KVR Posted December 13 Report Share Posted December 13 My AWD Driveshaft support bearing needs replacement. Can anyone tell me how to split the driveshaft so I can replace it? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted December 13 Report Share Posted December 13 There is no listing for a hangar bearing part on places like Rockauto, biggest on line site. Most drive shafts have to be bought as a full unit now. Rubber Flex coupling is available only. There are a few aftermarket shafts made. Used unit from auto wrecker is an option. New oem is very expensive and out of stock shown on Mopar Canada etc. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/dodge,2014,journey,3.6l+v6,3300354,drivetrain,drive+shaft,2308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted December 14 Report Share Posted December 14 You can remove driveshaft temporarily and still drive the vehicle. It has been done. bdp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxer52 Posted Sunday at 03:40 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 03:40 AM I have managed to get a new carrier bearing including the support. Has anyone managed to disassemble the driveshaft, I am looking everywhere for the information but cant find anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted Sunday at 10:19 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 10:19 PM Curious where you got carrier bearing and support. Original poster didn't follow up. The Cordone shaft listed on Rocka is a reman shaft. So somebody is doing it somewhere. I was able to rebuild shafts on jeeps I had years ago, but beefier designed u joints and easily changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxer52 Posted yesterday at 02:26 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:26 AM I managed to split the shaft and replace the carrier. Bit of work but can be done. The carrier is available on amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted yesterday at 05:37 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:37 AM You are saving big bucks. Got an amazon link, search shows several options .? How many kms on the shaft, curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVR Posted yesterday at 03:13 PM Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:13 PM Thanks for the replies guys. I`ve been slow getting back to this job. Same as you Waxer52 I saw the support was available on Amazon and thought I`d save a few bucks if I could change it. I have the driveshaft on my work bench and was going to attempt to split it this week. How did you split it? I was figuring the constant velocity joint would separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago (edited) I would guess soak in PB Blaster or penetrating oil, let sit a while. Cut away most of the hanger bearing support sheet metal that is in the way. Use cold chisels or metal wedges,crow bar etc and slowly inch out the shiny reinforced shaft end from bearing. If reasonable force won't move it, go to yellow cylinder MPS gas and heat it up a bit, then see if wedges will move it. If that all fails...get a zip blade and a grinder and go all medieval on the bearing assembly...cutting away as much as possible without damaging turned down shaft area that needs to slide into new bearing. Heat from cutting might free things up enough half way through anyway. Could also bring shaft assembly to a mechanic you trust with the new hanger bearing. See if interested in a small cash job, doing a repair like he would on his own vehicle. Not swapping out an entire driveshaft. He might even hand it off for an apprentice to do. Amazon link to part would be helpful to other's. Cheers. Edited 23 hours ago by John/Horace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxer52 Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago On the short section of shaft there's an aluminum cover so to speak. Use a small chisel or screwdriver to pry the edge up so it can slide off the shaft. Inside is a holding ring to keep the bearing in place that pops out easy with a screwdriver. This splits the shaft. A circlip holds the bearing on the shaft. Remove this and the bearing and you can hammer and chisel the bearing off. I have some pics but not many. I will try and upload some in the next few days. John/Horace 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) Might be worth swapping flex coupling with the shaft off vehicle, if it's getting ratty. When part ships with threadlocker, you know it's a good idea. Somebody on site had their coupling bolts come loose. Not sure of inch pound torque spec, no one has posted back after an install. Mitchel on line with a login would have it. 2010 DODGE JOURNEY 3.5L V6 Drive Shaft Flex Joint _ Shop Now at RockAuto Edited 2 hours ago by John/Horace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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