pip_brendanAKAfrosty Member 108 Member For: 16y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 26/11/12 12:20 PM Share Posted 26/11/12 12:20 PM (edited) hi, I have a 2007 BFmk2 6 speed FPV tornado. purchased at 99,000kms now having 120,000. whilst driving home from a long trip away in mackay last week, my ute suffered a severe driveline blowout. unfortunately my car is way too low so there was no way I could determine the exact issue right away and after finishing the final stage of my long drive home with the ute making ghastly noises coming from just behind the gearbox, I had it trucked to my mechanic only to find out it as alot worse then I had pictured. apparently the centre bearing rubber had basically disintegrated and the centre bearing and the hanger went long with it leaving only the drive shaft to be held up by the exhaust which copped a brutal beating also. now im left with the expensive issue of getting her back on the road. my mechanic says he can fix it no worries if he can get the parts but apparently its a different (smaller) housing and he cant just buy a centre bearing nor the hanger on its own, despite already welding in plates in the tunnel to mount the new hanger too, where the old bolt holes where sheared out, theres no way im paying $3000+ for a whole new drive shaft setup. is there anyone here who has faced a similar problem or has a solution for me????? for some reason my mechanic says this model was a rarity and standard parts from any other model don't work. im no expert but this sounds like a pretty big f*ck up on fords behalf as I was told the centre bearing had been replaced on this vehicle once before and if its not fixed right this time will happen again and again. I am also told this is not an uncommon story from these utes???PLEASE HELP??? Edited 26/11/12 12:22 PM by pip_brendanAKAfrosty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,030 Member For: 12y 3m 30d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 26/11/12 02:11 PM Share Posted 26/11/12 02:11 PM as far as im aware theres on 2 different types of center bearings, a 35mm one which is used on drive shafts with center CV joint and a 30 mm center bearing thast used on cars with a center uni joint......shouldnt be any difference unless its been changed with a custom shaft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 27/11/12 12:33 AM Share Posted 27/11/12 12:33 AM the rear end of a tornado and xr6 ute should be the same. only difference in shafts is the length and that's between the auto and manual models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 5m 22d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 27/11/12 03:47 AM Share Posted 27/11/12 03:47 AM Just get a 2nd hand shaft from the wreckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 1m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/11/12 04:02 AM Share Posted 27/11/12 04:02 AM there is also two different ID centre bearings. Both are readily avaliable tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0sh Donating Members 239 Member For: 15y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Pertthh W.A Posted 27/11/12 05:47 AM Share Posted 27/11/12 05:47 AM I have a final drive built tail shaft for sale if your keen pm me, your inbox is full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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