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xoxoxoBruce · 05-30-2019, 12:46 AM

The best laid plans of men in cars...

BigV · 05-30-2019, 09:37 AM

Ugh!

I have a front wheel bearing that is complaining loudly right now.. I've seen the replacement process and it's very straightforward, IF you have a lift and a tie rod puller and a bearing press with the right inserts... Which I don't.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-31-2019, 12:54 AM

What is it a front wheel drive? Replacing/repacking wheel bearings is a 20 minute job.

BigV · 05-31-2019, 03:10 PM

xoxoxoBruce · 05-31-2019, 03:46 PM

Yeah, front wheel drive make life complicated. Got to be done though because it's sending vibration back through the driveline and if it fails it could take out a tire, rim, hub, CV joint, halfshaft, or even the transmission. That could be a spendy event.

Diaphone Jim · 05-31-2019, 07:47 PM

Funny you should mention front hubs.
Spent most of the day replacing a front drive axle on my sons '93 Toyota 4x PU.
It has just short of 300k on it and the hubs seem OK for now.
There is a retired Japanese engineer enjoying his sake and laughing his ass off whenever some foreigners discover that the front axles are about a 1/2 inch too long to just come out and go back in.
Got it done, the other one tomorrow.
Otherwise, it is easy to see why there are x billion of them still around.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-31-2019, 10:30 PM

Half inch too long to come out and go back in? I don't follow that.

But if your boss at Toyota questions it, tell him it's a feature, grab your Sake, and retire.

Diaphone Jim · 06-01-2019, 11:00 AM

The axle has a flange on the front diff and a long splined shaft in the hub.
The problem is to get enough slack to work it out of the A-arms past the sway bar and the shock mount.
Manuals and online tutorials have come up with about 6 ways to try it, some requiring re-alignment, cutting the sway bar and worse.
We totally trashed the old one removing it, but the new one slipped right in. I'll reveal our technique for a negotiated fee.
We also encountered "cone washers," a new one on me after 60 years of wrenching.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-01-2019, 02:04 PM

Cone washers, had to Google them. That's just pure evil, it took a sick mind to foist that on ~~mechanics~~ techs anywhere Toyota goes.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-02-2019, 03:12 AM

Ford Tractor...

xoxoxoBruce · 06-05-2019, 11:26 AM

Pssst... wanna buy a motor?

BigV · 06-05-2019, 01:57 PM

At $0.025 on the dollar?

I'll take all you have, thanks.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-06-2019, 11:24 PM

I think the Arfons Brothers snatched up a lot of them.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-12-2019, 02:22 AM

This guy knew how to work around it.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-24-2019, 10:03 AM

A 62 foot blade gets the job done. I suspect it's for pulling rather than pushing.

05-30-2019, 12:46 AM	#646
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The best laid plans of men in cars... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-30-2019, 09:37 AM	#647
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Ugh! I have a front wheel bearing that is complaining loudly right now.. I've seen the replacement process and it's very straightforward, IF you have a lift and a tie rod puller and a bearing press with the right inserts... Which I don't. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-31-2019, 12:54 AM	#648
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What is it a front wheel drive? Replacing/repacking wheel bearings is a 20 minute job. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-31-2019, 03:10 PM	#649
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	__________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-31-2019, 03:46 PM	#650
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, front wheel drive make life complicated. Got to be done though because it's sending vibration back through the driveline and if it fails it could take out a tire, rim, hub, CV joint, halfshaft, or even the transmission. That could be a spendy event. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-31-2019, 07:47 PM	#651
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Funny you should mention front hubs. Spent most of the day replacing a front drive axle on my sons '93 Toyota 4x PU. It has just short of 300k on it and the hubs seem OK for now. There is a retired Japanese engineer enjoying his sake and laughing his ass off whenever some foreigners discover that the front axles are about a 1/2 inch too long to just come out and go back in. Got it done, the other one tomorrow. Otherwise, it is easy to see why there are x billion of them still around.

05-31-2019, 10:30 PM	#652
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Half inch too long to come out and go back in? I don't follow that. But if your boss at Toyota questions it, tell him it's a feature, grab your Sake, and retire. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-01-2019, 11:00 AM	#653
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	The axle has a flange on the front diff and a long splined shaft in the hub. The problem is to get enough slack to work it out of the A-arms past the sway bar and the shock mount. Manuals and online tutorials have come up with about 6 ways to try it, some requiring re-alignment, cutting the sway bar and worse. We totally trashed the old one removing it, but the new one slipped right in. I'll reveal our technique for a negotiated fee. We also encountered "cone washers," a new one on me after 60 years of wrenching.

06-01-2019, 02:04 PM	#654
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Cone washers, had to Google them. That's just pure evil, it took a sick mind to foist that on ~~mechanics~~ techs anywhere Toyota goes. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-02-2019, 03:12 AM	#655
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ford Tractor... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-05-2019, 11:26 AM	#656
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Pssst... wanna buy a motor? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-05-2019, 01:57 PM	#657
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	At $0.025 on the dollar? I'll take all you have, thanks. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-06-2019, 11:24 PM	#658
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think the Arfons Brothers snatched up a lot of them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-12-2019, 02:22 AM	#659
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This guy knew how to work around it. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-24-2019, 10:03 AM	#660
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A 62 foot blade gets the job done. I suspect it's for pulling rather than pushing. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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