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ECGS Bushing - Is it a must?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Rustytaco71, Jan 9, 2018.

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  1. Jan 22, 2019 at 10:35 AM
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    Yes He told me they order the ECGS bushing to replace the stock one.
     
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  2. Jan 22, 2019 at 10:35 AM
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    Bullshit. Mine did, but they just replace it with a new needle bearing. My dealership did and the vibes came back 2 weeks later. They won't order that bushing

    Don't get another needle bearing, put the bushing in
     
    SpeySquatch, Jan 22, 2019
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  3. Jan 22, 2019 at 10:35 AM
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    Where are you located? I'd bring u some beer and smokes of your choice... lunch too. Lol
     
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  4. Jan 22, 2019 at 10:38 AM
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  5. Jan 22, 2019 at 10:50 AM
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    Yeah shits easy once you’ve done a few. I can do it in 1.5-2 hours, from jacking up to tires back on the ground
     
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  6. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:09 AM
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    No the Mechanic Foreman at toyota told me they order the ECGS bushing when they have to replace the needle bearing. He was gonna give me the part number and where to get it, but I already new.
     
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  7. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:12 AM
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    Some dealers will actually put in the ECGS solid bearing, some Members have done it at their dealer.

    Different dealers are better than others. Mine won’t even rotate the tires when they say they will, even marked them to find out they didn’t.

     
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  8. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:13 AM
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    Wow, that's the first dealership I've heard of that would do that, let alone knew about it
     
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  9. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:15 AM
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    He was cool. He explained if he did the work and Toyota found out that the truck was lifted toyota would not pay him for the repair.
     
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  10. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:18 AM
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    I ordered the part. Anyone have a good write up or a link on step by step instructions on how to replace this needle bearing on the 3rd Gen. I would really appreciate it.
     
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  11. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:26 AM
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    Lmao. I always put tire shine on the front to know if they rotated but these days I do it my self.
     
    oscolivar1, Jan 22, 2019
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  12. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:28 AM
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    With only a 1" lift you may not have any vide issues. I would hold off until you need it, which may never happen if you're lucky. I don't believe there is much risk of damage even if the vibes start up. Just annoyance at the sound.
     
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  13. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:35 AM
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    Hmmm tell that to the guy who had his needle bearing blow up into pieces inside. It wasn’t cheap....
     
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  14. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:36 AM
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    :bananadead: Didn't know about that... :anonymous:
    Don't listen to me...
     
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  15. Jan 22, 2019 at 11:48 AM
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    Although it extremely low % for that happening. I’ve seen a few cases that pop up on the forums, but this can happen if you don’t replace the needle bearing once it’s bad.

    I know some people go 10s of thousands of miles on a bad needle bearing and nothing happens. It’s not worth the risk when the job is not to difficult or not that expensive depending where you live.
     
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  16. Jan 22, 2019 at 6:34 PM
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    I have this problem in my new to me stock suspension 5th gen 4Runner in Minneapolis. Anybody on here near and want to fix it right up for me? I'll bring beer and cash! Also... thanks for this forum, it's super helpfuk in everyway working on these projects.
     
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  17. Jan 22, 2019 at 6:40 PM
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    Any instructions you find for 2nd gens apply to 3rd gens as well. Same exact process and parts.
     
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  18. Jan 22, 2019 at 8:41 PM
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    No....

    But I have flipped on the garage light switch after midnight :)
     
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  19. Jan 22, 2019 at 9:57 PM
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    Its really not that tough to do. There's only 7 nuts and 2 bolts to remove and put back and that's including the lugnuts.
     
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  20. Jan 22, 2019 at 10:57 PM
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