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Looking for the right driveshaft parts

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by Dgal, Jun 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM.

  1. Jun 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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    Dgal

    Dgal [OP] New Member

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    Looking for advice from other Tundra owners. I've had this truck only about a year now and I'm very pleased with it, but this is my first Toyota vehicle so I don't have much knowledge yet.

    I have a 2000 Tundra access cab 2wd SR5.
    My center support carrier bearing is pretty shot and I'm looking to get a new one. From what I've read on the forums the Spicer brand is a good one to go with.

    Is this the right one?
    https://www.driveshaftparts.com/CBTHNS

    I also saw this one, not sure why its half the price (worth it?)
    https://www.driveshaftparts.com/CBTHN-NTN

    I figured it would be a good time to replace all the U-joints as well
    My father (retired mechanic) suggested I get greaseable, he has a grease gun and says they are more desirable than the non-greaseable. But it seems that Spicer only makes non-greaseable.

    Spicer Non-greaseable:
    https://www.driveshaftparts.com/5-1330XS

    This is what I could find for greaseable- Both of these say they are for the Tundra but I'm not sure what's the difference.
    https://www.driveshaftparts.com/5-1510-1XM?search=2000 tundra u-joint
    https://www.driveshaftparts.com/GUT21?search=2000 tundra u-joint
     
  2. Jun 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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    ATBAV8

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    I would be looking on RockAuto. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/toyota,2000,tundra,4.7l+v8,1357938,drivetrain
    Better descriptions and more choices. And honestly, if I were in your shoes and wanting to do all of this on my driveline, I would seek out a professional driveline specialty shop. Worth the price of admission and I think there are numerous others on this forum with plenty of wrench time that would do the same.
     
  3. Jun 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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    Any idea roughly what that would cost from a shop?
     
  4. Jun 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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    I would expect $300-$400.
     
  5. Jun 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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    Dana/Spicer is the OEM on the carrier bearing, and the U-joints, and the driveshaft.

    2WD trucks came with sealed U-joints. 4WD came with greasable. I prefer greasable, if you keep up with greasing and use the correct grease, you can extend the lifetime of the joints. Sealed joints are great, but still with the manufacturer's recommendation on service life and replace accordingly.

    Stick with Dana/Spicer. Don't buy your parts on counterfeit/knockoff laden vendors like scAmazon/fleaBay. Rock Auto, Summit Racing, both have great pricing and good service, usually with similar pricing and ship time.
     

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