Just for the record so others don't make my mistake... Audi does NOT sell these individual u-joints, they sell the whole intermediate steering shaft assembly for about $400 at the dealership. I did some research to find just the u-joint and bought one off ebay that was "supposed to fit". Well, it was too small. After pulling this intermediate shaft assembly out, I was able to get a better look and see that these u-joints aren't meant to be changed as they have small protective caps & notches pressed in on the ends to prevent removal. After some cutting, drilling, pressing I was still able to remove the u-joint and then realized the one I purchased was too small. At that point after a few hours of work I said f-it, and just bought the full shaft assembly from a dealership because I didn't have time to search & find & wait for another u-joint to arrive and cross my fingers it would fit since there's no specs I could find anywhere for the actual size. So unless you know the actual size u-joint needed and have a press for removing & installing, save yourself the time and just buy the full assembly. FYI I did see that places like AutoZone & O'Reilly sell an aftermarket shaft assembly for about $300. But for an extra $100 you can get the real OEM assembly and know if fits so that's the route I went with. I hope this helps others as the video is very deceiving. At least tell everyone the exact size or part number u-joint you're using in case people want to try and replace it themselves.

Thank you for sharing. Very appreciated for your time. Have a great day.

Dude you rock, I just replaced the strut and my sterring was messed up. I thought I had did something wrong. When i checked this joint, it was clearly the problem. All fixed. Thanks for the video

I have S4 and same problem will do the same and let's see hope it works but some people said it's the pump problem thanks anyway mate 👍 very well explained

Thank you for this !

Do you have the part number for the new part? I have this issue and it's textbook based on your description.

Thank you!

I lubricate them with rust check two times a year, and I ovoid this costly repair, but great video .....

Awesome thank you.

Thanks 🙏🏾 for this video had the same problem with my q5 easy fix mechanic was trying to change $2400 🤦🏿‍♂️

hi would you please tell me how you luck the steering well before you start the job ?

What tool is that you used and bolt size ?

Twice a year (at tire change time) I’ll spray that that lower U-joint with a penetrating lubricant to avoid this issue as I was also experience some steering resistance. 2014 A4

What is the year

How long can you drive with the car if it has this problem. Can it do some major damage if it's not fixef

Does changing the rack solves the problem?

Ever come across the steering to be perfect but red power steering light won’t clear from dash have fault code C10AC07 much help would be appreciated thanks

Hey does this apply to 2017 audi a4 as well?

Does this also apply to audi a5? Mines just started ramdomly going really stiff then loose again. I have dynamic steering also.

FYI use the barring grease works better then the WD 40

Would this problem cause play in the steering?

Would this make the power steering pump to whine ?

Hi there. I have an s3 8p and the car was standing for two years. Now I have it running again. Car starts but the steering doesn't turn at all. How do I fix it. It has a orange steering light

I drove through a puddle maybe a foot deep of water, and 10 minutes after I got the warning light and my steering system just fried. Went to the dealer to repair it they said it cost $4 to $5,000. Even though the vehicle says Quattro it's a problem because the rack is electronic and it fries it when it goes through water

So i have audi a5 tfsi quoatro 2.0L 2010 coupe i have a stif stering im driving like that over a year now i have changed stering pump first time it didi t work at all second time i bought difrent one little bit more expensive it worked for about one month already lost a lot of money then i bought a second hand stering rack still nothing changed i love the car but stering is very hard especialy when parking when i start my car in the morning stering whell works fine for about 1 minute then it become stiff again when i drive in higway its not to bad but when i need to park the car its very difucult any ideas what should i do is it posible the stering wheel sensor coould be responsible for it or something i lost any hope now and it cost me a lot but do want to fixe the sterring wheel back to normal and on high rews sterimg whell works

Hello, i drive an Audi q5 2015 and i have the same problem. The steering wheel started to feel stiff when it got cold (winter), i don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not. Anyways, yesterday i went to the gas station and fueled up the car, after turning the car on to leave the gas station, the steering wheel felt absolutely normal, 0 stiffness, it felt brand new. However, the next day the problem came back, what is the reason behind this?

Hello Im from Poland, please write me in the comment how to fix it, because I don't know English so well to understand what you say. Thanks greetings

I have a 2013 Audi a4 and the steering dosent bind but when i turn the steering wheel all the way to one side it throw codes and also turns on the yellow warning then the do not drive red then there’s times that the steering is fine and wont turn on any lights at all i already disconnected the module board connected to the bottom of the steering rack and found one of the connectors had corrosion and cleaned it the best i could with what i had and nothing happen but if the car sits for a day or two the steering is back to normal and ideas what it could be???

My J500 on the rack went. Replaced it but my steering wheel turn in either direction. Any clues why?

How much is the job ?

Can you fix this by just spraying wd40 on it?

How can it be a high book time ? dealer level flat rate mechanic here looks to be .3 hr diagnostic with about 1 hour tops replacement and that is giving a twice the estimate of what GM would pay GM would give you .3 hours total time about what they pay to do an oil change so 1.3 hours total would be a massive improvement over GM pricing (take note gm pricing is designed to fuck over the dealer mechanic all of the engineering they do each year is to make trim panels impossible to remove without breaking retaining clips that they now mold into the panels so you gotta buy a $800 door panel to fix a window regulator. They want owners to break things left and right if they attempt to fix their own cars. Been that way for 30 years.

Do what you didn't do it so we can see...

How much do you think a mechanic will charge me for doing this?