YACT: Carrier Bearing??

[KMurphy]

My 97 Nissan Altima had a carrier bearing on the passenger side axle half shaft; a few inches where it exited the transaxle. I replaced the driver's side half shaft with no problem, but no carrier bearing involved. You do have to separate the lower ball joint. The carrier bearins is held in by 3 bolts I think; get the manual. The hardest part of the job will be separating the ball joint. The rest is cake if you can handle a wrench.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
A Carrier bearing is part of the rear end. The differential case is also referred to as the carrier, and has bearings on both sides of it, hence the term carrier bearings.
This, if that picture above is correct, is a center support bearing, also known as a midshaft bearing.

I'm not going to say that nobody calls them carrier bearings, but if you go anywhere besides that dealership (or maybe that town), it will be a center support bearing.

But as long as you get the right part, call it whatever you want. I did notice that neither of the linked pics call anything in them a carrier bearing.

The problem is that his car is a FWD car.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: KMurphy
My 97 Nissan Altima had a carrier bearing on the passenger side axle half shaft; a few inches where it exited the transaxle. .

Ahh, ok.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
A Carrier bearing is part of the rear end. The differential case is also referred to as the carrier, and has bearings on both sides of it, hence the term carrier bearings.
This, if that picture above is correct, is a center support bearing, also known as a midshaft bearing.

I'm not going to say that nobody calls them carrier bearings, but if you go anywhere besides that dealership (or maybe that town), it will be a center support bearing.

But as long as you get the right part, call it whatever you want. I did notice that neither of the linked pics call anything in them a carrier bearing.

The problem is that his car is a FWD car.

Doesn't matter....FWD still has a differential, it's just in the transmission. Might be easier to replace carrier bearings on one if you don't have to pull the trans to do it, though. (as opposed to what you have to do to replace them on a RWD)

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Doesn't matter....FWD still has a differential, it's just in the transmission. Might be easier to replace carrier bearings on one if you don't have to pull the trans to do it, though. (as opposed to what you have to do to replace them on a RWD)

I mean that I wasn't aware that a FWD car needed a carrier bearing. I've only heard of them being in the middle of 2 piece driveshafts.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Doesn't matter....FWD still has a differential, it's just in the transmission. Might be easier to replace carrier bearings on one if you don't have to pull the trans to do it, though. (as opposed to what you have to do to replace them on a RWD)

I mean that I wasn't aware that a FWD car needed a carrier bearing. I've only heard of them being in the middle of 2 piece driveshafts.

Oh. I've never heard of mid-shaft bearings being called carrier bearings. Only mid-shaft, or center support bearings.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
A Carrier bearing is part of the rear end. The differential case is also referred to as the carrier, and has bearings on both sides of it, hence the term carrier bearings.
This, if that picture above is correct, is a center support bearing, also known as a midshaft bearing.

I'm not going to say that nobody calls them carrier bearings, but if you go anywhere besides that dealership (or maybe that town), it will be a center support bearing.

But as long as you get the right part, call it whatever you want. I did notice that neither of the linked pics call anything in them a carrier bearing.

The problem is that his car is a FWD car.

Even FWD cars have differentials. 😛

ZV

EDIT: The only time I've ever heard of a "carrier bearing" is as a part of a differential.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
The problem is that his car is a FWD car.

Even FWD cars have differentials. 😛

ZV

EDIT: The only time I've ever heard of a "carrier bearing" is as a part of a differential.[/quote]



Maybe I'm just getting my bearings confused. 😕

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
The problem is that his car is a FWD car.

Even FWD cars have differentials. 😛

ZV

EDIT: The only time I've ever heard of a "carrier bearing" is as a part of a differential.

Maybe I'm just getting my bearings confused. 😕[/quote]
I hate it when that happens. 😉