Tail Shaft Bearing

[embrace]

Need bit of help.. turns out the bearing that sits in the middle of my tail shaft is flogged out.

whats the proper name for it?

can i get one after market?

[embrace]

oh its like the rubber n bearing that is actually attached to the chassis n holds up the tail shaft... if that makes sanse :S

[Psymon]

Centre Bearing.

Should be able to get one aftermarket from most auto spares places or drivetrain places i guess.

[Duncan]

not cheap though, I just got my tailshaft recoed and it was over $1k for centre bearing, new rebuildable unijoint and the other cv.

1 piece tailshat might be worth looking into like UAS do.

[embrace]

cheers guys, will look into it

[T04GTR]

yes. go the one piece. they need your one first but. wich is a pain in the ass. and hence why i havent done it yet

[Birnie]

Any disadvantages of a 1 piece?

[Duncan]

Yes in fact the guy at the shop that reconditioned mine recommended strongly against it for all sorts of wonderful theoretical reasons like whirling speed and requiring increased wall thickness which increases the interia.

But then again his business is reconditioning 2 piece ones lol

[QWK32]

without the center bearing in there would the gearbox cop all the shocks and bumps from the diff??

the std one has that little bit of in and out movement at the center bearing, is this to take the shocks from the rear? a one piece doesn't have this.

[mid life crisis]

without the center bearing in there would the gearbox cop all the shocks and bumps from the diff??

the std one has that little bit of in and out movement at the center bearing, is this to take the shocks from the rear? a one piece doesn't have this.

actually thats incorrect on a one piece shaft the yoke that goes into the gearbox slides back and forth as the car goes over bumps . the yoke should never bottom out in the box if it's the correct length . i have made shitloads of tailshfts for speedway cars that see more bump action than any road car . a 2 piece shaft is good over long distance from gearbox to diff it overcomes pinion angle and a whole lot of other issues icludin harmonic vibration that may occcur on a long one piece tailshaft

[QWK32]

actually thats incorrect on a one piece shaft the yoke that goes into the gearbox slides back and forth as the car goes over bumps . the yoke should never bottom out in the box if it's the correct length . i have made shitloads of tailshfts for speedway cars that see more bump action than any road car . a 2 piece shaft is good over long distance from gearbox to diff it overcomes pinion angle and a whole lot of other issues icludin harmonic vibration that may occcur on a long one piece tailshaft

ok. wasn't sure, just a thought, i was asking if this was the case.

[embrace]

should the centre bearing be the same as an r31/commodore? indys have 2 matches for it

[embrace]

anyone?

[embrace]

having a hard time finding one. can anyone help?

[Duncan]

no idea embrace....mine was provided by the shop that did the reco, Metropolitan driveshafts, James Ruse Drive, Rydalmere

If you can't find one local maybe they can ship one up. I got the last one they had in stock though