KevinL
Supportive Member
No suppliers nearby. WM pro 1200. Should I just take to regular mechanic or bearing shop or drive shaft specialty?
Who can press new bearings on direct drive shaft?
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Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Yes. It has to be pressed on squarely.
Bjorn
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any auto drive line business should be able to do it
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
KevinL said:
Hold the shaft taper end down and bang on a 2x4 till the rear bearing comes out then place long metal tube in the other end and tap front bearing out......
THEN:
tap front bearing back in with some Locktight sleeve retainer on it......using a bad bearing!
THEN:make a "bearing retainer plate" bolting that on the clutch plate...
THEN
replace the shaft through the tube and onto the new bearing.....
THEN
go to the rear of shaft and set the new bearing in place...
THEN
tap it home using the BAD bearing the press it in...
THEN
remove the "bearing retainer plate" that kept the front bearing from popping out......
One other thing.... don't buy the cheap bearings.......the good ones cost about 50 bones apiece...if you don wanna DO THIS again...
BUY THEM!
is that clear?
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Wow Bob!!!
That was like having my father helping us out. He was a great tool&die and machine shop pro. I miss him, been gone six years now.
Thanks,
Lee
That was like having my father helping us out. He was a great tool&die and machine shop pro. I miss him, been gone six years now.
Thanks,
Lee
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
jus remember...don't hit the shaft with a metal hammer....one good downward blow onto wood will usually pop the shaft right out!
KevinL
Supportive Member
Thanks for the info Bob but I quit the mechanics job. I'm gonna let a grease monkey do it. I got Browning's. $60 each. Are they good?
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Are they TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS...i hope not!KevinL said:
i've never used them...
actually the Jap bearings are better than the ones made in USA...
sealed double row...right?
KevinD
Member
bob vawter said:
NACHI Bearings ?
Mike Draper
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:shock: Only in the rubber room!
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
JH.C...that's sick............!
funny tho..........
funny tho..........
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Sic but exactly why you Bozos need a rubber room
hogjowl
Idiot™
Got up early to pee?
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
You get up to pee.....?
hogjowl
Idiot™
If you don’t that’s the only health problem you haven’t whined about.
I keep pushing salt pills on him but I dont think he is taking them.
hogjowl
Idiot™
He’s a stubborn old fart
Bryce C
DFW
That's me Dwain-o! I was combing through old posts about driveshafts to learn stuff and things. I just learned that if I simply "like" a post or something similar it revives the whole thing. I think I've been unknowingly reviving ancient threads by doing this off and on for a while now. I thought my likes on ancient posts would be personal between me and the creator. But alas, we're all here and I'm a weirdo. I'm glad I'm secretly entertaining you guys.
Since y'all joined the discussion I do have some questions. What are signs of driveshaft problems one can watch out for before they begin? I read about someone's driveshaft busting in the engine compartment and causing a ton of engine damage!
Also when greasing these things, is it ok to pump it until it seeps through the seals?
Bryce C
DFW
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Nate The Great
Member
Bawb sits down to pee though..
All my experience is with sealed straight driveshafts. . As far as greasing goes i would pump grease same as i would on the vans driveshaft, till it seeps outa the seals unless told otherwise by hydramaster..
