Aftermarket Carrier Bearing

[Dr3wDrop]

Well did it help?

Just shoved it in after work. I’ll test tomorrow to and from work.

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[WOADKIL]

Could drill and wire the bolts like aircraft hardware.

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[airline tech]

Could drill and wire the bolts like aircraft hardware.

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I was thinking the same but would need to be 0.32 like the pic above , but add a locking tab to attach it at the frame mounting bolts vs side to side each bolt would have its own positive lock

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Well did it help?

So that start stop clunk was 90% better. However, from 20-30 mph there was a very loud vibration from the driveshaft. I ended up stopping in a Meijer parking lot to remove the thing before I got on the freeway and had nowhere to stop.

Scientific test resulted in the polyurethane bushing is not the fix.

 

[Superspirit]

Then I don't see how the one on the thread could be either. They both have the same objective.

 

[NotBudule2]

I just remembered that I had this doohicky Shawn with Tom Woods Driveshaft made to try and reduce the play in the carrier bearing. I just shoved it in and figured I would see if it made any difference before I order this aftermarket unit.

I got one of those too ! I had a slight rumble at 20 to 30 and jamed it in there and it fixed the slight rumble at 20 to 30 !!!
Sadly though, a considerably worse rumble appeared at 50 + ... the original slight rumble has either just faded away or I'm tuned to it now but if it ever starts again I'll order a one piece and be done...

 

[Dr3wDrop]

I got one of those too ! I had a slight rumble at 20 to 30 and jamed it in there and it fixed the slight rumble at 20 to 30 !!!
Sadly though, a considerably worse rumble appeared at 50 + ... the original slight rumble has either just faded away or I'm tuned to it now but if it ever starts again I'll order a one piece and be done...

I have not had any crazy driveshaft issues to warrant the JXB to “fix” something. I was really interested for it to be preventative mod.

I did notice when installing the Poly bushing that gap at the bottom of the carrier bearing was tighter than the top because I had to push the driveshaft up to squeeze it in there. Maybe that slight change in driveshaft angle created the vibration in my case.

There are no 1 piece drive shafts available for the Tremor.

 

[Dr3wDrop]

I stand corrected. Looks like Knoxville Driveline has made a Tremor specific 1 piece.
https://www.knoxvilledriveline.com/products/ford-ranger-tremor-upgrade-one-piece-conversion-copy

 

[Dereku]

Well I ordered one of these carrier bearing holders today. Ships in may it said. I definitely feel some play around parking lots and shifting to reverse or drive. Figured why not lets try it. Also got some poly sway bar bushings.

 

[Superspirit]

Keep us posted

 

[Dereku]

Keep us posted

If I stop posting sometime mid May, it is because this failed and I polevaulted into oncoming traffic. Wish me luck.

 

[Stevedbvik1]

I stand corrected. Looks like Knoxville Driveline has made a Tremor specific 1 piece.
https://www.knoxvilledriveline.com/products/ford-ranger-tremor-upgrade-one-piece-conversion-copy

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[JohnnyO]

I seen that too and I am interested. Would be a lot cheaper then buying a new drive shaft.

But I was under the impression the bearing is not removable without damaging the driveshaft.

One issue with a 2 piece drive shaft is the vibration. I'm wondering how much this setup will lessen that.

It might be apples and oranges, but I come from the Explorer Sport Trac world where the carrier bearings are also a problem as they age out. On Sport Tracs the bearing is replaceable on a 2wd but not on a 4wd, with a 4wd you have to get a whole new driveshaft. Rock Auto had by far the best price.
If I ever need that for the Ranger I'll just get the one-piece driveshaft from Tom Woods Driveshafts.
I'd never changed a driveshaft before, on my Sport Trac it took an hour and a half and if I had to do it again I could do it in half that time. Not terribly difficult.

 

[2021Ranger]

Have to say one of the top things I have done is install one of Tom’s drive shafts!

 

[Fitzmotor]

The rubber around the stock carrier bearing in my opinion is there to absorb the out of time motions of the driveshaft, with the U joints not timed/phased the shaft naturally rotates in an elliptical pattern. (or a jump rope pattern)

I tried filling in the area around the carrier bearing, it vibrated worse at higher speeds. I think it needs the rubber to absorb the motion of the driveshaft, so with that, I wonder how the aftermarket center support bearing will do, it's interesting how they used rubber insulators to mount it to the frame.

If it was easier, I would like to see how a properly timed/phased stock driveshaft would work, I called a driveshaft shop back in 2021, when I told him the stock shaft was out of time/phase by a few degrees, he did not think I knew what I was talking about, he said "it must really shake if it is"

Now that my center support bearing is starting to scream under hard throttle, I have to decide what to do, new one piece driveshaft, or another stock bearing, or maybe this new bearing if it works.

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