Matt,
There are two collars that surround the bearing on this two-piece driveshaft. There is a larger one in front of the bearing that is welded to the driveshaft. Also, the driveshaft diameter in front of this large collar is so thick that even without the collar, there is no way a new bearing could be installed from the front.
My problem is with a small collar directly behind the bearing. It is smaller in diameter than the bearing itself.
It looks to me that installing the bearing from the rear end of this driveshaft is the only way possible, but I can't get that small collar off. I could try cutting it off but I can't even tell how it's attached to the driveshaft and then of course I wouldn't be able to reuse it.
The bearing itself, in what very little room it has between the two collars, seems to slide up and down the driveshaft easily, so that I'm thinking it will slide off easily once I address the collar.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
James
