Toyota rear axle bearings or afternarket

[Jackthewack]

Ok so my driver side rear axle is leaking I'm going to put new seals from Toyota but the bearings from them are 70$ each and I'm tight on cash, O'reilys has them for 30$. Are the O'reilys ones good? Will they hold up? I'm going to be doing some wheeling but probably won't go over a 32 inch tire for a while.

 

[nissanh]

How many miles on the bearings?
OEM is the best (brand is NACHI). The aftermarket bearings get tighter after installing into the shaft hence wears out much faster. The question is how long do you plan to keep the truck? Any one of these brands is the best if you decide to go aftermarket KOYO, NACHI, SKF, TIMKEN:

Have you tried camelback toyota in AZ? they got good prices and free shipping above $150.

If you plan to do it by yourself, check out the videos on how to get the bearing retainer to match the oil seal.

 

[Jackthewack]

No plans to get rid of the truck I love it as far as I know they are stock bearings 240k on the truck ive only had it a month now. I have not tried the az dealer. I am doing it with a buddy who has done a few so I believe he knows the process. I have watched some videos anyway to try and be prepared. I saw one on the seal fix saying to put the retainer in reversed so that the seal won't ride on the neck of the retainer

 

[segafan1989]

Read this if you haven't already. I just did mine 2 weeks ago. Part numbers are at the end of the posts.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/67299-rear-axle-seals-ultimate-information-replacement-thread-3rd-gen.html

 

[segafan1989]

Here's the cheapest OEM parts I could find. If you plan on keeping the truck, stick with OEM (unless you want to do this twice...and trust me, you don't). These are parts for both sides. My mechanic pressed everything in for $100.

 

[JRZEE2000TR4LTD]

Here's the cheapest OEM parts I could find. If you plan on keeping the truck, stick with OEM (unless you want to do this twice...and trust me, you don't). These are parts for both sides. My mechanic pressed everything in for $100.

Just to keep the part #'s accurate, there is a difference with the bearing and outer seal for 96-00 trucks


9031348001 axle shaft oil seal outer

903634002077 bearing

Also, on a few web sites like this one for instance, the bearing is discontinued.

1999 Toyota 4Runner Rear Axle Shaft & Hub - ToyotaPartsDeal.com

If you search "RW130R" and look for the KOYO or Nachi bearings (Ebay has a few), you'll find OE bearings. I used these bearings and have been fine for many miles. You'll save up to 50% off of OEM price.

 

[Toyotayoda]

Ok so my driver side rear axle is leaking I'm going to put new seals from Toyota but the bearings from them are 70$ each and I'm tight on cash, O'reilys has them for 30$. Are the O'reilys ones good? Will they hold up? I'm going to be doing some wheeling but probably won't go over a 32 inch tire for a while.

Just get the inner seals, and when you have the axles out use a pick to carefully pull the seal off of the bearing and pack some grease in there before putting the seal back and installing everything. axle bearings on a 3rd gen is more parts than just a bearing, probably still cost close to $100 per side if not more even using aftermarket stuff.

 

[Jackthewack]

That's an awesome right up thanks man.

 

[Jackthewack]

I looked up the logo bearings because the Toyota stores said the bearing is on national back order. And all the logo bearings say with out abs is the abs ones a different part number?