Originally Posted by
Autocratic
What's the big difference between the AE top shaft and the X-Factory shaft?
Also, would the MIP Aluminum shaft be any different?
The AE top shaft is made overseas and is very cheap quality, the Xfactory one is made in the US and is much higher quality metal and machining
Originally Posted by
CraigMBA
The top bearings are fine, they are brand new, and the shaft spins free and silent with the countergear removed.
Even if your bearings are new and feel fine and are brand new, once you put a side load on them the cheaper bearings get rough and load. Whenever my car starts to get noisy, I change the top shaft bearings and re-lube the internal gears with pledge and its whisper quiet.