Carrier Bearing.

[Benkrwn]

Does anyone know where I can find a Carrier Bearing for my 1972 620???

[MicroMachinery]

Is the bearing itself bad? or just the insulator that surrounds it. I've had the insulator rot out, and I was able to make up a new one using thick rubber.

[datzenmike]

X2 on that! Never seen a bad bearing. The rubber is now considered unobtanium.

 

 

 

I made a rubber strip about an inch wide out of a piece of conveyor belt and wound around the bearing and slipped into place and clamped down with the help of the hanger bearing support. I think I left the black metal ring shown in the pictures off. Make it snug and clamp it down. I only did this as a temporary measure but it worked so well two years later it was still there.

 

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[MicroMachinery]

What I did was took the rubber strip and wrapped it around the bearing like Mike said. However, what I did next was I took the black ring and drilled small holes at the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions. After I slipped the ring back over the rubber, I secured it with the screws through the 12,3,6, and 9 o'clock holes that I had drilled prior. Still going great.

 

It's nice to know you have options.. INEXPENSIVE options, at that ;)

[datzenmike]

That there is ratsun!

[kdennis]

Find a driveline shop that is a powertrain distributor

and order a 1280-10 1973-1979 datsun 620. Picture

shows bearing and rubber.

http://www.powertrainindustries.com/catalogs_type.htm?type=Center+Supports

 

Kevin

[sick620]

i just bought mine at schucks. :lol:

[74datsun620]

X2 on that! Never seen a bad bearing. The rubber is now considered unobtanium.

 

 

 

I made a rubber strip about an inch wide out of a piece of conveyor belt and wound around the bearing and slipped into place and clamped down with the help of the hanger bearing support. I think I left the black metal ring shown in the pictures off. Make it snug and clamp it down. I only did this as a temporary measure but it worked so well two years later it was still there.

 

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I love this fix!!!!

[datzenmike]

Just so there's no confusion my pictures are of a good unobtanium rubber isolator and not the fix.

[Tweeker521]

Any one know we're I can get a housing for the carrier bearing on a 521

[arizonajones]

I made a rubber strip about an inch wide out of a piece of conveyor belt and wound around the bearing and slipped into place and clamped down with the help of the hanger bearing support. I think I left the black metal ring shown in the pictures off. Make it snug and clamp it down. I only did this as a temporary measure but it worked so well two years later it was still there..

 

 

I just used this same fix on my 720. The rubber fixed the clunk of the loose axle, but now the truck bed vibrates like crazy at about 30-35mph. Do you think that's the bearing (maybe a bad spot with some pitting?) or is it more likely that I need to move bolt positions on the axle?