Center carrier bearing bracket bent???

Hello everyone. I’m brand new to this forum and just recently bought my Tacoma. It has a lift and 35” tires, I took it on a small dirt hill climb today for the first time and high centered it. After that happened I noticed a noise in the mid to front end of my Taco, checked underneath and my center carrier bearing was bent back hitting the driveshaft yolk. Bent it back far enough to stop it from making noise and rubbing. But now I’m in need of fixing the bent bracket and replacing the bearing, wondering if anyone had a similar experience like this? If so what did you do to solve the bracket issue?

 

The bearing and bracket come as one unit. Might as well buy at least one u-joint and plan to replace the center u-joint when you replace the carrier bearing, because you have to take the center u-joint apart to get to the carrier bearing.
As far as solving the issue, just avoid high centering

 

sounds like a regular opssie. just order a new kit with the carrier bushing and u joints and make a evening out of it.
i messed up mine by going thru a lot of water crossings and it got filled with junk and started making noise.
would recommend getting spicer brand.

 

I plan on doing mine soon and was wondering if the part number I plan to order is correct the part # is 37235-35030, hell it might help OP out too since he needs one.

 

FYI. I had a local driveline shop to me www.iedls.com replace all three u-joints and center support bearing with Spicer components and a rebalance for $360 Parts at Oriley's would be about 200 plus tax.