drive shaft

pbouffard · 07-20-2007, 08:41 PM

how much of a pain in the butt is it to change the carrier bearing assembly on an 88 c2500 ext cab long bed, i was told it is pressed on?? thanks

75K30 · 07-20-2007, 09:37 PM

Carrier bearings are in the rear axle, The center support bearing that you are talking about is a press on unit.
Make sure when you take the driveshaft apart that you mark it so you can re-assemble it the way it came apart. Multi piece driveshafts are balanced as one unit and getting one out of phase will result in a vibration problem.

Ford4x4Chik27 · 07-21-2007, 10:06 PM

I think he means the center support bearing.. and it shouldn't be too hard, it's quite simple on the Ranger.. how much harder can it be on a full size

07-20-2007, 08:41 PM	#1
pbouffard Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 100	drive shaft how much of a pain in the butt is it to change the carrier bearing assembly on an 88 c2500 ext cab long bed, i was told it is pressed on?? thanks

07-21-2007, 10:06 PM	#3
Ford4x4Chik27 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sac-Town, Cali Posts: 1,585	I think he means the center support bearing.. and it shouldn't be too hard, it's quite simple on the Ranger.. how much harder can it be on a full size __________________ '93 Isuzu Amigo, Toyota Axles/Tcase/Drivelines, 35" MTR's '01 Pathfinder, making a huge effort to keep it stock, since it's my DD

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07-20-2007, 09:37 PM	#2
75K30 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,550	Carrier bearings are in the rear axle, The center support bearing that you are talking about is a press on unit. Make sure when you take the driveshaft apart that you mark it so you can re-assemble it the way it came apart. Multi piece driveshafts are balanced as one unit and getting one out of phase will result in a vibration problem.