Anyone know the GM part number for the Carrier Bearing?!? Any suggestions on an online vendor would be nice too... I normally buy my parts from 1AAuto.com but they don't carry it. My truck is the one listed in my sig...

Thanks

I bought mine from Eric at Merchant Automotive. He is a vendor here.
He asked my Vin # and shipped it to me. It does have to be pressed on and off the drive shaft.

Anyone know the GM part number for the Carrier Bearing?!? Any suggestions on an online vendor would be nice too... I normally buy my parts from 1AAuto.com but they don't carry it. My truck is the one listed in my sig...

Thanks

GM probably won't have a part # for that, it was updated to a one piece driveshaft costing $400+:( to eliminate the carrier bearing.

Your best bet will be any aftermarket bearing. Best thing to do is take the drivshaft out and send it to a driveshaft shop and have them do it..

I got a part from Advanced and removed mine, the problem was the one I got from Advanced was to small (1.37" i/d) mine is 1.5655" i/d... I went back and they don't carry the part and Auto Zone could not order it the Duralast part # was A6064, the GM part # is 12472456... Now that I have pressed off the bearing it can't be put back on (I bent it up pretty good) and my truck is sitting without a drive shaft.

Should I keep looking for the part or just upgrade to a one piece drive shaft, I replace this bearing about every 60k?!?

Does GM have this shaft? I have destroyed way too many in my 01 to keep replacing them :mad:. And no-one in my area will build a one piece shaft.

GM probably won't have a part # for that, it was updated to a one piece driveshaft costing $400+:( to eliminate the carrier bearing.

Your best bet will be any aftermarket bearing. Best thing to do is take the drivshaft out and send it to a driveshaft shop and have them do it..

Try a few more auto parts stores. Someone will have the right part. I had the same problem with mine a while back. I think Federated had the right part.
Ted

Try six states distributing. It is a Spicer part.

how long do these bearings tend to last?

I'm on # 5 or # 6 in 2yrs :mad:.

how long do these bearings tend to last?

Pro Comp has a one piece drive shaft for $435 through some online gm parts distributors. The local Chevy "STEALER" wants $145 for the bearing and I have found a few online for $66...

Does anyone have an opinion about a one piece over a two piece drive shaft, I don't have a lift and probably won't ever put one on the truck?

i replaced the carrier bearing on my brother's 01 2500HD a couple of weeks ago. the part from oreilly's was to small, so i used one off a 98 3/4 HD and it worked fine.

Does GM have this shaft? I have destroyed way too many in my 01 to keep replacing them :mad:. And no-one in my area will build a one piece shaft.


GM part # 15109384 for the one piece shaft......$600 though:eek: We've never had a problem out of the new shaft, it's got about 2 years and 40k on it now.

i replaced the carrier bearing on my brother's 01 2500HD a couple of weeks ago. the part from oreilly's was to small, so i used one off a 98 3/4 HD and it worked fine.

diesel625 did you press the bearing on your brothers truck or did it slip on?

I checked on the 98 K2500 bearing and it had a 1.5748" i/d and was not available from Advanced. Now I have to go measure mine and see what the correct size is. The "stealer" wants $103 for the bearing and it will take four days...

i pressed it on and it cost $20.00 at oreillys.