Post by: got2haul on January 30, 2007, 10:28:00 am
How do I diagnose if the bearing needs to be replaced? Are they pressed on? A replacement isn't very much and I think I can replace it easily enough while the bed is off the truck.
Post by: Blazin on January 31, 2007, 06:07:00 am
Post by: VileZambonie on January 31, 2007, 05:17:00 pm
Post by: got2haul on February 01, 2007, 12:34:00 pm
How do you post a picture?
Post by: Blazin on February 01, 2007, 02:07:00 pm
Twice as many u joints to wear out, another part to wear out the carrier bearing and or mounting rubber. I have had several trucks with two piece shafts and have had a few problems with the carrier bearing mounts failing. I could not keep one in my 64 C20, replaced it every year. Would get it out in the spring and by Aug. the rubber was ripped apart. Put a new unit in and the same the next year. After 3 years of that I had a one peice shaft made. The guy at the shop wondered why I didn't do it the first time around.
Post by: VileZambonie on February 01, 2007, 05:27:00 pm
[ img ] your link to your pic here [ / img ]
No spaces.
Blazin, a good balanced 2 piece shaft assembly provides the smoothest and strongest of the two designs. I hear where you are coming from with more parts to break etc when it does fail but longer wheel base vehicles like my 74 GMC which has over 600HP and hopefully within the next two years will be over 1000HP can handle the torque and speed.
I'm sure there's a bazillion articles on them that you can read but I also work with a company that I do side business with that custom builds driveshafts and they recommend 2 piece on heavy duty/ high perf applications.
Here's a quick link although I didn't actually read what it says
www.rodandcustommagazine....haft_tech/
Post by: got2haul on February 02, 2007, 08:58:00 am
And an updated pic of my truck
Edited by: roundedline at: 2/2/07 7:22 pm
Post by: VileZambonie on February 02, 2007, 04:34:00 pm