Bad bearing on a 2019 T-Boss 550 Golf, how to attack? Update

Rustynutzz · January 29

After a Christmas parade where I did some sustained high speed driving I heard some metal scraping sound. I thought it was the engine brake at first but after putting it up on jack stands and listening where the sound came from it certainly is the rear shaft area. I'm wondering what has to come off to gain access to the area. Since I have the rear seat version i'm certain the seat has to come off. Definitely can't do it from the bottom, too many crossmembers in the way. Anyone had to replace one? Here's a pic of the one I believe it is. It bound up to the point where it won't move after pulling it off the trailer in two wheel or four wheel drive.

T-boss 410 · January 29

I believe there's a service manual for downloading here on the site. I have one for the same utv.

Rustynutzz · January 30

Thanks. I have it but it's light on details. I think I'm going to have to pull the engine 🤦

T-boss 410 · January 30

Isn't the noise in the rear axle?

Rustynutzz · January 30

It is. It won't move now so it has to be the drive line. I just have bad feeling I won't be able to get to that bearing without pulling the engine. I hope I'm wrong.

Rustynutzz · February 10

Wasn't the drive line after all. It was the CVT cover bearing. After tearing in to the front and rear drive lines (sounded like the scraping was coming from here) and finding no problems I finally isolated the problem in the transmission. Got the parts today and will put them in tomorrow. I'll attach a picture of what bearing I'm talking about.