Replacing front wheel hub

I was googling a few things on how to replace my front wheel hub on my 2006 Tacoma 4x4 Trd Sport and surprisingly found very few write ups on how to replace the hub assembly. Here’s a quick overview of what I did-

1.Removed Wheel
2. Removed Caliper (2 bolts on the back) and undo the brake line bracket to minimize bending of the line
3. Remove the rotor
4. Remove the axle dust cover (this one is a bit of a pain, take a skinny flat screwdriver and try to pry it off right at the seam. Don’t be afraid to use a hammer to help)
5. Remove the axle but by first undoing the cotter pin, crown nut, then using a 35mm socket, remove the axle nut.
6. Remove the 4 bolts that mount the hub assembly. You will have to partially undo those bolts then shimmy out the assembly a little bit, then undo some more of the nuts, and then shimmy the assembly some more (a bit tedious). If the assembly is really on there use wd-40 and hammer around from the back to loosen it up.
7. Then just slide off the old assembly (take caution as the dust “pan” will come off with it)
8. With a rag and we-40 clean any debris or dirt on the axle
9. Align the dust pan back to the holes and slide the new hub assembly back on.
10. Align bolts and torque down to specifications or till very tight.
11. Screw on the axle nut and torque to 176 ft/lbs (If I remeber correctly), slide on castle nut, and replace cotter pin.
12. Clean and reattach the axle dust cover using a hammer
13. Slide on disk brake
14. Reattach caliper
15.Put wheel back on

Tools I used-
Impact wrench
Hammer
Flat end screwdriver
Needle nose pliers
35mm axle socket
Metric socket assortment
Metric wrench assortment

 

nice! good job

 

Did you not disconnect the brake line bracket from the spindle? Looks as though you just disconnected the caliper and bent the solid brake line to remove the caliper. If so...not the way to do it!!!

 

nice write up

 

@Armkb totally slipped my mind to disconnect the bracket, I’ve done it before. I guess I had tunnel vision and was focused on not screwing up the hub that I forgot the basic things! Thanks for pointing it out.

 

Thanks guys, hope it helps