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DIY: Driveshaft Carrier Bearing

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So, firstly, according to Hyundai this part doesn't exist, you have to do the whole shaft. Someone in this forum proved them wrong and helped me out so I figured I would help out the next guy and post up a quick how-to.
I did it in a shop on a lift but you could just as easily do it in your garage or even parking lot with jacks, it's not that hard.
First of the part: It's a 6006LU Sealed Ball Bearing 30mmx55mmx13mm
I got mine on Amazon for about 7 bucks.
Looks like this and don't mind the letters, it's the number that matters.


So now then, removing the driveshaft. Get the car up obviously, and get in the center or there abouts.
The drive shaft runs under (or over depending on your perspective) the heat shields for the cats in this area.


I took loose the exhaust hangers, removed the bots for the heat shields and that cross bar and just pulled the shield out instead of dropping the whole exhaust.
Once you've done that you'll see the center coupler


Take out those two bolts and the drive shaft will come loose on both ends without any issues. The bearing in on the end of the shaft.

I didn't have the proper bearing tools so I sent it to a machine shop and had them do the press work. took 20 minutes, cost 30 bucks and it was done right - totally worth it.
After that, just put it back the way you found it. Pretty easy really, I was done in about an hour total and that includes the machine shop. Hope this helps someone else who, like me, wasn't sure what they werer going to be getting in to.
 
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6006LU bearing shows it's only sealed on one side, and not both.

I would believe the bearing needs to be sealed on both sides to prevent damage as it's under the car and exposed to road dirt and salt...............

I believe you have a 6006RS bearing which is sealed on both sides, and rated up to 8000RPM.

Duro
 
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Well the bearing I linked from amazon is what I ordered and it was sealed on both sides. 8000 RPM seems pretty high for a driveshaft carrier but honestly I got the part number out of this thread http://www.gencoupe.com/drivetrain/310321-drive-shaft-carrier-bearing.html and it was sealed on both sides and worked just fine.
As far as symptoms, it was making a horrid noise, high pitched whenever I was driving and when I pulled the shaft I could hear it if I spun it by hand.
 
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