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I figured I'd start a post about these since I haven't found any info anywhere about it.
Before I put the motor and tranny back into my car, I figure I should get the hanger bearing that supports the intermediate shaft replaced.
First I call a reputable tranny shop that I deal with at work to see if they can change it for me. I'm told it's non servicable and the shaft/bearing is changed as a unit.
I trust these guys, so I call GM to see what the entire unit costs. They tell me it's sold in individual parts. I get them to fax me over a break down and I'll call them back. Sure enough, all the parts are listed seperately. I call back to see about availability and price, and I'm told all parts are discontinued except the actual shaft. At this point, all I'm really concerned with is the bearing. He gives me the part number and I proceed to interchange the number on our system at work. And go figure it crosses over to a number that I stock in my store for a whopping $14 CDN.
I walk over to the shelf to take a look. It looks like it could be right, but I won't know until I get the old one apart, now that I know it comes apart.
So tonight I get the shaft, clamp it in the vice, take out what screws are left (2 out of 3 have fallen out over the years), and the whole thing comes apart with next to no resistance. The bearing just slides off, like a RWD car's front axle bearing.
Unfortunately, some of the outer "boot" protectors have also gone missing, but I think I have some extra lying around.
So I clean up the old bearing to check for numbers. It's stamped with FAFNIR 206PP. Again, I proceed to interchange it, and come up with the same number I did before.
Here's the bearing numbers I've got.
GM #22534857
Bearing that came off my car-Fafnir #206PP
Timken/National #206FF
Spicer #550735
Chicago Rawhide/SKF part #6206-2RSJ
I don't know if these bearings are the same for all GMs, but mine is from a 1991 Cavalier.
I've posted pictures of the bearing and break down I got from GM.
Before I put the motor and tranny back into my car, I figure I should get the hanger bearing that supports the intermediate shaft replaced.
First I call a reputable tranny shop that I deal with at work to see if they can change it for me. I'm told it's non servicable and the shaft/bearing is changed as a unit.
I trust these guys, so I call GM to see what the entire unit costs. They tell me it's sold in individual parts. I get them to fax me over a break down and I'll call them back. Sure enough, all the parts are listed seperately. I call back to see about availability and price, and I'm told all parts are discontinued except the actual shaft. At this point, all I'm really concerned with is the bearing. He gives me the part number and I proceed to interchange the number on our system at work. And go figure it crosses over to a number that I stock in my store for a whopping $14 CDN.
I walk over to the shelf to take a look. It looks like it could be right, but I won't know until I get the old one apart, now that I know it comes apart.
So tonight I get the shaft, clamp it in the vice, take out what screws are left (2 out of 3 have fallen out over the years), and the whole thing comes apart with next to no resistance. The bearing just slides off, like a RWD car's front axle bearing.
Unfortunately, some of the outer "boot" protectors have also gone missing, but I think I have some extra lying around.
So I clean up the old bearing to check for numbers. It's stamped with FAFNIR 206PP. Again, I proceed to interchange it, and come up with the same number I did before.
Here's the bearing numbers I've got.
GM #22534857
Bearing that came off my car-Fafnir #206PP
Timken/National #206FF
Spicer #550735
Chicago Rawhide/SKF part #6206-2RSJ
I don't know if these bearings are the same for all GMs, but mine is from a 1991 Cavalier.
I've posted pictures of the bearing and break down I got from GM.
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