Intermediate Shaft Bearing Bracket or ?

[JoshPA]

Thanks in advance for reading!

Continuing from my last post, I pulled the intermediate shaft (driveshaft). See pictures.

It looks like the bearing bracket needs to move closer to the TJ case, but then it won't bolt back on the car. Although the trans has been out, it looks like it is in correct. Car drives great - it pulls a bit to the left but I don't think this is causing that.

There is no slop anywhere in the assembly that I can find.

So my options as I see them:

1) Shut up and ignore this
2) Look for slop outboard of the bearing bracket
3) Take another good look at the trans and make sure it really is aligned right

Anyone have any suggestions? Appreciate your help.

Thanks!

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[serviceguy]

I would just pop the halfshaft out of the intermediate one and check if there's anything that prevents the spline to go all the way in. If I remember correctly there's a metal ring acting as a retainer on the spline so when you push the halfshaft in you need to somehow manage to get this retainer to pop in its designated groove, failing to do so could result in what you have in your hands. Or there may be something withing the spline receptacle that prevents the spline to go all the way in. Either way since you have it off the car I would just pop it apart,. clean it real good and put it back together. My 1g is a FWD but I have an AWD setup up front and last time I replace the halfshaft I had the same problem...