RX 300 Driveshaft hanger bearing

[Larry]

Does anyone know of a source or repair service for this? My local fix-it guy
says he checked and its only available from Toyota as a full replacement
driveshaft assembly.... $800 ... Ouch !! Anyone ever have the center bearing
replaced? It seems that shouldn't be hard to do. Should it? Or how about a
rebuilt unit?

Larry

[Ray O]

Post by Larry
Does anyone know of a source or repair service for this? My local fix-it guy
says he checked and its only available from Toyota as a full replacement
driveshaft assembly.... $800 ... Ouch !! Anyone ever have the center bearing
replaced? It seems that shouldn't be hard to do. Should it? Or how about a
rebuilt unit?
Larry

Why do you want to replace the bearing?

Have you tried a junk yard?

[Larry Rogers]

The drive shaft runs from the transmission to the rear axle. About half way
back is a hanger bearing assembly. That is worn and makes / causes a
vibration when driving, especially noticeable when starting off under heavy
acceleration or when pulling the boat. I was hoping there would be a way to
replace just the bearing without having to replace the entire driveshaft
assembly.

Larry

[Ray O]

Post by Larry Rogers
The drive shaft runs from the transmission to the rear axle. About half
way back is a hanger bearing assembly. That is worn and makes / causes a
vibration when driving, especially noticeable when starting off under
heavy acceleration or when pulling the boat. I was hoping there would be a
way to replace just the bearing without having to replace the entire
driveshaft assembly.
Larry

A vibration or shudder under heavy acceleration or under a load can be
caused by bad or out-of-phase U-joints. Obviously, the only way for a
U-joint to be out-of-phase is if someone disconnected the drive shaft and
reinstalled it out-of-phase. I doubt if the center support bearing is
causing the vibration because the vibration would tend to be worse at higher
driveshaft RPM than when starting worse, and you would probably get noise
from the bearing.

[j***@hotmail.com]

If you are really in a bind, check your local bearing warehouses. Give
them the dimensions and the load requirements (e.g., drive shaft) and
they should be able to come up with a suitable replacement.

Post by Larry
Does anyone know of a source or repair service for this? My local fix-it guy
says he checked and its only available from Toyota as a full replacement
driveshaft assembly.... $800 ... Ouch !! Anyone ever have the center bearing
replaced? It seems that shouldn't be hard to do. Should it? Or how about a
rebuilt unit?
Larry