All fixed!!
I needed my car tomorrow for work, so I road my triumph tiger 1200xca down to the Audi that had 8 bolts, the shim and damper in stock, stopped at idparts for a belt and idler kit+tensioner. Threw it together this afternoon. Purrrrrrrs now. I’m not sure this makes a difference but the car did sit for 1.5 years in storage waiting for the “fix”. I can see that causing some bearings to fail with grease settling, I had several noisy idlers, but not a rubber damper? Maybe I should put a layer of protectant on it?
Oil hammer, I would have ordered from you if this wasn’t a one day activity....unless you are in the Boston area??? Or know anyone who carries contitech in the Boston area? The new OEM looks like it’s better quality, although the one on my Q7 was 8 years old with 54k on it...