My old 2005 Cayenne S now has 69,750 miles on Jimi Fix #0001. The new owner reports the fix still remains solid. However, the collateral damage of the original bearing failure has finally resulted in the destruction of the Flex Disc Coupling, known in BMW-speak as simply a "Guibo." This is exactly WHY the Vertex solution also includes the Flex Disc doughnut as part of their kit.

Basically, once the center support bushing degrades and the shaft starts pounding at the driveshaft tunnel - the Guibo's stretch bolts elongate, due to the wild deflection of the driveshaft. Once the bolts elongate, the rubber doughnut's bushings get sloppy.... resulting in a metallic, "thunk" whenever the P!G sets in motion, or comes to a stop. The "thunking" gets worse over time and eventually the Guibo just shreds-apart.

Observations:
a) Once the Midget starts pounding on the driveshaft tunnel.... STOP and tow the P!G ASAP. Inspect Guibo for looseness when doing the Jimi Fix.
b) If doing Jimi Fix BEFORE and center support failure occurs, the bolts will not have an opportunity to elongate, thereby averting more catastrophic failure.
c) Ideal method of doing the fix is to Ziptie 3-4 hose slices together, trimming off the excess. Place this cluster at the 12 o'clock position of the bearing carrier shell. Stuff the remaining hose slices and Ziptie until they finally meet together at the 6 o'clock position. Secure the hose cluster to the bearing carrier with 4 Zipties, strapped firmly.