So a few weeks ago I noticed when I changed my differential oil that the driveshaft was rubbing on the exhaust heat shield. I ordered all my parts from the classic center except the carrier mount I got a meyle one. Had some time off work this week so I figured I'd swap everything out.
27 degrees outside, and some snow on the ground. bit chilly lol
Got it up on ramps, and jacked up the back
Dropped the trans mount cross member, lowered the exhaust and removed the heat shield. Then took everything out. I used a 10 inch pipe wrench to get the slide joint nut loose.
Popped the old mount off, wasn't much left of it. Then used my trusty puller to yank the bearing off.
New flex discs in and torqued.
The old discs were full of cracks, the rear one was the worst. Picture barely shows any of them.
The center carrier mount was non existent lol.
Pretty straight forward. I had to go to the hardware store and get a pipe, I think 1.25 inch, to pop the bearing onto the drive shaft. Cleaned and Greased the slide joint, put the new boot on. Then I dropped the car and rolled it a bit and tightened up the carrier mount and snugged up the slide joint nut. Went for a short drive, got up to 55mph no vibration. Shifts seem smoother, don't know if that's in my head or not lol.
My high mileage award came in last week. And I discovered the right rear brake is dragging, the battle continues!
