Driveshaft Carrier/hanger Bearing

[az'03Silverado]

Hey,

 

I have a 2003 ECSB 2wd with a two-piece driveshaft. I'm pretty sure my carrier bearing is shot and I'm wondering if I will need a press or if it will just slide off of the forward shaft. Any insight will help.

 

Thanks!

[old dog]

it should be pressed on .

Hey,

 

I have a 2003 ECSB 2wd with a two-piece driveshaft. I'm pretty sure my carrier bearing is shot and I'm wondering if I will need a press or if it will just slide off of the forward shaft. Any insight will help.

 

Thanks!

[txab]

Press on, press off.

[brianf60]

Cut the rubber off the old hanger, use a cut off wheel or grinder to cut the bearing almost all the way through (careful not to cut through into the shaft....) and use a chisel and hammer to crack the bearing. It will now slide off. Get a piece of gas pipe or something similiar (the size of the inner part of the bearing) and a hammer to drive the new assembly onto the shaft....

 

Goodluck!

[az'03Silverado]

Thanks everyone. I may just have my local driveshaft shop do the whole thing including u-joints.

[txab]

Thanks everyone. I may just have my local driveshaft shop do the whole thing including u-joints.

+1

 

Once you get the shaft out, you may find a u-joint or two on the edge of having problems, if they OEM. Not a bad idea for them to check the balance while they have it.

 

The last time I changed a carrier bearing, I had the driveline shop do it. Bought the bearing from them, only $5 more than parts store, quality bearing as well, they R&R for nothing. Took 'em maybe 5 minutes. Worth an extra $5 to me

[pm26]

Cut the rubber off the old hanger, use a cut off wheel or grinder to cut the bearing almost all the way through (careful not to cut through into the shaft....) and use a chisel and hammer to crack the bearing. It will now slide off. Get a piece of gas pipe or something similiar (the size of the inner part of the bearing) and a hammer to drive the new assembly onto the shaft....

 

Goodluck!

 

Well, that's a crude way of doing it and invites all sorts of damage and problems. I replaced the driveshaft carrier bearing on my '95 Nissan pickup due to damaged ruber bushing. I used a harbor freight 20 ton press, which worked really well. Some bearings also have a dust cover and that needs to be pressed on separately, not pushed in by the bearing, or you will jam the bearing against it! first press the dust cover on (if there is one), then press the bearing on all the way against the dust cover. Always use a shop press when replacing things like these bearings.

 

I am with txab on this one: if you do not have a large enough shop press and right tools, you ar emuch better off having a qualified shop do this. Pressing bearing on and off can be tricky and usually very frustrating without proper tools.

[az'03Silverado]

Yeah, if I was allowed to work on my truck at my work, I'd do it. But I can't. And I don't have room, time, equipment, etc to do it at home.

[pm26]

I forgot to mention that in addition to the press you need a bearing removal/installation tool which will ensure installation of a new bearing without any damage. As mentioned in one of the posts above, you can always improvise using a closely fitting pipe, but you need to exercise caution.

[brianf60]

Done atleat 200 hanger bearings. Never had one go bad. Its not the tools that make the mechanic....

[pm26]

Done atleat 200 hanger bearings. Never had one go bad. Its not the tools that make the mechanic....

 

True, but if you use the right tools and you never did the job before, chances are you will not mess it up.

[pistonslap]

Yeah, if I was allowed to work on my truck at my work, I'd do it. But I can't. And I don't have room, time, equipment, etc to do it at home.

 

I had one pack it in completely about 30 miles from the nearest city. Being somewhat broke and too cheap to pay for a wrecker etc.. I hitch-hiked to town and got what tools I needed to fix it on the road side. I must of beat on that sum of a biatch for a half hour, before using a chisel and hammer to cut it off. It was not a pleasant job to say the least!

[az'03Silverado]

Yeah, if I was allowed to work on my truck at my work, I'd do it. But I can't. And I don't have room, time, equipment, etc to do it at home.

 

I had one pack it in completely about 30 miles from the nearest city. Being somewhat broke and too cheap to pay for a wrecker etc.. I hitch-hiked to town and got what tools I needed to fix it on the road side. I must of beat on that sum of a biatch for a half hour, before using a chisel and hammer to cut it off. It was not a pleasant job to say the least!

 

 

Dang! Sounds like an ordeal. I'm actually off on Monday so I'm going to check with the driveshaft shop on a price. I hope everything turned out ok.