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hilux tailshaft

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hilux tailshaft

Post by mattress_821 »

hey guys i just got a lifted hilux, the guy i got it from has put a one piece tailshaft in it to avoid the centre bearing problem..i heard i might need to get that engineered? i know that it will have to be engineered for the lift but didnt no about the tailshaft
any help appreciated guys
thanks
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Post by Athol »

Certifying the tailshaft is part of certifying the lift, and it should be specifically listed on the engineering certificate.
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Post by big lux »

yea when you get a car engineered in nsw it cant be only certian parts it must be the whole car so it would be in that. Unlike here in qld where everything is illegal and theres no such thing as getting it engineered. Athol is it you old boy that owns king rolla doors nd exaustn 4x4.
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Post by Athol »

big lux wrote:Athol is it you old boy that owns king rolla doors nd exaustn 4x4.
Nope. I'm just a self-employed nobody.
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Post by trains »

Get a new center bearing, and fill the rubber surround with sikaflex.
Let cure for a day or two.
Fit, and make sure you replace your unis at the same time.
no more replacing center bearings.

Learnt that trick here on outers.

Great advice.

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Post by Athol »

trains wrote:Get a new center bearing, and fill the rubber surround with sikaflex.
Let cure for a day or two.
Fit, and make sure you replace your unis at the same time.
no more replacing center bearings.
He no longer has a centre bearing...

But for those who are fitting centre bearings, don't forget to also make sure that the outer frame of the bearing is square to the shaft. Make and fit wedges if necessary. An out of square centre bearing will cook fairly quickly, and filling it as described above will make it happen even faster by reducing the ability of the rubber to distort to fudge the misalignment.

A correctly aligned centre bearing with the rubber section filled as described above should last a very long time.
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Post by trains »

Athol wrote:
trains wrote:Get a new center bearing, and fill the rubber surround with sikaflex.
Let cure for a day or two.
Fit, and make sure you replace your unis at the same time.
no more replacing center bearings.
He no longer has a centre bearing...

But for those who are fitting centre bearings, don't forget to also make sure that the outer frame of the bearing is square to the shaft. Make and fit wedges if necessary. An out of square centre bearing will cook fairly quickly, and filling it as described above will make it happen even faster by reducing the ability of the rubber to distort to fudge the misalignment.

A correctly aligned centre bearing with the rubber section filled as described above should last a very long time.
Just incase there was an issue with using the single one, there was a viable plan B with no engineering.

:)

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