d.s. install please help quick!

[tkoforpresident]

as we speak i am trying to install a 1 piece aluminum driveshaft into my car. it is a 93 firebird with a two piece steel in it right now. i have the four bolts off of the yoke and the one half is just hanging there but the center piece holding it together is keeping me from taking it out. there is a steel circle with a rubber piece in the middle keeping it from sliding out of the transmission, and i cant get the two bolts off that are holding it together. looking at my once piece i don't think it even needs the center piece to work and i don't think it would even fit, can i just cut the center piece off and then install the driveshaft? should it just slide out? please help i am currently at a friends house and need my car soon!! please help

[kristen]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

just beat the he!l out of it. it shoud pop right off.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

just beat the he!l out of it. it shoud pop right off.

u mean beat the hell out of the centerpiece??

and knock it off cuz i don't even need it??/

[bigbrian442]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

It's called a carrier bearing. You can cut the outer brace around the bearing that holds it in place and remove the bolts that hold it to the Torque arm after you get the drive shaft out of the way. I wouldn't sugest beatting on it too much as you may danage the torque arm.

Brian


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[Tom Rs]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

you will no longer need the center bearing

[FunkZ]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

There are 2 bolts that hold the center bearing to the torque arm, you have to remove those 2 bolts and then the whole thing will slide out of the transmission. Watch out, it's a lot heavier than that aluminum one.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

thanx guys, we ended up cutting the bottom bolt off and then wiggling the d.s. enough to get a rachet up to the top one and very luckily that one came out like butter, obviously the install was cake after that, thanx again!

[bigbrian442]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

Feel any gains from the new drive shaft?


Brian


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[tkoforpresident]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

Feel any gains from the new drive shaft?


Brian


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i haven't actually driven the car since the d.s. was put in because i'm having major problems with my header install right now but when i do i will certainly let yall know

[bigbrian442]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

What's going on with the headers? The hardest part is getting the stock stuff off. Then tying the exhaust to the new pipe off the headers. Just doing headers now or full exhaust?

Brian

[Majourlittle]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

i ended up taking the torque arm off and pulling the entire assembly out and getting it sorted.

but now that its done, i guess it dosent matter.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

i ended up taking the torque arm off and pulling the entire assembly out and getting it sorted.

but now that its done, i guess it dosent matter.

the torque arm on my car was rusted to hell, there was no way that thing was gonna come off, btw what does the torque arm even do? just protect the d.s.?

[bigbrian442]

Re: d.s. install please help quick!

the torque arm on my car was rusted to hell, there was no way that thing was gonna come off, btw what does the torque arm even do? just protect the d.s.?

Holds the rear in the car. It takes the place of the upper control arms that you would see in a Cutlass or other A or G body cars.

Brian