Can anyone help me with the size of the nut that needs to be removed so I can pull the carrier bearing off the drive shaft? I need to purchase a socket. Thank you!

 

There pressed.
It can be done with an air hammer, however a drive shaft shop is a good choice.

 

It's a 33mm and most auto parts stores have them. After you remove it, an impact Gun works best, use an air chisel with a blunt tip going side to side a couple of times and a puller for the bearing. Real easy I did one last weekend. It was easier than the U-Joint, they were rusted bad even after soaking them with PB blaster overnight. DIY it's going to save money.

 

Thanks cheezit! I actually found the size of the nut a little while ago, its 33mm. Just in case anyone else would like to know.

 

Thank you for the reply.. I actually just ordered the socket off ebay.. I couldn't find one in stock around here.. they have every other size but the 33mm.. go figure.. lol

 

Cheezit's reply is based on your mis-terminology. For carrier bearing replacement you only have to remove the rear cover and bearing caps.

It sounds like you meant to ask "what size socket do I need to remove the pinion nut to replace the pinion bearings?"
Just an FYI for the future, especially for the parts order. Don't forget to replace the pinion nut with a new one.

 

Cheezit has helped myself and many others on this form for years. I am always grateful for the help I get on this forum by him and others. I'm not changing the pinion bearing that's something different. When I googled the part most of the people are calling it a "carrier bearing". That's why I used the name and that's what I searched for on eBay to find the correct part. If I search pinion bearing it gives me something different. It looks like the correct name for it is "Drive Shaft Center Support Bearing Assembly". Do I still need to replace the 33mm nut or can I re use the original one? Sorry for the confusion guys.

 

If you're just doing the left and right carrier bearings you don't need to remove the pinion nut or driveshaft. All that gets removed is the rear cover and the 4 cap bolts for carrier bearings.
The "pinion nut" gets it's name because it's retaining the preload on the pinion gear bearings, hence the name "ring & pinion gears".

 

If you do reuse the old nut. Make sure to use loctite 242. Otherwise buy a new pinion nut. It will have the thread locker on it already.

 

This is what I am replacing Click Here

 

Ok. A picture is worth a million words. There is no nut that holds it on. Drop the driveshaft and the two support bearing bolts. Press off the old and on with the new.
Sorry for the misunderstanding. That is also referred to as a carrier bearing too. Still though, no special socket needed.

 

hahaha... next time I will start with a picture.. thank you very much for your time! Thank you to everyone else that posted too!

 

No special socket to remove the support bearing, but you still are going to need the 33mm to get the yoke off. The only thing I found out when I have changed other ones, is that they make a few different inner bearing sizes and haven't discovered a good way other than measuring the old one with the new one at the parts house. Good luck with your project and let us know if it's not as difficult as you thought it would be. It's a good feeling when you accomplish new challenges.

 

Thank you... I will post back when this has been finished.

 

I forgot to update this thread.. sorry guys. The drive shaft carrier bearing (I think we all know which one it is...haha) was installed. It never fails with me.. I had to use the gear puller to get the yoke off then while my buddy was getting a screw driver to help get the rubber piece off the bearing I pulled it off with my hands. From what I read in other posts guys were pulling the yoke off with their hands and using the puller for the bearing. Over all it was fairly easy to do. Thanks for the help guys.