Chevy 2500HD Carrier Bearing Replacement

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Күн бұрын

If your driveshaft sounds like it's growling or the howling wind it may be time for a carrier bearing replacement.This is the method I use to change it in a 2WD 2004 Chevy 2500HD. No torches. No angle grinders. No sawzalls. Just a large vice, a piece of 1/8" plate steel and a piece of 1 1/2" PVC.

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@500hardcore Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for saving me money partner. 12ton harbor freight press, harbor freight bearing puller, and a 1-1/2 pvc pipe from Home Depot. I only removed the 2 bolts on the carrier and it slide out. First time 2hr job

@johnlivingston2253 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson! Great information and real easy to follow. I have a 2001 GMC 2500HD 4x4 and my carrier just went out at 222,000 miles.

@danmoore7663 Жыл бұрын

Mine made it to just shy of 300,000

@MrPanchitopanchito Жыл бұрын

Other videos I’ve seen use a press I thought I would need too but after watching your video I am confident in doing it myself

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

Just make sure you are only hitting the inner race of the bearing.

@donoevil8042 2 жыл бұрын

Best video for this component on YT. Two thumbs up. 👍👍 And thanks for making it!

@TigerCreekFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@timchrzanowski1518 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! No BS and straight to the point on how to do a complete job including the little stuff like the clamp and rotating driveshaft. Thank you Sir!

@TigerCreekFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it

@lilbit4165 10 ай бұрын

Great video..I'm going to tackle this tomorrow. SO GLAD it popped in feed..

@TigerCreekFarm 10 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@lilpandasdancin 2 жыл бұрын

i have been researching replacing these and I think you are the first person that showed a way to not take it to a shop to get it pressed on and the old one taken off or someone just taking a grinder after it

@TigerCreekFarm 2 жыл бұрын

It can be done. A large vise to help hold things is very beneficial.

@eslim95023 21 күн бұрын

You are the best sir this method will work for my c10 I’m gonna try it out today

@TigerCreekFarm 21 күн бұрын

Good luck!

@henryhenry4377 Жыл бұрын

Great video .Good demonstration and detail.

@car_junkie Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, I attempted this on my vehicle and the bearing wouldn’t budge. We tried several different ways to get it off with no success until we cut it. Unfortunately in the process of cutting it we did damage the metal underneath the bearing(can’t remember the name for it 😅) I filled the marks with some JB weld in hopes that’ll be enough. Using the pvc pipe worked like a charm though until it got stuck in the new bearing collar… 🙄 so make sure your pvc pipe goes in and out real easy before pounding on it. My truck has like 250k on it so maybe that why it was so hard to get off. Going to reinstall everything here soon and hopefully everything works ok. I bought the AC Delco gold part off Amazon for $36. My local Chevy dealer wanted $360 for the OE part so at ten times the cost I figure the cheaper part was worth a shot. If I had to do this again I might just spend the money to buy a press, if the damage to my driveline makes it fail then I won’t have saved any money and will have to buy a new driveline. Just my 2 cents. Good luck

@donaldsavage3699 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video thanks a lot brother!

@danielmarkle8823 9 ай бұрын

Ole timer😉..... you just taught me something !! I really appreciate that help there sir....

@MrTonyharrell Жыл бұрын

I was quoted $450 at a drive shaft shop to change my 2007 GMC2500hd Classic. I think your video just saved me $450, thank you very much.

@spin_tires_on_pavement-s.t5760 Жыл бұрын

Is that with you taking off drive shaft and drop it off? Or have them?

@christopherbonner7693 Жыл бұрын

@@spin_tires_on_pavement-s.t5760 probably so

@roycereinhardt3763 11 ай бұрын

Need to do this to a 06 3500 but im gonna apply everything in this video inwtead it teying to sawzall like everyone else on youtube. Great video!

@danmoore7663 Жыл бұрын

TCF my bearing was in good shape,it was the rubber bushing that failed. I can't really complain at close to 300,000 and the truck is used to pull a 40'gooseneck loaded and over several mountain passes every week up here in Wyoming an Idaho country. Ps freezing the Carrier and any U-joints may make installation a bit easier. Thanks for the detailed information 👍👍🇺🇲

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it.

@steezin_4no_reazon Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the good video, in the process of doing mine right now lol

@joanfrellburg4901 Жыл бұрын

Excellent idea with the metal plate. ❤✔ AND the plastic pipe. See guys, you gotta be creative.

@robertluisb.9287 Жыл бұрын

Your video was the first ever watched regarding changing out the carrier bearing... I watched about 10 more videos and everybody looks like savages removing the drive shaft and banging away and cutting with all types of tools. I'm going to link your video and everybody else's video because people need to know that there is an easier way to do it rather than being a Savage. LOL

@loumonte658 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video brother. Stay safe.

@MrPanchitopanchito Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Need to change mine.

@DanielLopez-hm5uo 5 ай бұрын

thank you !!!!!! I was up and going in a hour.

@meeceshawn 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video it worked for me just the way you said 👍

@alexanderthegrape5370 5 ай бұрын

Great video good sir!!!

@armandomiranda7244 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, very much! It's the best video for do it yourself.

@arthurleslie9669 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like the satisfaction you get by doing it yourself. Also, I think you made the right decision to go with OEM part.

@robert_blackmon_fishon 9 ай бұрын

Good Video. Thanks for sharing.

@TristanCarver 7 ай бұрын

I got one from my local parts store. It has a Steel brace across the bottom the one the transmission shop put in only lasted about 15,000 miles

@damiengotti7803 4 ай бұрын

Awesome job

@markduvall5918 11 ай бұрын

I've got to Install one on my 74 C10... Thanks for easier way.

@trapperted5083 Жыл бұрын

you are absolutely correct I had U joints on my brain my apologies

@dadbod_outdoors9724 11 ай бұрын

The only thing I would add to this video. Which note you did a great job showing people that they can change this at home. Is I pull both driveshafts as a whole. Then take a marker drawing a straight line between the two. Making it seamless to re time the shafts

@IcjichihcShjhsich 9 ай бұрын

I don’t think you can put them back together wrong I Unless you force a single spline over a double spline

@freighttrainjoe 9 ай бұрын

This video was very amazing, and I saw that I have the same badass truck. Fucking mint 👌

@thecemeteryguy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@TheyForcedMyHandLE Жыл бұрын

Chevy calls those "carrier bearings"? I only knew the ones in the diff called that. Really helpful video regardless.

@deanmoody1434 4 күн бұрын

Good man, replacing one beside the road sucks C10 guy it doesn’t have one, solid shaft, not split shaft lol

@photondebuger45 2 ай бұрын

If you still have the truck, I'd check your driveshaft geometry. That doesn't sound good that it dies quickly. See if the rear end isn't cocked to one side or like the engine and transmission are straight. Also if the driveshaft isn't bent, that one would seem more obvious because it probably shake the truck apart. Also the drive shaft angles too, your ujoints would probably cack it after that too and also shake the truck too. Just ideas.

@808breaksbad Жыл бұрын

Do you know if the 2005 Chevy Express 1500 cargo van has the double spline in both the trans and rear end?

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

I don't know.

@robertball3578 Жыл бұрын

One possible point of failure is Kroil penetrating oil getting into the new bearing and breaking down the grease. Can't tell for sure in this video but it's a possibility.

@40thbusa03 3 ай бұрын

Awesome!!

@ivancolesnic 17 сағат бұрын

Didn’t work without a press, but the PVC work for install.

@codywhorton4101 2 жыл бұрын

Need to get the drive shaft balanced. If the gm bearing goes out aswell

@dancurrier374 2 жыл бұрын

So much of the parts sold aftermarket lack basic quality and this is by design. Many times I have experienced new parts that simply didn’t work right out of the box. The last was a oil pressure sending unit I purchased on line because it was sold as OEM and was packaged accordingly. Before I retired the fleet shop I worked in got several front hub bearings that failed in record time, first set in less than 20 miles second set less than 100 yards third set as the truck was being backed out of the shop. Never experienced this 20 years ago with the frequency it seems to be occurring in these strange times. U tuber I believe he is known as uncle Tony did a video on this , a new rotor totally separated that could have been lethal .

@robertball3578 Жыл бұрын

I have the perspective of a year later, we're seeing an epidemic of bad parts including OEM. The common factor is they are made in low cost countries, even OEM. Reman GMC engine was so far out of spec that the mechanic had sense to get his supervisor, this is a GM dealership, 23 service bays. Had to order another engine, all the time transferring accessories was lost.

@DFJ1997 8 ай бұрын

Yours has a nice little boot to cover the slip joint, yet here mine has a cap that I had to knock off to separate the two halfs and is now in the way of the bearing coming off. Do I just cut it and put a sleeve in its place or what? Ps. It has rubber on the inside of it and is smaller than the end of the driveshaft.

@TigerCreekFarm 8 ай бұрын

I'm not sure - never encountered that before.

@Mid-michigan5 2 ай бұрын

Thanks your very through

@stevewheatley243 6 күн бұрын

The problem is they're not putting enough grease in prepacked bearings. They're designed to go out sooner.

@zionreed9100 Жыл бұрын

Wondering if you could tell me what would happen if you installed the spline wrong. Like forcing it in?

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

It would be difficult to do but it would be hard to remove and out of balance.

@zionreed9100 Жыл бұрын

@@TigerCreekFarm i may have managed to do this. Carrier bearing is broken and currently I’m still able to drive with a nasty noise but no vibrations. Would removing and repositioning fix or is it to late?

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

Replacing the carrier bearing should fix your noise issue. The older spines were not "keyed" and you needed to mark each side so they would be reassembled correctly. If not aligned correctly the drive shaft will have a serious wobble. If you managed to install a keyed spline wrong you will probably have a difficult time separating it. Many, many hits with a dead blow hammer will do the job.

@kmisercola7180 6 ай бұрын

Jan 4 2024. Need to replace mine. What brands were junk and did the ac Delco work out better?

@TigerCreekFarm 6 ай бұрын

Delco is better - but make sure you get the right one. A lot will fit but a particular one came with your truck. Here is what I would do - go to gm parts and put in your vin number to search for your part/part number. It will give you the intended part for your vehicle. I then used the supplied part number to get the same AC Delco part from Summit - $47.50 with tax and shipping.

@kmisercola7180 6 ай бұрын

It's been working fine since?@@TigerCreekFarm

@juanjosepalomares7200 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@16gooddog 3 ай бұрын

Would the double spline be the same on a ford?

@TigerCreekFarm 3 ай бұрын

Not sure. To be safe paint/mark a line from the spline to the coupler before disassemble. That way you will have the known correct reassembly position.

@henryhenry4377 Жыл бұрын

Hi what carrier brand did you use oringal or acdelco etc .Ty.

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

Factory GM this time. So far so good.

@henryhenry4377 Жыл бұрын

@@TigerCreekFarm ok Ty.

@photondebuger45 2 ай бұрын

Oh and yeah new parts can be trash too. Like another guy here on the tube says "you know what new means? It means never ever worked" lol.

@biggdaawg Жыл бұрын

Is the bearing still hanging in there?

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

Yep. No problems so far.

@kellymeyon2360 2 жыл бұрын

Looks more like a 1/4” plate from here.

@JR48Welding Жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking.. I just did mine and ³/16 did the trick

@morrishines3278 2 жыл бұрын

What is the part number on that

@TigerCreekFarm 2 жыл бұрын

GM Genuine 12472452

@trapperted5083 Жыл бұрын

probable cause of part failure may be that you didn't mark the two parts and reassemble as they were taken apart and now the driveshaft is no longer balanced they are balanced at the factory as one unit

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

These shafts are key splined and can only be put together one way so there is no need to mark the shaft.

@jglaboratory Жыл бұрын

That's how I was taught. Mark both ends for exact replacement location

@AsaSpadeSS Жыл бұрын

Too bad they're keyed shafts 🤦

@robertball3578 Жыл бұрын

@@AsaSpadeSS He obviously fell asleep and missed the thorough discussion of the double spline. Attention span measured in fractions of a second.

@theblackdude 11 ай бұрын

6:41 I would thinks this method would dent or damage the drive shaft???

@TigerCreekFarm 11 ай бұрын

Nope. You're simply holding the shaft firmly in a vise and striking the inner race of the bearing - not the shaft.

@theblackdude 11 ай бұрын

@@TigerCreekFarm yeah but isn’t that metal plate slapping the drive shaft end when he hammers it ?

@TigerCreekFarm 11 ай бұрын

Nope. It's only hitting the race of the bearing and using the end of the shaft as a guide.

@sakabatanuki9744 Жыл бұрын

someone worked on that center support before and left the splash shield off

@Tony-bu9jo 8 ай бұрын

What size are your tires?

@TigerCreekFarm 8 ай бұрын

265 75 16

@Tony-bu9jo 8 ай бұрын

@@TigerCreekFarm did you also a leveling kit

@user-gt7cu8yf3b Жыл бұрын

very possible driveshaft needs balance have to balance both sections that's way bearings not lasting

@sakabatanuki9744 Жыл бұрын

its called master spline

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

That would be "it's" ;-)

@sakabatanuki9744 Жыл бұрын

You didn't put inside dust shield it going to go in another 30.000 miles.

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

That would be "it's" ;-)

@WTFChuk Жыл бұрын

The reason your carrier bearings failed is because they are made in China. The genuine GM parts should be fine. Dont confuse the AC Delco "Gold" replacement parts with genuine GM OE parts. Most AC Delco Gold replacement parts are just repackaged aftermarket, and much of it is Chinese crap. I just bought a carrier bearing for an old square body crew cab, and of course no OE GM parts are still available. I found that the National Bearings brand unit is made in Mexico, but the good news is that the bearing itself that resides in the assembly is made in USA! So, if you want a US made bearing and a North American made/assembled unit, check out the National parts.

@garybegay3028 4 ай бұрын

Shaft vibration.may be need be rebalance. Wore out the bearing.

@bryanpiper2293 2 жыл бұрын

Can't you just push out and replace the bearings

@TigerCreekFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean.

@sakabatanuki9744 Жыл бұрын

its not called carrier bearing, its called "center support bearing" okay!

@TigerCreekFarm Жыл бұрын

That would be "it's" ;-)

@nofyfb123 2 жыл бұрын

Factory gm is just as crappy as cheap chinese stuff. Why? Because it IS the same stuff.

@Napamachinist 10 күн бұрын

Don't clamp the tube in a vise for gods sake

@koriseitz2629 2 жыл бұрын

They are premature failing because of how you are installing the new one. I’d bet money on it bud. You aren’t suppose to hit the bearing or race of a bearing with any force. Can easily cause failure. Which makes sense as to why yours has so much play in them. Otherwise good video

@TigerCreekFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure about that. The first failure after the original carrier bearing went out was replaced using a press - but using a lifetime warranty off brand bearing. Replaced this bearing three more times, using my method and getting a warranty replacement bearing. This last time I gave up on the inferior part and got an AC Delco. So far no failure. As long as you are sensible and strike only the inner race of this sealed bearing you should be ok. It's when you strike unevenly or use any of the cage you run into problems. That being said, the press is the best way to install a bearing.

@robertball3578 Жыл бұрын

@@TigerCreekFarm the press applies pressure on the race, frequently using a short length of pipe, same as the hammer method shown.

@am-fil 2 жыл бұрын

Should have bought a Ford.

@TigerCreekFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Ouch

@robertgibson2800 2 жыл бұрын

He likes working on things but a Ford would keep him too busy!

@am-fil 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertgibson2800 driving.

@RustyZipper 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think he flies the rainbow flag 🏳️‍🌈 🌈 that is required by Ford owners

@les121476 Жыл бұрын

Being a former Ford owner I like to spend my time doing other things than constantly working on my truck..... Switched to Chevy and lo and behold I've been able to fish five times a week instead of five times a month.