Just got the car today, 04 coupe automatic with just under 17k miles... Thinking some rear suspension bushings are dried out... Car was A one lady owner that was never garaged. Overall good shape needing some tlc... I borrowed this pic of a similar car, no side shots yet... Will have to check the support bearing after further reading...

 

sounds like the support bearing rubber housing on the driveshaft.. your bearing MAY still be good go to needswings.com https://www.needswings.com/driveshaf...rt-and-bearing
this is the support and bearing. search here how to replace,,

 

Congratulations on an excellent find! And welcome to the forum!
If it was never garaged and nothing to do with your issue now I'd check the storage area underneath the cargo area(trunk) on the passenger side for water. Just slide a piece of printer paper down beside the black foam insert down until it stops if it is wet when you pull it out you know your spoiler plate is leaking and there is a great thread here on how to repair it that 180 did. I would repair it before it ruins your security module and CPS pump. I have a SRT and it is garage kept and I got it from southern California so not very much rain in its life and mine had two inches of water in there and caused all kinds of problems for me.
Again welcome and as you see already there are some extremely capable people here that can help you with any issue that you may encounter.

 

Thanks on both counts, for the welcome and the info... Have to get back under it today to verify the bearing. Had it on ramps yesterday before purchase checking bushing, forgot about the bearing.. Makes complete sense for the noise..

 

Checked it earlier, bearing rubber mount is totally shot... Ordered from needs wings... I'm 69 and handy... Is this something I can do in my driveway on ramps..??

 

U may need 2 remove your exhaust ,,near the rear end , remove the bolts holding up the driveshaft (this is the bearing hanger u r replacing ,,now remove the bolts from the rear flex disk,, pry froward on the drive shaft,, the drive shaft will have a lot of flex where the bearing was bolted up,,, once the flex joint is out pull on the drive shaft ,the short (rear1/2) of the drive shaft will come out into your hands,,,,,look on the u-joint you will see either = or - one of those marks is on the front (long) shaft and the other on the short(rear) 1/2 of the drive shaft when reinstalled they MUST LINE UP - into = the single mark must line up pointing in the middle of the two marks,,this is balance alignment,,,,,now replace the bearing or just the support what ever is needed or both if u want. replace the driveshaft and flex coupling then bolt up your driveshaft bearing support,, then exhaust done. jim

 

Thanks Jim... Will probably take it to a shop.. Too much in my driveway on my back...!! Fresh pic from yesterday..

 

I is easy to do,,, maybe there is a member near u that would help ,, takes about an hour the first time ans 15 to 20 min the 4 or 5 time LOL if u do take it to a shop make sure they line up the marks on the driveshaft or u could get a bad vibration

 

Good info, I need to check this because mine has a noise from the rear, I was thinking wheel bearing or the fact I have all the panels out. Thanks

 

My next project as soon as my parts get here from FCP.

 

I just did my SRT in the drive on ramps, totally do-able. hardest part for me was getting the two rear rubber doughnuts off the muffler to remove the exhaust. I ended up cutting them off and buying replacements from Rob at Needswings. Putting them back is a pain, Rob gave me a tip, put the rubber on the body clip loop a zip tie through the rubber, push the muffler up and put a hooked lever through the zip tie, pull down, and loop the ring over the muffler clip.
Hope this may help someone else doing this......................

 

So I just did this job in my driveway. Here are my thoughts. Ramps did not work for me because I had to rotate the drive shaft to remove all the bolts on the rear flex disk. They are hard to get to. Driveshaft wont rotate if the car is on ramps. It's a good idea to mark where everything was originally lined up although I can confirm the "-" and "=" marks were there to make sure the shafts are balanced. I did not have to remove the exhaust, just the exhaust shield nearest the bearing so you can see the alignment mark. Actually just unbolt it and slide it towards the front of the car enough so you can see the mark "-" on the front shaft. It is just past where the rubber boot connects. It requires a bearing puller to remove the the old bearing. Luckily I had one. What I did not have was a a tool to press the new bearing onto the driveshaft so off I went to the hardware store to buy a 1 1/4 inch round piece of steel pipe 8 inches long to hammer the bearing with. It was threaded on both ends but it worked. $12. So yes the bearing must be installed onto the driveshaft before you can reinstall. This was harder than expected and basically impossible without special tools. I supposed having a service manual would have saved me from the surprises.

 

Black Betty

The attached link contains everything you need for any issue with your Crossfire, just click on the link. It also includes the downloadable manuals thay may have helped you during the flex service.
Regards,
Dennis
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