one piece drive shaft? and wheel seal problems

[bert296]

im in the middle of doing the one piece drive shaft swap im taking the whloe cross member out, to be able to cut the carrier bearing bracket off. i got the rivits cut off that go through the cross member and frame now the cross member wont come out it will wiggle a little bit thats it anyone run into this problem? while i was under there i also noticed my drivers side wheel seal was leaking i just did all the wheel seals and bearings and brakes like 2 weeks ago WTH would make it chew up wheel seals that quick????

 

[Fordisthebest30]

When i did my 2 piece driveshaft swap, i just cut the bracket off to the crossmember with a sawzall. taking that crossmember off is just too big of a hassle.
That cross member is a structural member of the frame, it has weight bearing on it on both sides, maybe you could tap it with a deadblow up and get it out. Thats what i would try.
Honestly though, if it was me id put the cross member back on and cut that bracket off with a sawzall. Short blades worked the best for me. just my .02
and it's not like your ever going to use that POS 2 piece again

 

[Andy D]

Dumb noob question about going to a 1 piece shaft from a 2 piece on a 94. 4.0 , manual 4x4 125" WB 8.8 RE ? What 1 piece will work.? TIA

 

[bert296]

Dumb noob question about going to a 1 piece shaft from a 2 piece on a 94. 4.0 , manual 4x4 125" WB 8.8 RE ? What 1 piece will work.? TIA

i got mine at a junk yard for $50 out of a 99 x cab.

i got everything back together i ended up cutting the cross member in half and then welded it back together after removing the carrier bearing bracket.

 

[Observer]

Dude... why all the extra work??

I just crawled under there, ground off three rivets, banged them out with a 3/8 extension
, knocked the thing off and good to go.

As a side note my truck is 125" WB and I used an 03-05 4x4 Sport trac shaft. More common in my area but it was more expensive.

 

[racsan]

if you have leaking axle oil seals that short after replacing them, then theres a issue with the axle where the seal rides, pitting, or excess wear would cause a leak. not sure if theres a s.s. ring made to slide over the axle (like they do for damper pulley seal issues) or if you have to get a different axle shaft.

 

[adsm08]

Rascan is right. If you have a leak that quick something is up with the shafts. What was the reason for the bearing replacement?

I do have a pair of good 28-spline 8.8 shafts I'd sell. I'd have to get a price on shipping though.

 

[holyford86]

I've had axle seals leak because the vent tube is clogged and the axle heating up causes them to blow oil like mad, i'd check that before I started replacing shafts

 

[bert296]

there was something wrong with the axle i pulled it out and the bearing had wore a groove in it like a quarter inch deep no idea why or what was wrong but i have a new one on its way from bronco graveyard

 

[wallisonline]

can anyone tell me the measurement of a 94 camaro v6 driveshaft?