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Driveshaft CRACK
Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 10:50 am
by Professor Fate
Found by friend on his '20 touring.
Re: Driveshaft CRACK
Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 10:55 am
by AndyClary
That’s the bearing sleeve, common occurrence.
Andy
Re: Driveshaft CRACK
Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 12:44 pm
by TXGOAT2
FORD... Fix or replace dat.
Re: Driveshaft CRACK
Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 1:19 pm
by Oldav8tor
Might also be a good time to switch to a modern pinion bearing.....
Re: Driveshaft CRACK
Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 3:01 pm
by John kuehn
https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/4 ... 1395710980
Removing the sleeve isn’t easy!
Here’s an easy way to do it. You can use a grinder to do it also.
Re: Driveshaft CRACK
Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 9:42 pm
by Jeepbone1
Been there, done that. New shafts are hard to come by at the moment. I think I bought the last one any supplier had back in February and found another from a forum member. Texas T says that have a batch in the works though!
Brad
Re: Driveshaft CRACK
Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 11:53 am
by Nv Bob
The bearing sleeve and it harden witch makes it more brittle
Just replace it and like others said new pinion setup
A good update
Re: Driveshaft CRACK
Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 1:13 pm
by John kuehn
After you remove the cracked drive shaft sleeve and if the driveshaft itself isn’t cracked it would be a good time to use the repo pinion bearing set up.
It’s a definite improvement to use to upgrade the drive line. And it’s easier to use and install than the original drive shaft sleeve. MHO of course!
And it can’t be seen which is good for the folks who want to have an original looking car!
This is one of the newer improved T parts that really is a great improvement.
Chaffins has them listed in their catalog.