thestrangebro Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 i have college and i ordered one on egay. but would i do damage? the one on there is rotted and 90% gone Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Well driving without something that is supposed to be there is never a good idea.. I would say yes... although I wouldn't rip it out just cause its rotting away leave it alone until you get the new one.. And if its already making a problem than don't drive on it because you will be getting into u-joint trouble in no time than maybe drive shaft issues Quote Link to comment
thestrangebro Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 it is scrapping incredible bad, i took it around the block and it just sounds like something dying. im gunna have to miss classes today Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 If its that bad and you need to make it to class well pack some wheel bearing grease in that mofo and rat it to class keep in mind that this method by any means is not ideal or very smart but an education is vastly more important than a drive line Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 caN YOUR JAM SOEMTHING IN THERE TO KEEP IT CENTER TEMPORARY. KINDA LIKE CENTER IT. Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I know someone just filled the cracks with RTV and let it set up, though I can imagine that'd take a few tubes. Another way was to remove the rubber and wrap the outer bearing with strips of soft rubber, like an old inner tube, then clamp it down with the bearing retainer. Both of those of course assume the bearing itself is still functional. If the bearing is shot, or you keep driving with it flopping around, you may find your truck attempting to pole-vault with the driveshaft. It doesn't do that very well. Quote Link to comment
DatsunHooked Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Can't guarantee the success of this, But I was once told by an acquaintance, when talking about these trucks and the carrier bearings, that he wrapped a section of RUBBER ( not plastic!) garden hose around his carrier bearing to get home 200 miles away from where it started rattling.....It worked well enough to get him home and get a new bearing in it. Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Never leave home without a rubber! 1 Quote Link to comment
Silky_Johnson Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 If the class is Writing 121, make sure you don't miss it so that we can understand future posts. 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 F4 tape or extreme seal sealing tape. Black Permatex RTV might work. I use it to make hood rubbers(stops) the bearing can move around about 1/4in in the holder if I remember right. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Carrier bearings almost NEVER go bad. It's ALWAYS the rubber doughnut isolator that rots away and without support the driveshaft is unstable and flops around in the cage. I used an inch wide strip of rubber conveyor belt wrapped around the stationary part of the bearing and clamped down by the U shaped holder. Rubber garden hose is an even better idea! As long as the rubber is trimmed to the correct length (by trial and error) and fits FIRMLY in place it will work. Mine was just a quick fix with the intention of swapping in a used but good spare..... but never did because it worked so well. Drove it for over 2 years and across Canada and back. Quote Link to comment
thestrangebro Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 well i found one for 28$ that comes with the bearing. it was the cheapest price for the doughnut and just happens to come with a bearing. If the class is Writing 121, make sure you don't miss it so that we can understand future posts. dick.... it's wr115 lol Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 oh sweet justice. The best thing I ever did in WR121, was to actually talk, and relate the current book to another well known book. Massive brownie points there. Quote Link to comment
Silky_Johnson Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 dick.... it's wr115 lol lol I just hope you're not also a communications major... :poke: 1 Quote Link to comment
Jasper Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I know it's too late, but I used the same method some others had mentioned, to drive around temporarily until my replacement came in the mail. I used a couple sections of bicycle innertube, and folded them into little squares, and wedged them around the stationary part of the carrier bearing. They were held in place with rubber cement. This worked for about a week, when I noticed a piece of it laying on the ground under my truck. The replacement came in the mail that day anyway. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'm sure it's been bad for a while. One more trip isn't going to hurt anything. Quote Link to comment
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thestrangebro Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 thats my class Quote Link to comment
thestrangebro Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 i think im going to cut the running belt on the treadmill nobody uses lol Quote Link to comment
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