Front wheel bearing assemblies

I tried the air hammer first, felt the puller was a little more controllable.

 

Did mine last July with the TRQ maybe 15k on them. So far so good.

Just had them off replacing the lowers and spindles a few weeks ago, still seem to move smoothly.

 

I use our local Tacoma mechanic guru to do all my work. To heck when dealer prices.

 

Quality and fast shipping!
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/wheel-bearings-hubs-press-service-4x4-prerunner-nsk.537080/

 

where did you purchase?

 

The TRQs are about half price compared to 05taco. Is it worth it? They are both fully assembled ready to drop in.

https://www.partsgeek.com/rnjl8xn-toyota-tacoma-wheel-hub-and-bearing-kit.html

 

You get what you pay for. That's all I can say.

 

What bearings are used in the TRQs im wondering...if theyre chinese crap no thanks..Ill stick with quality over price EVERYtime with crucial parts....just my opinion from being stranded a few times due to premature parts failure. Im due to replace mine, and Ill order from @05Taco4x4 before "saving" a few bucks..

 

Ok thanks. Just getting opinions. I also prefer to go premium, especially when install is not easy. I pm'd him to check the backlog.

 

The average life of OEM bearings seems to be just over 100,000 miles in "normal" use. I'm still waiting for the first person with aftermarket / way less expensive bearings to post in here and say they got anywhere near that many miles out of them.

 

Quality parts and correct assembly is what makes a good hub.
@05Taco4x4 tells you what he uses, and they are quality parts.
His reviews tell us that he obviously knows how to assemble them correctly.


TRQ? They don’t tell you anything.

 

Whats the typical life of the rear bearings? Seems like those dont come up on here very often

 

I honestly don't know because they go so rarely.

 

Holy crap, I just realized that's $168 A PAIR.

That tells me all I need to know. I was going to say they're probably from the Chicom factory that makes Dorman's... but at that price they're probably from the factory that's knocking off what they make, with 0 QC.

 

Rear driver lasts about 230k...passenger side tbd

 

Please don't tell me 05taco bearings are $350 per side. I haven't heard back from him yet.

Does Toyota sell assemblies, or just individual parts you need to press together yourself?

 

Through Toyota, you have to buy the hub and bearing separately, then assemble them yourself.

 

Nope his prices are per pair in his thread

 

Agreed....my axle hubs are still going strong over 100k miles later.

 

Quoted from 2019. Nice.

Sadly I don't have quite that many miles on mine since then, but i have at least 40k of abuse running 35s without issues with the hubs. I'll be contacting him again whenever these go out again.