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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Suffolk, VA
Posts: 28
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Suffolk, VA
Posts: 28
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So these are the parts which I replaced from the previous persons post:
Hub & Bearing Assy, Rear Axle, LH
Retainer, Rear Axle Bearing, Inner LH
Ring, O (For Rear Axle Bearing Case LH)
Ring, Snap (For Rear Axle Shaft LH)
Seal, Oil (For Rear Axle Shaft LH)
The reluctor ring for the traction control/ABS is contained in the hub and bearing assembly so no need to worry about getting it.
The hub and bearing assembly is held on by the retainer and snap ring. This usually needs to be cut off and is also the surface the seal rides on. The reason mine was leaking was because some grit had some how got in the seal and wore a grove around the retainer. Not sure how that happened since it is a sealed space.
The bearing assembly must be pressed on and off which is why you need the special tool to do it. The retainer ring is then pressed on behind that and then the snap ring goes on. Complete overkill in typical Toyota fashion.
The axle seal itself taps into the end of the axle tube and the whole axle/bearing housing assembly slides back in. You need to disassemble the parking brake to take it apart and to put it back together. Complete pain in the ass.
I forgot to add why I had to change mine. My seal was leaking and everybody said that once that leaks the gear oil will run all the grease out of the bearing so if you go in you might as well replace the bearing while you are in there because it is probably going to fail sooner than later. When I got mine apart all the bearing grease had in fact run out of the bearing as everybody said.
There is a video of the process on YouTube of a FJ cruiser having the same work done.
Last edited by JA50N; 12-06-2021 at 07:04 PM.
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