Hub dust cover removal
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topdown4runner
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That's pretty much what I was doing, but it wasn't budging.
Eventually I put the screw driver through the cap.
Using a bigger screwdriver didn't help, especially when that one broke.
I ended up using that large pair of channel locks on it and it just got worse from there.
I'm hoping some one has a different method than the one you & I used.
Eventually I put the screw driver through the cap.
Using a bigger screwdriver didn't help, especially when that one broke.
I ended up using that large pair of channel locks on it and it just got worse from there.
I'm hoping some one has a different method than the one you & I used.
SkidPalace
Member
Don't forget you can bring that screwdriver back to Sears for a free replacement.
topdown4runner
New member
Yup
Just did it yesterday. Still has the plastic tag on it & sitting on the work bench where that original pic. was taken.
Also replaced a tiny 1/4 x 9/32 combination wrench. They don't make that one any more, so they gave me one of each. Their quality has sure gone down since I bought the original. Very poor QC. Seams were not ground down before the chrome went on. Looks like kaka.
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LINY4Runner
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I use a screwdriver and a hammer and work it along the edges...make love to it, dont gorilla it hahaha
Just takes patience
Just takes patience
Whackmaster
New member
If you need some more,PM me your address and I'll send you the ones I have. Grady
theizzardking
New member
Don't feel bad , same thing happened to me , it's meant to come right off like a lid on a, paint can but after 200k mine wouldn't budge , ruined the bloody thing trying to get it off and really are you going to buy the specialized tool for this , lol, I'll buy new caps from the jy as opposed to a tool...too many tools and a waste imo...I sprayed some lube in there now it comes out easy every time, glad I'm not the only one who struggled with what seemed like a vet simple task , lol
infamousRNR
Senior Member
do we know the part number for this dust cover...???????????
9 out of 10 times you will probably destroy this thing trying to get it off... especially in the rust belt areas/
phattyduck
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Teaching a man to fish: http://www.toyodiy.com/ Make an account to see the pictures. Totally worth it.
Reverse part number look-ups, etc. too... helps when trying to find junkyard or cross-referenced parts (JDM, etc).
43514-28010
-Charlie
Never underestimate the power of penetrant and time! Kroil, PB, acetone/atf!
Dribble a few drops on there, tap the outside of the hub a bit bit a hammer to break up the dissimilar metal corrossion bondings an voila!
Remeber the hubs take a beating daily and see most of the road and trail crap you ain't going to break a hub from beating on it, but that thin stamped cap is weak.
Dribble a few drops on there, tap the outside of the hub a bit bit a hammer to break up the dissimilar metal corrossion bondings an voila!
Remeber the hubs take a beating daily and see most of the road and trail crap you ain't going to break a hub from beating on it, but that thin stamped cap is weak.
As I'm sure everybody already knows, diagrams are no longer available on this site.
My question is, are these dust covers only on the front axle, or does the rear also have them? I just repainted the center caps and noticed that I don't have them on the rear. I can't find them in any diagram, nothing comes up in a name search, so I'm assuming that they are no dust covers on the rear axle. Is this correct?
My question is, are these dust covers only on the front axle, or does the rear also have them? I just repainted the center caps and noticed that I don't have them on the rear. I can't find them in any diagram, nothing comes up in a name search, so I'm assuming that they are no dust covers on the rear axle. Is this correct?
mtbtim
Elite Member
Your assumption is correct. No dust covers for the rear axles. The brake drum covers the end of the axle and then the tire bolts on. All you have on the rear is the decorative center cap.
alphyn
New member
Found this thread when I had trouble removing mind - Solution Was...
Using a cheap harbor freight screwdriver I modified to act like a custom wedge. Biggest flat head screwdriver in my crappy HF set broke off the tip awhile ago and was sitting in my tool chest just waiting to be modified for a purpose. Worked like a charm. Took a grinder with a 24 grit flap disc and professionally contoured it, ahem *burb* garage beer, into wedge shape the provided enough lift to get in there and loosen it before going back to other tools. Worked pretty easily and cleanly after dinking around with various screw drivers and chisels.
Hope this helps someone else out in the future. I was flummoxed for a bit. I was calculating replacement part cost and the cost of my time. Nearly just cut the damn thing off and bought a new one. Ain't nobody got time for gently banging on a $15 piece of metal for an hour.
Using a cheap harbor freight screwdriver I modified to act like a custom wedge. Biggest flat head screwdriver in my crappy HF set broke off the tip awhile ago and was sitting in my tool chest just waiting to be modified for a purpose. Worked like a charm. Took a grinder with a 24 grit flap disc and professionally contoured it, ahem *burb* garage beer, into wedge shape the provided enough lift to get in there and loosen it before going back to other tools. Worked pretty easily and cleanly after dinking around with various screw drivers and chisels.
Hope this helps someone else out in the future. I was flummoxed for a bit. I was calculating replacement part cost and the cost of my time. Nearly just cut the damn thing off and bought a new one. Ain't nobody got time for gently banging on a $15 piece of metal for an hour.
sounds like your new tool is a champ. i almost wonder how a paint can opener would work, if one were to hold it with the claw just right, and tap it in with a hammer.
when i did this as part of the front-end extravaganza the other day, after a screwdriver to start, i used progressively larger chisels and just worked round and round, babied it for a few revolutions and then it clanked on the floor. it was clearly the first time it had ever been removed, since everything back there was factory-clean.
alphyn
New member
I think my truck was in the same factory pristine condition as yours. Thing I hate about wrenching the most is when you watch everyone else just take parts off easily, and then you're sitting there struggling on what seems like should be a simple task.
I tried a few chisels I had, too. Also, a pry bar used to remove framing nails (flat bottom, sharp chiseled edge). Small screw drivers. Bathed it in penetrating oil. I even yelled at it with my loud, serious outdoor voice. No dice. I took one whack with my modified HF screwdriver and it just popped open, but not off, instantly. I sat there in amazement thinking to myself, "that just happened? Really?"
