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Rear Axle Bearings

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Mpstickers, Mar 16, 2024.

  1. Mar 26, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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    turbodb

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    Aggressive much? :wink: Better not to attack folks who are just trying to help...

    I thought you meant from Toyota, which would seem strange to me, as those types of assemblies from them are unusual. And yes, I looked through the Toyota parts list that I have for the rear axle components. There is no assembly for the axle like there is for the carrier. See below.

    But that's probably because I'm personally biased to buying parts from Toyota. Even though they are more expensive, I figure I'm saving most of the money on labor, so with a few exceptions I don't generally consider/search the internet for other options.

    You may have answered your own question here - reach out to someone like Jason and see if he'll assemble one for you from the various parts, if you don't want to do it yourself. It's definitely not difficult, it just requires a couple special tools and some attention to detail.

    That said, I think the more difficult / picky part is correctly seating the axle seal into the rear axle housing. This is where most people mess up, since it's not easy to find the correct size driver / easy to deform as it's driven in.




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  2. Mar 26, 2024 at 11:21 PM
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    Putting these together is rather simple.....you could even fashion some home made tools to reseat everything...

    Getting them apart is the bear....you gotta have that pipe tool and access to a floor press...
    or beat the hell out of it slamming it down on a block of wood...

    If you take the time to watch the numerous videos its very doable....

    I wouldn't trust a pre-assembled......if that ring is a little off.....it will leak again in very miles.

    You got to watch the vids and do the Vaseline test......just like timmy does in the videos.
    Dont just slap it back to together and hope for the best.

    Only if you had abs would you need those premium tools......
     
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