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Old May 5, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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carrier bearing

hey guys just wondering if it is hard to change out the carrier bearing and you got any links to how to change it out, it looks pretty striaght forward but any other info would be helpful.

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Old May 5, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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Try this. It is easy and should only take 2-3 hrs. Tell me when you pull your hub how much space you have between your retainer clip and washers. Look down a few posts to "wheel fell off".
 
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Old May 5, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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i think i my have said the wrong bearing, i was talking about the driveshaft bearing in the middle, i thought it was named carrier, but i may be wrong. sorry for the mis communtcation
 
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Old May 5, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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I think you are referring to the carrier on the driveshaft. Kwik changed his and had a couple of pics but he noted that the carrier had to be pressed back on and that itself seems to be a real b#@ch without the right press.
 
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Old May 6, 2007 | 12:31 AM
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I used a BFH and a chisel to remove the bearing and the same bfh and a piece of pipe to install.
 
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Old May 6, 2007 | 12:44 AM
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Yeah, I did have to change the carrier bearing and I had to cut the bottom out of my press to get the driveshaft to fit. The old one was on there so tight that I couldn't get it off any other way. It made a big CRACK noise when the inner race finally released.
I used the BFH and a piece of pipe to get it back on.

 

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Old May 6, 2007 | 05:14 AM
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I took my shaft out and had Napa install the center bearing and all 3 joints for 50 bucks...not counting parts..
 
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Old May 6, 2007 | 06:33 AM
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I used a big hammer and chisel to get mine off and then stuck the end of the drive shaft in the freezed for a few hours and keft the carrier bearing in the sun all the while and it slipped right on with very little convincing. Its an old trick that i learned while working in a factory yeras ago and works well with most bearings that need to be pressed on. I did have to buy the carrier bearing from Ford though as nobody else carried them for my truck.
 
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