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Gearbox/tailshaft Knock At <10Kms With > 30% Throttle.


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I specifically asked them to change it but both places said it looks fine and has no play so why change it ?

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What makes you so sure it is the centre bearing? If I replace it and it isn't the cause what do I do then... start replacing more bits until I've replaced everything?

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Was gunna (hehe - gunna) respond with - either take the advice or don't take it....the choice is yours - but thought about it and decided not too

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Well I have conflicting advice, two guys who have looked at it and said it is fine, and two guys on the internet who say replace it.

I'm curious why you say replace it, have you seen centre bearings with no play that look fine but still clunk? I'm no expert so I have no idea.

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I'm curious why you say replace it, have you seen centre bearings with no play that look fine but still clunk? I'm no expert so I have no idea.

Did this with my FPV ute. Climbed under and tried to move the tail shaft around. Wouldn't budge, so I assumed that the bearing was fine.

At inspection time, there was a slight tear in the rubber on top of the bearing surround.

Bought a new centre bearing from Hardy Spicer and fitted it easily enough.

It eliminates one possibility, and means that there's one less thing to go wrong in the future.

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Do a dyno run while looking under the car; you'll see the CB shift around. If it doesn't move on a dyno then you'll have to look elsewhere.

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Just had my CB replaced today, signs were vibration under load mainly up hill on the highway, and excessive shaft play.

See how it's off centre and the cracking up top of the rubber where it's stretched.

Place I did it also found that when I had my broken diff bolt and hat replaced last year by ford that whoever did it had no idea what they were doing, the handbrake cable was jammed in against the diff and rubbing through, explains why my diff was so clunky before as well, feels nice and tight in the rear now it's great! Didn't get charged for that fix up either,!

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Love the table cloth

Very 1970's spec

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