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Idler pulley #2 bearing swap

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by McCaulLombardi, Sep 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM.

  1. Sep 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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    McCaulLombardi

    McCaulLombardi [OP] Active Member

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    Looking for advice for anybody that may have done this or have any information on it.
    My idler pulley is need to be replaced because of the squeal and instead of buying complete new pulleys I was thinking it might be easier and more cost-effective to just switched out the bearings.

    Has anyone done this before on a 3rd gen? i’ve seen people on YouTube do it on other vehicles.

    Any information would be awesome
    I can’t seem to find the right dimension of bearing
     
  2. Sep 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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    fdbyrne

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    I did it on a 4th gen 4Runner. Not the same, but similar. I went with a Dorman kit that had all of the pulleys and they've been fine for 150k miles. That's longer than the original ones lasted. I don't regret it at all.

    Just remember that one of them is reverse threaded. At least it was on the 4Runner.
     
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