Re: 5000tq Driveshaft...

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

> My 87 5000cstq has a worn driveshaft support bearing. Can this be replaced
> without replacement of the driveshaft? Is the part available seperately?
> I'm hearing conflicting reports. Any first hand knowlege would be
> appreciated. thanks.
> 
I replaced this bearing on my urq driveshaft years ago.  It is a standard 
bearing, available at any bearing dealer.  I've heard that some newer cars
it is not possible to disassemble the driveshaft, so YMMV.  You might 
want to look at the front yoke for the u-joint to see if it is bolted to
the fore-shaft or welded.  I've also heard that on some later cars the 
bearing had the housing molded onto it ... on my car the bearing was 
pressed into the housing.  

I posted the procedure about 1.5 years ago, so it may be available from 
the server.  I'm trying to collect all these little write-ups so that we
can include them on Dan's web page.

If you know the bearing is bad, then what do you have to lose trying to 
take the driveshaft apart?  [this is the reasoning I used before I did 
the QTC]

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)