audi over the years while we enjoy the cars. My car is covered to 2015 and oh do I plan to get my transmissions done before the warranty expires. Audi should know better.

Thanks for posting.


hey-

this is my ebay listing.

btw, i did track down ZF in the USA and tried to get parts directly but couldn't. if they sell parts direct the switchboard operator didn't know that. i was transferred to a sales person but he said he only usually deals with dealers or people with accounts and he said he wasn't sure that they sold to someone like me. he said he would see if someone could help me but i never heard back. anyway, i think the point is that AUDI would not sell me the parts or help me get them, not that i was not good enough to figure out how to get them out of ZF.

another interesting thing- after this whole debacle i reviewed the service records the original owner gave me on this car and the transmission had already been replaced once under warranty earlier in its history. it looks like these transmissions last about 25,000 to 35,000 miles.

i could have bought a salvage transmission from shokan coachworks, but going that route had issues also such as shipping it in and then being possiblity caught between shokan and my transmission shop if something went wrong with it.

my first audi was an audi gt way back when i was in college. after that i bought an audi 100 and took it up to 130,000 miles. later i bought a new S4. the last audi i will ever buy was the R6. after i got the transmission fixed i traded it in at a dealer for an infiniti G35xS- less horsepower but otherwise a terrific car.

[V8weight]

Randy isn't here....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbPWcLode0

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Randy does it better, sorry Ben............
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww228/Pellis833/YOUREDOINGITWRONG.png

[TozoM8]

hey-

this is my ebay listing.

btw, i did track down ZF in the USA and tried to get parts directly but couldn't. if they sell parts direct the switchboard operator didn't know that. i was transferred to a sales person but he said he only usually deals with dealers or people with accounts and he said he wasn't sure that they sold to someone like me. he said he would see if someone could help me but i never heard back. anyway, i think the point is that AUDI would not sell me the parts or help me get them, not that i was not good enough to figure out how to get them out of ZF.

another interesting thing- after this whole debacle i reviewed the service records the original owner gave me on this car and the transmission had already been replaced once under warranty earlier in its history. it looks like these transmissions last about 25,000 to 35,000 miles.

i could have bought a salvage transmission from shokan coachworks, but going that route had issues also such as shipping it in and then being possiblity caught between shokan and my transmission shop if something went wrong with it.

my first audi was an audi gt way back when i was in college. after that i bought an audi 100 and took it up to 130,000 miles. later i bought a new S4. the last audi i will ever buy was the R6. after i got the transmission fixed i traded it in at a dealer for an infiniti G35xS- less horsepower but otherwise a terrific car.

Are you still looking for that bearing? I have them in stock. email me at tozoa8 at yahoo dot com

[MaxRS6]

^^Mcdyas states he jumped off the crazy train and into an Infiniti lifeboat so I don't think he needs any further stinkin parts or gauges..;0


the last audi i will ever buy was the R6. after i got the transmission fixed i traded it in at a dealer for an infiniti G35xS- less horsepower but otherwise a terrific car.

[650RS]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-RS6-Transmission-Bearing-Housing_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4ceea96484QQite mZ330421593220QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5f Accessories

TozoM8 - Is this a problem part in these transmissions? If not are there any or are there too many to worry about lol?

[TozoM8]

TozoM8 - Is this a problem part in these transmissions? If not are there any or are there too many to worry about lol?

I've never seen one go bad unless they damaged it when they take it out. One has to come out to get to the reverse clutch.

[DHall1]

I got your gauges Mad Max.

Show down at high noon. Superstition Mtns country club. Heads up matchplay winner take all.

lil sis, green ladies, green fees, duck feet, rat head and the works.




^^Mcdyas states he jumped off the crazy train and into an Infiniti lifeboat so I don't think he needs any further stinkin parts or gauges..;0

[mcdyas]

I saw the commercial for the R8 spider last night. I love their tag line: "Truth in Engineering". HA!

[DHall1]

I hear ya. Most all of us enjoy these rockets and live with the few glitches. Why? I dont see Chevy coming out with a AWD 4 door with V8 twin turbo.

So what to do? Cover your bet with the best extended warranty. 6/72 was my choice and the transmission can blow up 3 times for all I care.




I saw the commercial for the R8 spider last night. I love their tag line: "Truth in Engineering". HA!