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Old 07-29-2014, 12:47 PM
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My understanding is that PY is producing a center drive shaft bearing replacement. Has anyone one used this and what is involved? Press?

I've torn (2) and I'm thinking of either going DSS 1 piece (if I can find one) or this replacement.
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My understanding is that PY is producing a center drive shaft bearing replacement. Has anyone one used this and what is involved? Press?

I've torn (2) and I'm thinking of either going DSS 1 piece (if I can find one) or this replacement.
Hey Jason !!!! What car? You have a pre 61 big car? If so the bearing alone is available at NAPA & Steel Rubber Products will redo the rubber for the support itself...
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Whoops...do the later model GTO's use a 2 piece shaft??
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Yes Troy, they do.....................

I was considering ordering the PY part however before I did I decided I would try repairing it myself with some stuff I had lying around. Needless to say my fix worked so I never ordered the PY part.

If your not able to fabricate up your own rubber replacement mount for the carrier bearing the PY carrier assembly is a really good alternative and the least expensive way to repair and save your 2 piece driveshaft.

I took a sidewall out of a truck tire and replaced the rubber with that, It should outlast the car, and the price was right, free. Took a little welding and brainstorming, but I should have no further problems. The rubber that Holden used is pretty soft and thin. No press required, PY has a you tube video that shows how to take it apart with a vise and a hammer. The bearing is a standard part # that my local bearing supply had in stock.

Anyone that has had the driveshaft out of a new GTO I can't believe how small diameter the tubing is. The wimpy U joints look like the kind that are used in a PTO shaft, they're really small considering the powerplant in front of them. The rubber biscuit isolators on either end of the shaft are a problem too, especially the cars with stick shifts that are driven hard. Mine are starting to wear out, but I have an automatic so there is less strain than someone that hammers on a stick shift car.

The only other alternative is a one piece aftermarket driveshaft for around $650. The one piece also addresses the rubber isolators (similar to steering rag joints) on either end of the shaft and eliminates them to be more like a conventional driveline that we're more accustomed to.
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My understanding is that PY is producing a center drive shaft bearing replacement. Has anyone one used this and what is involved? Press?

I've torn (2) and I'm thinking of either going DSS 1 piece (if I can find one) or this replacement.
Jason,
We are carrying replacements...They are not reproductions. They are actually from GM's source in Australia.

Here is a video or a quick how-to. I've heard people get this done in 15 minutes. Don't rush though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lDr0-Jx8Fc

If you are thinking about changing the bearing, look at the two rubber discs on either side and make sure they are fine as well.
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