cant get the center bearing off - Diesel Forum

rawpower · 12-20-2005, 01:05 PM

how do you get it off of the driveshaft? I bought a new one that came with everything, even the hanger... but I cant get the old one off. What am I doing wrong?

Gibson · 12-20-2005, 01:26 PM

a 10' cheaper pipe on your breaker bar??? try heating the nuts with a roch (if you have one) or shoot some PB Blaster (can be baught at Big LOTS for $1.50 (small can)0 on the nuts and wait a few hours.... just try not to strip the nut/bolt, then you'll have hell taken the hanger off...............Gibson

rawpower · 12-20-2005, 01:28 PM

haha sorry, i got the hanger off i just cant get the actual bearing of the d-shaft. how does it come off?

cdnsarguy · 12-20-2005, 01:52 PM

Normally it is pressed off and the new one pressed on.

rawpower · 12-20-2005, 01:58 PM

ok... does it slide off forwards or backwards? i didnt take the slip yoke boot off, but im guessing it will slide off that way towards the rear, right?

rawpower · 12-20-2005, 03:55 PM

the slip yoke wont come off. Ive tried liquid wrench, torch, and even pulling it with the tractor (i know its not healthy, but its come to that) What can I do?

The yoke did move about 1.5 inches, then it stopped... whats wrong

DSBlack · 12-20-2005, 04:08 PM

I went through this. Save yourself some time and heartache. Just take it to someone with a press. I did the whole heat and cold thing to finally get it off 4 hrs later. Only to fine the new one also had to be pressed on. 15 min. at the shop, $20 and it was done.

rawpower · 12-20-2005, 04:11 PM

ok thanks... already spent 2 hours on it. guess ill be leaving now. thatnks for the help guys

GuyW · 12-20-2005, 04:41 PM

After I tore the rubber out of the way, I used a cutting disc on my die grinder to notch the outside race, and split it with a hammer and chisel (race is brittle...). Then I ground a transverse flat on the inner race as a place to hold the chisel blade, and knocked it off with a hammer.

Used a nice clean piece of pipe with which matched the inner race, and knocked the new piece on quite easily.

rawpower · 12-20-2005, 05:38 PM

my problem is the slip joint. the teflon coating on the inside is binding. took it to ford and they got it off after about 30 mins. I need a new slip joint.

GuyW · 12-20-2005, 06:53 PM

I wondered about that teflon coating when doing mine - does anybody know if that coating can be easily re-applied? Industrial process??

rawpower · 12-20-2005, 07:33 PM

i was told it cannot be reapplied. but im sure it can, it just may be too difficult

GuyW · 12-20-2005, 09:58 PM

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i was told it cannot be reapplied. but im sure it can, it just may be too difficult

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Rob - my first reaction is to never beleive the dealer on a subject like this....according to most of them, vehicles *can't* run with non-OEM parts....

HamerDown · 12-20-2005, 10:28 PM

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After I tore the rubber out of the way, I used a cutting disc on my die grinder to notch the outside race, and split it with a hammer and chisel (race is brittle...). Then I ground a transverse flat on the inner race as a place to hold the chisel blade, and knocked it off with a hammer.

Used a nice clean piece of pipe with which matched the inner race, and knocked the new piece on quite easily.

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Yep, that be how I do it [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

rawpower · 12-20-2005, 10:31 PM

they told me they couldnt do it, so i dunno if they are lying or not. if they would have said "well put a new yoke on for you though" i would have laughed at them