New England B.S. Thread

Tracking number is registered with the carrier. Something is headed my way...

 

Good to know. Been using Never-Seize for years, it seems to work well. I rotate my own wheels/tires so I re-apply every rotation. My wheels come off nice and easy every time.

 

Anyone here do front wheel bearing and hub assembly on a 3rd gen yet? Any recommendation on a good brand?

 

I haven't done a 3rd gen, but aren't they the same as the second gen hubs? Can't go wrong with OE components: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/wheel-bearings-hubs-press-service-4x4-6-lug-2wd.537080/

 

Holy packaging too huh! Maybe the best packed item I've ever purchased

 

I've ordered a couple of sets from him. If everyone packed things like that there'd be no reason to worry about FedEx or UPS trashing our stuff.

 

I installed the Dorman hubs from Autozone on my 2nd gen a few years ago. I have about 60K miles on them now without any issues. Hopefully they last the rest of the life of the truck.

 

Yup or they would break in the head when you'd try to remove them

 

I just buy NSK bearings and get the new dust seals and orings and have a local shop press them for me. Now I have a 20ton press so I may try my hand at them once I bring my press to my house

 

I dont have access to a press so i figure itd be easier to get a pre pressed assembly to just bolt in. I was recommended the moog assembly outside of oem. I was hoping someone with oversized tires could weigh in in longevity.

 

Moog last time I bought bearings was from them and they were NSK bearings. I'm on 35s and have about 40k miles on them but I beat the bag out of the truck at times

 

it's probably so small a kid only fits on it.

 

Denso uses a special coating on the plugs to negate the need for anti-seize. I didn’t use any when I just did them.

The plugs are pretty deep in the 3.5L so spinning them in without using at least the extension. I didn’t bottom out by hand but you can typically get a decent enough feel for whether they’re spinning freely before I threw the torque wrench on them. I had a few that took a few more spins than I would have expected but I’m not terribly concerned. I likely just didn’t spin them down as far by hand.

 

I had shit luck with Dorman crap and will never use them again. I bought a Dorman carrier bearing, swapped it in, crapped out in a couple thousand miles. They warrantied it, sent me another, same thing crapped out in a couple thousand miles. Went OEM for triple the cost but it worked. Funny enough, the Dorman bearing eliminated my driveline vibrations, they came back with OEM.

 

thats good to hear. I don’t beat on mine but it does see mixed surfaces and when i wheel i tend to be rougher than mosts. I think ill go with Moogs since theyre readily available.

 

IIRC, 97-03 Tritons.
Friend had 2002 F-250 that spit 2 out.

 

lowering kit installed

 

Are you planning on throwing some fat meats on it?

 

Cool, i lowered mine too, but only when i put 100 lbs of groceries in the bed. #tacomaleafs

 

No. Was looking at aftermarket rims but haven't bought anything yet