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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 09:47 AM
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Not necessarily, the noise still could be in the transmission. And if it WAS a bad input shaft bearing the only way to check it is with the transmission removed.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 07:45 PM
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Well boys, I think I found the problem. Steady bearing is thrashed I'm going to see if my warehouse guy in the pipeline can grab me a new one and swap it out after work. will report back
 
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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 11:51 PM
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Well boys, I think I found the problem. Steady bearing is thrashed I'm going to see if my warehouse guy in the pipeline can grab me a new one and swap it out after work. will report back
Steady bearing?
 
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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 11:58 PM
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Maybe you know it as a carrier bearing or a Center bearing? goes on the dive shaft. Up here It's referred to as a steady bearing in most shops.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2019 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by tater3000
Well boys, I think I found the problem. Steady bearing is thrashed I'm going to see if my warehouse guy in the pipeline can grab me a new one and swap it out after work. will report back
I don't have a van so yours may be different. But just a warning if you're pressed for time, when mine went out in my pickup I ended up having to take my driveline into a machine shop and have the old one pressed off and new one pressed on.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2019 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by RaymondIV
I don't have a van so yours may be different. But just a warning if you're pressed for time, when mine went out in my pickup I ended up having to take my driveline into a machine shop and have the old one pressed off and new one pressed on.
I found a shop in the town I'm working willing to do it after hours for me, u joints I can handle but I've played that game before with the steady bearing, I did the same as you
 
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Old Jan 30, 2019 | 01:36 PM
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All fixed boys, steady bearing, did the u joint to while the shaft was out.
 
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