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I'm the original creator of this post, but photobucket now wants to charge me money to have those photo links work properly. Anyone know a way to handle that or where to move them? I recently sold my Jetta and now no longer have a TDI :-(

FYI, the last fix I implemented that is documented in this thread lasted until I sold the car at 144K. It seemed to work fine. :-)

Original owner here. You will find a number of my postings on this site and others during my 13 years with the car. 144K miles when I sold it. Biggest thing I learned with this car and these forums, is don't start to believe that the negative experiences many folks on these forums are having...

FYI, my fix dated July 2015 and in this thread is still holding strong last I looked at it and have noticed no ill effects. Not sure of current milage but I'd guess at least 40K.

See my earlier post in this thread from last year where I seal it up totally, positioning the lever in a mid position. Your exhaust gas smell might be coming from elsewhere, since if you just put epoxy in I can't imagine it can leak enough right away to create the smell. On my car, even when...

Here is an update from the OP on this thread: So I tried out the technique mentioned to jack up the front and carefully put the car in drive and listen for sounds from the hubs etc with a stethoscope. Short answer is I could hear no noises of concern coming from either side. Bearings and...

Oh I can get $80 axles here too, but the word in this forum and others that we should avoid the cheap Chinese parts like the plague and reman axles at that price aren't possible with true German parts. Apparently folks have many horror stories of their experiences with cheap axles and CV joints...

I suspect you operated the car too early after install of the repair. It takes overnight for the epoxy to truly harden in my experience. Also, while quick steel will work for awhile, we have since found that JB Weld high heat seems to work better and doesn't setup as fast. That is documented...

Thanks folks for your input on my bearing/CV joint noise dilemma. I think I will consider the four jack stand test with the wheels turning, and use my stethoscope to see what I can hear. From inputs so far it seems I have time to investigate this and order what might hopefully be the right...

Any help for my post in helping me differentiate between CV joint and front wheel bearing noise?

My symptoms on my 06 TDI DSG and 118,000 miles on it do not clearly differentiate between the bearing or the CV joints. For this I would like some input. I have no apparent vibration and no clicking on turning that might be typical of CV joint problems. Tires are Bridgestone Serenity Plus and...

Similar problem? So, it seems from this thread that folks are finding that unplugging the window regulator and controller inside the door can sometimes fix an window that won't go up? So this is separate from the common door wiring harness problem apparently? I had a similar problem just a...

So the original repair that I documented with photos earlier in this thread turned out only to last about a year or 10,000 miles. The epoxy eventually crumbled somewhat like the original bushing did. So today I decided to try something different. I'm trying the JB Weld hi heat putty mentioned...

Quick update. My repair as documented above is still holding fine best I can tell. No hissing. Don't have a mileage number but the car is driving every day.

Regarding the posts by "whodom" about using putty epoxy versus a more liquid type: The Quick Steel epoxy that I pictured in my original posting on 8/7/14 is a putty, so I am confused about your comments indicating it isn't. Maybe QuickSteel comes in more than one consistancy? What I used is a...

If my repair lasts 85K like the original did I will be happy. :-)

NOTE: the technique outlined in this post used quick steel epoxy and that repair turned out not to last more than a year. I suggest you refer to my post later in this thread where I use JB Weld and I completely deactivate the vacuum motor. That technique appears to be lasting much longer. This...

How does the metal plate fit over the lever on the shaft? I assume it is required to clean out the cavity somehow to clear out the carbon so that the epoxy can adhere? What is a good way to do that? What is the trick to disconnecting the ball and socket fitting from the actuator from the...

I'd like to use a vendor who posts prices on here and is known to be good, but I haven't been able to find any in my far south Houston area.

I ask because I was quoted about $970 at a VW repair shop and it seemed a bit steep. Kits run about $250 or so. That seems like a lot for labor. The guy said it would take about 4.5 hours to do.