The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Running without a torque tube center bearing ?

Charlie ny · 10-09-2019, 08:24 AM

Just a thought here for any of us with a late '37 to '40 or '41 pickup.......if the torque
tube center whip bearing fails it is quite possible to replace the solid drive shaft' with a '35 - early '37 tubular drive shaft. I bore the fine female spline out of pinion end of the shaft and press in the six spline adapter from the solid shaft. I button weld the adapter in place

and that is the end of that issue. I always keep one of these tubular drive shafts handy.
Charlie ny

10-09-2019, 08:24 AM	#17
Charlie ny BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,019	Re: Running without a torque tube center bearing ? Just a thought here for any of us with a late '37 to '40 or '41 pickup.......if the torque tube center whip bearing fails it is quite possible to replace the solid drive shaft' with a '35 - early '37 tubular drive shaft. I bore the fine female spline out of pinion end of the shaft and press in the six spline adapter from the solid shaft. I button weld the adapter in place and that is the end of that issue. I always keep one of these tubular drive shafts handy. Charlie ny