Porsche cayenne 955/957 driveshaft jimi fix

[@jagpilotohio]

One year later…..Jimmy Fix doing fine even up to 130 mph. 😂. One of the greatest do it yourself fixes in automotive history.

[@tylerhornidge4571]

Have had my cardan shaft like this for over a year now, works like a charm.

[@AdventuresofGraywolf]

I used just enough sections to get 80% around the bearing and then tightened the two ends with a tie wrap to pull them together. That made it so the loops were almost close enough to slide on but not quite. I then used a dental pick and a thin screwdriver to gradually coax it onto the bearing. Also, I spent a LONG time trying to slice the rubber off but did a better job slicing my knuckle. I finally put a barrel sandpaper attachment on my dremel and I was literally done in 90 seconds. The rubber goes everywhere that way so don't be surprised if you smell burnt rubber for a couple of days if you didn't wipe off the rubber from the exhaust pipes.

[@GerardAguirre-y3z]

Awesome video !!! I did it with 7 pieces of tube …runs like a champ!!! Thanks to all the helpful comments.

[@phorty89]

This is great, I'm doing it tonight on my 2008 Turbo!

[@jagpilotohio]

THE JIMMY FIX!! Nice! My 06 turbo S just went out for the second time at 117,000. The First time it got a full drive shaft at the dealer at 63,000 by the previous owner. He immediately dumped it after he fixed it. 😂

[@kevinmorris3220]

Just did this fix, it worked a treat. Last time I had this repair with an earlier Cayenne I had it cost $4k at a Porsche dealer !!!

[@kaifsheikh9953]

I repair this in uae i just take 110$

[@anonymouse7074]

Awesome. I occasionally apply some rubber conditioner to maybe help preserve it

[@Dilberto88]

Jimi fix #00001 currently has 170,000 miles, since I first got it done in June, 2015.

[@brycewilliams98]

Way to go, Dilberto. You are the father of the Jimi Fix. Thank you. My '08 Cayenne Turbo just had this fail after 58k careful miles. Will report back and thanks for creating the fix. Nice video to the regular mechanic guy who filmed this and everyone else here for their tips to improve / maintain the fix.

[@jagpilotohio]

Legendary. My 06 CTT S just crapped out at 117,000 for the second time. First was at 63,000 a month before I bought It. Previous owner fixed it for over 2 grand and said screw it. 😂

[@WBG123098]

This is what I came to the comments to see, 170,000 sweet baby Jesus and from the og himself I love it

[@odaydrums]

@@brycewilliams98 how is it going? Still working?

[@ALittleOG]

Works like a champ, wife thinks Im a genius;) Sounded like a jackhammer hitter our center console on way home from airport last month and dinner plans that night, had us rolling in on time and flawless 2 hrs later. Awesome fix!

[@injuhneer]

If you want a bit more security than zip ties (pretty good) use PL1 roof/flashing sealant to glue everything between the hose sections. The sealant cures to about 60A and is durable.

[@alejrandrosanches6575]

Buenas tardes amigo lo acabo de hacer y todo quedó perfecto sin problemas . Gracias 👍🏻

[@jaircorona9745]

I saw you on the forum and your video popped up. Nice job

[@BadasserProductions]

I'm Jimi. This all started from a friend Zachery. I did the fix and he runs a porsche forum. Did you make an update video? It will last until the zip ties rot away of the bearing fails. I am curious about your update.😊

[@regularmechanic4196]

I know Zachery from Facebook! Haha 40K miles on the jimi fix and going strong

[@lincolnkarkari3210]

Have done that on my porsche cayenne 2007 and working to date

[@lincolnkarkari3210]

sorry in a rush i supposed the tubing the 5/8th should be heat resistant

[@tundeogida9740]

Thanks for this video. What length is each piece of tube pls.

[@JYKDutchYT]

Just did it on my 01 E46 325i works like a charm no more poltergeist activity from the center console. Still a little vibration but nothing too bad.

[@dusanmaslarevic561]

I didn't completely take the rubber off the the bearing. Do you think that is a reason why getting horrible vibration when driving 100km/h. Everything up 80km/s is perfect, but above.

[@lincolnkarkari3210]

back to what king of tube you usef

[@Zionfarm]

I know you already made it out to TX. Did you PCS to Hood, Bliss, San Antonio, etc?

[@regularmechanic4196]

San Antonio somehow lol

[@ctngtr9114]

it has vibration and bad sound on my touareg :/

[@7979pl]

Hi, please tell me what is the hose dimension ?

[@Dilberto88]

It’s 5/8” inner diameter braided heater core hose, cut into 1.5” pieces

[@TheSnook1988]

Good job devil dog lol