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Hawker7 · 11-01-2010, 05:55 PM

Are the dust shields for the carrier bearings supposed to be welded or attached some way to the drive shaft? Mine spins on the drive shaft and makes some horrible noise around 50 MPH.

69 longhorn · 11-01-2010, 07:11 PM

Those sheilds were press on the shaft, & do come loose ,as they are a stamped pc. The DL shop that did my shaft didnt use the sheild, & told me that "I dont use em because they come loose". Now I am sure you will hear differering opinions on this (I have). The next shop that got my shaft for a shorten & balance told me that wasnt right? My reply was that I dont run in the rain or nasty weather, & only see 2000 mi per yr (on a good yr ) with that old truck. I tend to agree with the 1st guy....he!! I can tear it down, & replace that bearing every 3 or 4 yrs, & I dont need to hear that sheild spinning on the shaft

crazyAl

kelsfine69 · 11-01-2010, 08:52 PM

If you do pavment only then I would leave them out...Mine also does not see rain and I left them out.

Hawker7 · 11-02-2010, 09:03 AM

I don't drive in the rain, so I think I will just take the cover off...Thanks for the replies.

brad_man_72 · 11-02-2010, 01:43 PM

if it's less work to spot weld the shield on I'd do that. We always take the dust sields off of all of or driveshafts. All they do is hold the dirt in or come loose.

remember to get the front driveshaft, bolt on yoke and rear driveshaft lined uup the way they were ballanced or you could get a nasty vibration.

11-01-2010, 05:55 PM	#1
Hawker7 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 321	Carrier bearing dust shield Are the dust shields for the carrier bearings supposed to be welded or attached some way to the drive shaft? Mine spins on the drive shaft and makes some horrible noise around 50 MPH. Attached Images

11-01-2010, 07:11 PM	#2
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	Re: Carrier bearing dust shield Those sheilds were press on the shaft, & do come loose ,as they are a stamped pc. The DL shop that did my shaft didnt use the sheild, & told me that "I dont use em because they come loose". Now I am sure you will hear differering opinions on this (I have). The next shop that got my shaft for a shorten & balance told me that wasnt right? My reply was that I dont run in the rain or nasty weather, & only see 2000 mi per yr (on a good yr ) with that old truck. I tend to agree with the 1st guy....he!! I can tear it down, & replace that bearing every 3 or 4 yrs, & I dont need to hear that sheild spinning on the shaft crazyAl __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

11-01-2010, 08:52 PM	#3
kelsfine69 18 Till I Die Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,522	Re: Carrier bearing dust shield If you do pavment only then I would leave them out...Mine also does not see rain and I left them out. __________________ 2011 GMC Acadia 1969 GMC BBC LS7 2007 GMC Crew Duramax 1987 Camaro Iroc 350 Tuned Port Injection 42000Km 1987 Chevrolet Silverado 350 TBI 1987 Chevrolet Silverado 350 TBI(yes 2) Take me drunk, I'm too home...

11-02-2010, 09:03 AM	#4
Hawker7 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 321	Re: Carrier bearing dust shield I don't drive in the rain, so I think I will just take the cover off...Thanks for the replies.

11-02-2010, 01:43 PM	#5
brad_man_72 the boat guy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: springfield mo Posts: 2,339	Re: Carrier bearing dust shield if it's less work to spot weld the shield on I'd do that. We always take the dust sields off of all of or driveshafts. All they do is hold the dirt in or come loose. remember to get the front driveshaft, bolt on yoke and rear driveshaft lined uup the way they were ballanced or you could get a nasty vibration. __________________ 67, swb, fleet, tach, throttle, 5.3, 4l60e, 3.73's, fuel cell, 5 lug, p.d.b., 4-6 drop. great little truck 66, stevens drag/ski 18' silouette, 350, 2.02 doublehump heads. comp extreme marine 278 cam, vette 7 fin valve covers, old polished edelbrock intake, velvetdrive, casale v-drive, adj cavitation plate. 28, model a rpu project,



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