Timothy,
Howe's phone/fax number is 209-892-3464 in California. He will want
your carrier bearing & mounting bracket FIRST. Then he will rebuild it
and send it back with a new bearing and new rubber attached ti the
mounting bracket.
I replaced my carrier bearing on my 61 Crown a few years ago. When I got
the car on the rack and looked, the rubber was just about completely
broken loose from the mounting bracket. It easy to remove the drive
shafts and carrier bearing and put them back, BUT MARK THE ORIENTATION
OF BOTH SHAFTS to get the shafts back together properly to maintain the
original balance conditions.
Gary Frey, 61 Crown
"Timothy J. LaPean" wrote: Hey all,
>
> Last fall, Virgil started making a horrible rasping
> sound from what seems to be the center drive line,
> it's definitely not the brakes, rear end, or tranny.
> So I figured that it must be the CC bearing. Am I off
> base on my assumption?
>
> I am a bit intimidated by the whole thing since I will
> be doing the work myself and I have never played
> around with drive shafts of any stripe, much less one
> that's double jointed, as it were.
>
> Is there a way to tell if one needs to replace the
> center carrier bearing only or if the housing is a
> problem too before tearing it all apart?
>
> I am trying to start planning my spring "coming out of
> the barn" repairs and want to lineup the parts ahead
> of time if possible, especially since it seems that
> the housing is more often rebuilt that replaced.
>
> Thanks
>
> Timothy
> 1960 Custom Southampton 4DR, Cedar Green
> "Virgil"
>
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