PART 1 : REMOVING THE DRIVE SHAFT

The driveshaft end that connects to the differential was banging against the body of the car!! It made a nice gash .

bad focus but the bolts that hold the shaft to the flange have been chewed up!

bad scoring on the bolts but we got them off

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drive shaft joint bracket bearing location

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The drive shaft is carried by the bracket that i circled in picture 1. The bracket has a ball bearing in between some rubber material that allows it to flex and absorb vibration . After years of use the rubber eventually wears away and has to be replaced . If you look closely at picture 2 youll see the rubber around the bearing is gone . Pic 3 is a closer view of the bearing and bracket .

Replacing the E36 3-Series Driveshaft Bearing

the old bearing

too remove the bearing from the shaft we had to remove a clip that held in place. Eli worked his magic .

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old vs new

install the new bearing and carrying bracket . !

tightening . we finished the install onto the drive shaft but next we had to remove the differential completely

PART 2 :THE BROKEN DIFFERENTIAL BOLT

DIFF DROPPED

TRYING to make a pilot hole so i can use an easy out

attempting to center the easyout . It did not work out so after this photo i stopped trying to use the drill and the easyout . I instead opted for a chisel and hammer to tap the broken bolt piece out of the diff .

WHOAAAA

FLEXXXICAN

LOL

us reinstalling the diff. it was very heavy.

driveshaft going back in

tightening up the end that connects to the transmission

the new bearing.

new bolt going in .

end log . will drop a video soon .

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