Post by Heavy D on Jul 1, 2011 10:18:13 GMT -5
ok first off i been trying to find this and finally some one made a topic over at supra mania and wanted to share because i need this for my car and im sure you guess will find it helpful as well.
My car needed a driveshaft carrier bearing, the rubber was shot in mine. I asked around and it seemed the only solution was to buy one from Toyota, or go to a one-piece driveshaft, either way... $200+. Someone had posted that they used a carrier bearing from a Ford Ranger (no mention of the year) but they cut the steel shell apart from the original supra one and put the ranger bearing and rubber part into it. I found an easier way...
(Now is a good time for me to point out that I did this on my own car, and I don't recommend anyone does it without understanding the risks. I take NO responsibility if you do this and damage anything, or injure anyone. I'm only posting this information for the sake of showing what I did to MY car.)
The bearing I bought was for a 92' Ford Ranger 3.0L, Napa part number HB209-KF. It cost about $47. You can cheaper ones for less online if you shop around. There is a dust shield in the box with the bearing, throw it away, it's not needed. The supra driveshaft already has one on it.
You can see the size similarity and the bearing ID is identical. Note that the Ford outer shell has no lower steel strap to hold the rubber in, because it's designed to bolt to a frame crossmember.
The mounting holes are the same spacing, and are centered in relation to the bearing just the same.
To solve the problem of the Ford bearing not having a lower strap, you need to make one. I made mine out of 1/4" steel. This is probably overkill, but I know that the OEM bolts would break before this does.
Here's a final picture installed. It fits perfectly in the original spot. Since the Ford bearing sits closer to the mounting surface than the original, I got rid of the two spacer washers and bolted this right to the body. It puts the driveshaft in an almost perfect straight line, and it doesn't rub anything (or even come close).
My car needed a driveshaft carrier bearing, the rubber was shot in mine. I asked around and it seemed the only solution was to buy one from Toyota, or go to a one-piece driveshaft, either way... $200+. Someone had posted that they used a carrier bearing from a Ford Ranger (no mention of the year) but they cut the steel shell apart from the original supra one and put the ranger bearing and rubber part into it. I found an easier way...
(Now is a good time for me to point out that I did this on my own car, and I don't recommend anyone does it without understanding the risks. I take NO responsibility if you do this and damage anything, or injure anyone. I'm only posting this information for the sake of showing what I did to MY car.)
The bearing I bought was for a 92' Ford Ranger 3.0L, Napa part number HB209-KF. It cost about $47. You can cheaper ones for less online if you shop around. There is a dust shield in the box with the bearing, throw it away, it's not needed. The supra driveshaft already has one on it.
You can see the size similarity and the bearing ID is identical. Note that the Ford outer shell has no lower steel strap to hold the rubber in, because it's designed to bolt to a frame crossmember.
The mounting holes are the same spacing, and are centered in relation to the bearing just the same.
To solve the problem of the Ford bearing not having a lower strap, you need to make one. I made mine out of 1/4" steel. This is probably overkill, but I know that the OEM bolts would break before this does.
Here's a final picture installed. It fits perfectly in the original spot. Since the Ford bearing sits closer to the mounting surface than the original, I got rid of the two spacer washers and bolted this right to the body. It puts the driveshaft in an almost perfect straight line, and it doesn't rub anything (or even come close).