How long life are OEM Wheel bearings?

2017 Tacoma . 205.000lkm/125,000 Miles and I'm still on original wheel bearings. One hand says replace (fronts) anyways soon because at 125,000 km it wont be long until i will probably need them. The mechanic at dealership says they are fine. I dont do any real hard off road at all and 99% of miles is all paved highways. Mainly jobsites and mining sites I teach at can get a bit dicey at times.

How long are Front Wheel bearings good for? I just know that in my old Jeeps a 100,000 miles often was a bit of a unicorn and my mindset is still on that.

 

You can keep on trucking if there’s no play in them. Are you running stock wheels/tires?

 

Dude, drive them until they start talking to you. That could be tomorrow or never.

 

Keep on driving. They will tell you when it’s time to replace them. They don’t all fail at the same time so there is no reason to replace them ahead of time. They may last another 300K, or 3K.

 

The front on my 2nd gen lasted about 90k. It now has 190k and they are still going strong. The rears have never been touched.

I only have 40k on my ‘22, so don’t plan on them needing any attention for a while.

You will be able to hear and feel them when they start going bad. I ordered a set completely assembled and they were super simple to replace.

 

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Infinite amount of variable, so there is no set mileage or timeframe.
Follow recommended maintenance schedule, stop trying to fix what isn't broke, and enjoy life.

 

Most go very long. Mine went way over 125,000 on my 2nd gen. For my 3rd gen they wore out quicker due to wheel spacers and more off roading.

 

Yes . I Have a level lift done only but stock tire size . I use the stock Tacoma rims with my winter tires and i have a set of summer rims with a slight offset to push the tires out a bit more for a nicer stance.No spacers,

 

I would keep on going like everyone said above! I’m pretty ocd about preventative maintenance and even I would leave that in the category of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.”

 

Sounds like a plan. I'm also ,obviously, a little OCD about maintenance so sometimes its good to get others opinions and alleviate any trepidation.

 

Just like everyone else says, they are good until they are bad and they generally make noise long before the point of leaving you stranded.

 

Easiest way to check bearings for obvious wear is to smack them, they make a hollow sound on the bad ones.

When you shake the wheel the cv axle will wobble with the play.

That said, most tacoma bearings I diagnose are from sound when you turn while at speed it changes tone.