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If the centre tailshaft bearing is worn, how hard is it to remove the driveshaft

and change the bearing?

Is is a common thing?

Taking of from first gear you can hear a little bit of a rattle, after that it goes away until you

come to a full stop and start moving again.

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If the centre driveshaft bearing is worn, how hard is it to remove the driveshaft

and change the bearing?

Is is a common thing?

Taking of from first gear you can hear a little bit of a rattle, after that it goes away until you

come to a full stop and start moving again.

its a gearbox 'open-up' problem. leave it till it gets bad/worse/breaks (maybe never) & get a second hand box or spend the money getting the box opened up and bearings changed now but it will cost a far bit.

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its a gearbox 'open-up' problem. leave it till it gets bad/worse/breaks (maybe never) & get a second hand box or spend the money getting the box opened up and bearings changed now but it will cost a far bit.

?

He's asking about a tailshaft not a gearbox bearing.

It's been a while since i looked at one and my memorys a bit sketchy but it's not a hard job, unbolt the tailshaft at the centre mount and the diff, slide it out of the box, take to the centre uv with a couple of spanners and split the tail shaft in half.

There is a big nut that holds the flange on that you will expose when you split it. Undo that and slide the flange off, then slide the bearing off. It may need persuading with a big f%$koff hammer.

Installation is the opposite of removal, just make sure you mark everything beofre disassembly so you can align it all properly when putting it back together.

If you have the back of the car jacked up you can get away without dumping the gear oil everywhere when you remove the shaft.

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Yeah sorry meant the tailshaft, going by that it seems pretty simple.

Is this the same procedure for the shaft between the g/box to the rear diff?

If its only making a slight knot on take off, is it something that needs to be changed

fairly soon or will it last forever and just get louder?

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