Question before I replace my wheel bearing???

Well now I got my dust cap off blah blah ... now my caliper is stuck ... how do I get that off?

 

The caliper just has 2 17mm bolts that hold it onto the spindle on the back side.

 

Got that but my rotor is stuck on now

 

Beat the hell out of it with a rubber mallet! That always work. (Most of the time)

 

you could also have a place where you can screw a screw into to assist in breaking them free. mine did not however and I beat the hell out of them until they came loose.

 

If you have better luck than a few of us have had. @beertimecontinuum you have wheel bearings from here too don't you?

 

This is where I'm at ... rubber malloted the crap out of it! ... what else lol

 

Yes, I bought mine from a TW member who sells the sub-assembled kit. They sat in my shop almost two years, installed them both at the same time and had both bad under 5K miles. Ended up going OEM.

 

WD-40 should work (it's rusted in place) I use Acetone and ATF 50/50 mix. You may have to let it soak in. I also had to lightly tap mine with a ball-peen hammer.

 

And she's loose ... liquid wrench + beating the crap out of the rotor = success

 

@10trdtaco this plus me and a few others as well. Hopefully you have better luck going that direction

 

For future reference those two smaller threaded holes in the rotor are for extraction bolts. Find a bolt that fits those threads and as you screw it in it hits the hub and pops the rotor off super easy

 

So op, did you get everything installed and back on the road?

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/members/71846/ All the way. Top notch stuff. He even gave some good tips and advice over the phone.

 

Not yet I'm contemplating what to do, give th wheel bearing/hub combos on here a try or order new hubs ... the driver side looks a little worn out ... I just wanna do this right the first time around!

 

I understand completely . My driver side started making an ever so slight humm at 60+ mph about 3 or 4 days ago, and I'm gone go with bamaboy when I decide to replace.I'm actually gone give it a few more weeks and make sure that's what it is. I inspected them 2 times in the past few days and still can't find no play or movement. I have 127,000 on the odo.

 

If they were my assemblies, I offer a 12 month 12k mile warranty and would have replaced them if they were bad. As for "going OEM" The OEM for Toyota is Koyo. The same bearing that I sell. The difference is the OEM has an issue with improper lubrication from the assembly plant, which I take care of when I get them from Koyo. Again, if your bad bearings were mine, I greatly apologize and would have replaced them both under warranty.

As for the hub itself, depending on the severity of the bearing failure, the rubber part of the outer seal (Timken Part number 710477) can quickly be destroyed, allowing the metal part to contact the hub, cutting a groove into the hub, not allowing the new seal to properly fit against the hub. This will allow grease to escape, and/or contaminants to enter the bearing assembly. The hub itself may visually look fine, but after pressing it off the old bearing you may find a groove in the area of seal contact. Make sure you check that before you reinstall the hub, if that is the route you choose to go.

 

I'm replacing with the full kit! Going to order tomorrow! And get the taco back on the road!

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/diy-front-wheel-bearings.176080/

 

I got both mine from BamaToy many moons ago. Still going strong. Recommend. Only 1 side was bad but I went ahead and replaced both. Piece of mind.