U-joint replacement HELP!!!

[KingTriEye]

Doing the u joints on the rear drive shaft and came across an interesting part at the yoke. It's like some sort bearing between the drive shaft and yoke. Anyone know what that is? I can't find anything online about it.

 

[KWT2000]

Post a picture

 

[Lightnig]

Without seeing a picture, from your descrpition it sounds like a steady bearing on a 2 piece driveshaft.

Does it look something like this?




To tell the truth, I've never looked that close at my driveshaft so I have no idea what mine looks like, but I was under the impression that we had one piece shafts. Well, on the 4wd versions anyway...


Or, maybe you are looking at the slipjoint section of the shaft on a 4wd.

 

[tonydiv]

Do you mean the carrier bearing?

 

[KWT2000]

Do the 2wd have a carrier bearing?

 

[KingTriEye]

Sorry guys for the late response, but it was the Double cardan cv joint bearing for the self centering yoke. Regardless it was a PITA to first locate the part last minute ($50). Ford would only sell us a whole drive shaft (not in stock). Found the bearing at napa. Mind you it's pressed so we had to pop the center ball out and then Drill out the ring carefully. Set us back about two hours. And of course by this time we just wanted to get the drive shaft back together and on the truck. Nothing like climbing under a there in the dark trying to line up the rear of the drive shaft with the rear yoke that shifted just enough to have to life the truck and spin it to where it would sit right with the differential.

Anyway much quieter drive shaft, but vibrations are still there on the highway. I'm assuming it'll have to go in for a balancing being 16 years old.