Help ASAP! What is this part?????

[85hauler]

Us crew cab owners are so lucky...

You think having one is bad. My hauler is stretched to 190"wb and has 2 carrier bearings on a 3 piece driveshaft.

 

[The Warden]

FWIW, I think that all trucks except regular cab 4x4's (and MAYBE regular cab 4x2's, but I recall someone with a 4x2 regular cab saying he had one) have a carrier bearing. I know I have one on my 4x4 extended-cab.

Real easy to replace...just take the driveshaft to your friendly neighborhood machine shop, ask them to press out the old one and install the new one, and $10 or so later, you're good to go!

 

[dsblack]

Not a fun job to do at home. Almost impossible unless you have a press.

 

[krawlr]

My Ingersol couldn't even get the big nut loose. I didn't think there was anything "Inga" couldn't get loose.

 

[tonkadoctor]

OK,How do you remove and Replace the bearing assembly?Any special tools needed?

1. Torch
2. Good skills with torch or don't even try it
3. BFH
4. Big hydraulic press preffered
5. Expanded vocabulary
6. Pockets deep enough to take it to the shop when you give up

I ain't never gonna do that job myself again

 

[160k87F250]

Both my trucks have them, and I've had to replace both of them. Not a big deal, but of course, I did them at work with air tools and a press. I shimmed my 2wd bearing when I put a slight lift on the truck. No ill effects.

Tanya, that bearing should of been making some noise before it turned into that!!!
John

 

[160k87F250]

My Ingersol couldn't even get the big nut loose. I didn't think there was anything "Inga" couldn't get loose.

What nut are you talking about?

 

[krawlr]

What nut are you talking about?

Oops, that's on the third piece of my 3-piece shaft. Only applies to my looooong hauler. Has a nut holding the yoke on, no slip joint.

 

[Exekiel69]

I did the one on My truck and it sure was a lot of work with no tools but it was not impossible, just have a good chissel and 2 lbs hammer and a good pair of gloves that will do the trick if You don't know any drive shaft shop.

 

[93turbo_animal]

I just used a cut off wheel scored it real deep then hit with hammer and chisel and it fell off

 

[160k87F250]

Oops, that's on the third piece of my 3-piece shaft. Only applies to my looooong hauler. Has a nut holding the yoke on, no slip joint.

OK, that makes sense.

 

[geonc]

I just used a cut off wheel scored it real deep then hit with hammer and chisel and it fell off

BINGO!

 

[Double-S-Diesel]

at the first IDI ralley, I think it took 10 or so of us, A big hammer, a picinic table, and a piece of pipe from somewhere and we changed one.

 

[tonkadoctor]

at the first IDI ralley, I think it took 10 or so of us, A big hammer, a picinic table, and a piece of pipe from somewhere and we changed one.

Ummmmm Lemme venture a guess here.....The picnic table was for the 9 supevisors and the cooler.

 

[f-two-fiddy]

Ron,

Go ahead and shim it if it makes you feel better - it won't hurt anything...

Your prolly better off shimming it, to get a good driveline angle. Less wear.
Take a look at the Monster trucks. They use big steel brackets to straighten theirs out.