wheel bearing?

im might be taking my taco in to make sure that the sound im hearing is the wheel bearing. before i spend the money on fixing the wheel bearing & that not being what is wrong! ive got the prices from toyota dealership on what i will need, but im not sure if i will need the seals or not, thats my question. do i need these seals when i do this? i would say that i do, but im not sure! thanks!

 

The bearings are pressed in. 9/10 the seals get f'd-up and need replace. They are cheap compared to the bearings. Get the seals & bearings if you do this. Do it right. do it once

 

got to love it. 10 minutes to press a bearing on for $105...son of a.....

makes one want to buy a Harbor Freight press, doesn't it?

 

yikes That's nasty. I better check mine. I have darn near 170K on mine. Factory ball joints, u-joints, bearings, etc....

I found a guy at Napa who will press bearings on and off for $10. I usually give him $20. Rebuilding two dana 60s and replacing all the bearings and races. I'd go broke at even $55 a bearing.

 

My car had a couple bearings in the track crumble. When they broke, they locked up my front wheel for about a second. When they caused my wheel to seize, the bearing case pretty much welded itself to my spindle due to the sudden stop and the intense heat. It cost me a new wheel spindle, a new bearing and about two hours of using some sort of grinder to grind through the bearing to attempt to reuse the spindle.