Front hub bearing

Well, cleaned and lubed original seal, left sensor in. All done and only 2 issues...so far lol...first was torqueing the axle nut, hopefully jumping on the thing tightened it enough(was a short ratchet) and then when I was done I test drove it and immediately the truck was not moving like the brakes were siezed to the drums or something, gave it a little gas and snap crunch then it moved a few feet and crunch crunch....so Instopped turned the wheel and looked in and around and oh boy lol. I found pieces of a punch I used to hold the rotor against the caliper to tighten the axle nut...thankfully no damage I think. Next time maybe I will rent a torque wrench from somewhere and get the sensor out and replace the seal. My torque wrench is half inch and only goes to 150 ft lbs, did not seem to turn anymore when I jumped on the ratchet after...according to my marks.

 

According to both Amazon and AutoZone, the Dorman hub/bearing assembly has a 1 year warranty. I have now replaced both front wheel bearings using the

$138 Dorman 950-001 Pre-Pressed Hub Assembly - Front Compatible with Select Lexus / Toyota Models (OE FIX)

Dorman 950-001 assembly. The passenger side was replaced about 13k miles ago and the driver side about 1k miles ago. No complaints about either, but time will tell. I did not replace the inner seal (the one that connects on the engine side of the spindle) on either. The OEM one looked fine and I wasn't in the mood to beat something out that didn't need to be replaced. (Side note: when I did the passenger side, I had a lot of issues with the assembly stuck on the axle. I just wanted it back together once I finally got the assembly off.)

When you do it, rent the hub puller from your local auto part store. It might not be necessary, but it will save you time and won't damage any other components.

Yikes. Well, that's one way to do it!

I have the same issue with my torque wrench only going to 150 ft-lbs. I ended up putting the tire back on and lowering the truck. Giving it a good umph past 150 and considered that good. I then lifted it back up, took the tire off and put the remaining parts back on.

I'll be picking up a new torque wrench as one of my next tool purchases. I've heard good things about the Tekton ones for relatively cheap, but I will likely go with the Husky from Home Depot since it has the lifetime warranty. Both go to 250 ft-lbs.