Did you end up trying to get Toyota to replace the bearing for you?
Front Differential needle roller bearing replacement
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Did you end up trying to get Toyota to replace the bearing for you?
Have a groaning/growly feeling right below my feet. Seems like my issue is needle bearing. But everybody says it goes away in 4WD. So I'm curious how you diagnose with the AWD. Anybody diagnosed, and replaced this on the AWD V8?
How do you diagnose the bad CV? Mine click like that video when I rotate by hand, on stands unloaded. But I thought it was due to the excessive droop(UCA+King's).
I did recently replaced both axles and fluid due to split boots, used rockauto axles :suspicious: Curious what all I should planning to replace. Again.
How do you diagnose the bad CV? Mine click like that video when I rotate by hand, on stands unloaded. But I thought it was due to the excessive droop(UCA+King's).
I did recently replaced both axles and fluid due to split boots, used rockauto axles :suspicious: Curious what all I should planning to replace. Again.
LTDSC
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i had mine at full droop on a lift and put it in gear, it was bouncing the whole diff and side of the poor CV. Swapped sides with it and it did the same, replaced CV and no issue since.
How did this feel during driving?
LTDSC
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like a brutal vibration that was only during hard acceleration from 10-15mph. then it would fade away.
hikenbike
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Sorry to liven an old thread but if the dealer is not willing to follow the TSB because they claim they can’t prove that’s the issue, how much is the estimated cost to pay for the parts and labor myself?
DeepSea
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Is this for your 07' or 16'?
4Runner010
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Needle bearing exploded
I got all the pieces i could but there are what i believe is 3 "bearings" lodged in the corners of the diff and i can't seem to get them out if i replace there bearing should i be alright or is it very important that i get them out
I got all the pieces i could but there are what i believe is 3 "bearings" lodged in the corners of the diff and i can't seem to get them out if i replace there bearing should i be alright or is it very important that i get them out
SluiceboxSlim
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I had a groaning/growling feeling below my feet, as well. Thought it might be that bearing. After replacing the driver axle due to a torn boot, I was tempted to swap this bearing, but didn't. The noise remained after the axle swap, and my wife mentioned feeling the same thing on the passenger side, and I still felt the same on the driver side. It only makes noise at slower speeds (0-14mph), and goes away when it warms up for the year. After 4 years, I finally discovered that it was the passenger UCA bushing that needed to be loosened, greased, and retorqued at resting level. If I pushed down on the front passenger side of the bumper, it was squeaky, and this was the culprit 100%. If yours does this at higher speeds, it's probably not the same thing. Something easy to check, though. Good luck.
AuSeeker
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I got all the pieces i could but there are what i believe is 3 "bearings" lodged in the corners of the diff and i can't seem to get them out if i replace there bearing should i be alright or is it very important that i get them out
I not sure what the answer truly is, it could be Ok to leave them or not, BUT I've always been anal when replacing any parts and I just couldn't leave those needle bearings or any pieces of any part in there, if they get dislodged into the moving conponents of the differential it could do major damage and really ruin your day.
That being said a couple of dental picks could possibly help in getting them dislodged.
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Front Passenger Side Grinding
Hello,
I have a 2005 T4R Limited 4x4. A couple of months ago I installed the Daystar 2.5 inch spacer lift kit, but afterwards I noticed a grinding/wafting noise at the front passenger side of my truck, while driving from about 15mph-45mph. I was taking it in the next day for a realignment anyway, so, I thought that would fix the issue. After the realignment I still had the noise and a slight vibration. I soon discovered that the sound completely disappears in 4WD. After some research, I thought it may be the CV Axle; The inner boot was torn anyway, so I replaced the CV axle. During the install, I tried turning the wheels manually while the truck was jacked up: The driver side spins fine; however, the passenger side would spin, then hit a point where it would bind and take a little more force to complete the rotation (The suspension would lift slightly while I pushed the wheel around the bind spot). After I installed the new CV it still binds, and the noise is still there while driving. Sometimes the noise isn't noticable at all and other times I notice it immediately when I get up to speed; the noise still disappears when I cycle to 4wd. I see everyone talking about the needle bearing on the drivers side, but it's definitely the passenger side. Could it be the ball bearings on the passenger side of the differential? I assume it's not the wheel bearing since the sound/vibration disappears in 4wd. I'm open to all recommendations! Thanks!
Hello,
I have a 2005 T4R Limited 4x4. A couple of months ago I installed the Daystar 2.5 inch spacer lift kit, but afterwards I noticed a grinding/wafting noise at the front passenger side of my truck, while driving from about 15mph-45mph. I was taking it in the next day for a realignment anyway, so, I thought that would fix the issue. After the realignment I still had the noise and a slight vibration. I soon discovered that the sound completely disappears in 4WD. After some research, I thought it may be the CV Axle; The inner boot was torn anyway, so I replaced the CV axle. During the install, I tried turning the wheels manually while the truck was jacked up: The driver side spins fine; however, the passenger side would spin, then hit a point where it would bind and take a little more force to complete the rotation (The suspension would lift slightly while I pushed the wheel around the bind spot). After I installed the new CV it still binds, and the noise is still there while driving. Sometimes the noise isn't noticable at all and other times I notice it immediately when I get up to speed; the noise still disappears when I cycle to 4wd. I see everyone talking about the needle bearing on the drivers side, but it's definitely the passenger side. Could it be the ball bearings on the passenger side of the differential? I assume it's not the wheel bearing since the sound/vibration disappears in 4wd. I'm open to all recommendations! Thanks!
I got all the pieces i could but there are what i believe is 3 "bearings" lodged in the corners of the diff and i can't seem to get them out if i replace there bearing should i be alright or is it very important that i get them out
Ill answer this. You really, REALLY need to get them out of there. The drain plug is magnetic and serves to hold onto a lot of the metal chunks that could fall off in the diff. A roller bearing could stick to the magnet, but if it were to come off by vibration (train tracks or bumps) and somehow end up in the inner pinion bearing race and cause the bearing to fail, the entire diff will fail. You could have the gears either breaking apart due to altered pinion depth or the differential literally burning all the parts inside and wallowing out all the seals and carrier bearings causing the entire housing to become junk.
MuddyButt
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This is the issue I’m having. But it may still be the needle bearing and the sound transferring over to the middle of the diff and then sounds like it’s the passenger side.
I haven’t cycled it into 4wd yet.
