On an 82 suburban, I have a two piece driveshaft with the 3 u joints ,and there's a bearing with the bonded rubber is peeled almost all the way around. its shot. Its not a ujoint or cardan, its just a roller bearing bonded in a sheetmetal pillow block housing. and a water shield on it. The Chilton's and the Haynes don't say how critical the alignment is . however I can look down the shaft and see the front and rear shafts are not aligned straight. side to side. I guess I,m concerned about the splines where the two shafts slip together and if mis alignment will wear them out. Should I try and make the shafts straight from the tranny to the rear end, and align the bearing with the shafts, or leave the bearing loose and tighten the u joints and tighten the bearing where it wants to stay put at.
Two piece driveshaft help wanted.
Apr 27, 2006
3 Replies
that's called a hanger bearing and it's not deathly critical but you should keep it as straight as possible...but change it first.
It's a carrier bearing. Just replace it.
Al
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If it's bad, replace it. Hanger, Carrier, or Center Support bearing are all terminologies used to describe the part.
as to yer concern for tightening....................
tighten the u-joints first, then tighten the Center Support bearing where it wants to set at. Give it a few jostles to insure it's not in some weird bind.
m/o
~:~ MarshMonster ~trans tech~
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