2000 Tacoma 4x4 front wheel bearings.

Ive read you need a 30ton press to change these bearings...is that correct? I tried a search on this forum but didnt come up with anything specific.

Also how difficult is it to replace the cv joints?

 

No idea about the bearings/press...but as for the cv's are you asking the axle? Replacing is fairly simple

 

My nomenclature might be off but these...

 

Yup that's the cv axle..
Remove tire/wheel
Remove dust cap
Remove axle nut 35mm socket I use a cordless dewalt
Remove LBJ bolts
Remove or loosen sway bar (if you still have one)
Pry bar on the lip of the axle close to where it enters the ifs and pull it out

 

Is your lift a drop bracket style?

 

I believe so...

 

Usually if your gonna replace the wheel bearings I would take off the hub and take it to a shop and have them remove and replace the new bearings

 

yeah I talked to one local place and they dont put in parts unless they order them Im trying to save some $$ otherwise its 2 to 3 X's as much...Im still going to call around to see if someone else will just do the work of the bearings, since I dont have a press

 

If your cv axles on there now are the originals....don't trade them to oreillys, napa, etc.... For the ones they sell.....I highly recommend ordering new axles thru cvj axles and sending them yours as cores....but that's only if yours are the oem axles

 

take the spindle to a machine shop with your bearing have have it put in..also buy a new nut for the inside of the hub and the seal

 

Most dealers will replace the bearings no problem if you bring the knuckle to them. They do prefer to use their own parts with their own mark up.

 

the Bearing, its bigger than ya think



had to fab a press block to push against, used a HF 20ton press.
box is 4x6" 1/4" wall, made end caps to fit in ends of block to help it not collapse, used a pair of draw bolts from a HF spring compressor to keep blocks together when pushing


first push got this far, had to reset and use some 1" bar stock to push against to get flange rest of way out.


Back side after first push


I quit taking pictures at this point, it was 100° out, hotter in my shop, i was tired, pissy and exhausted.
i also swapped front diff out in the process (gearing problem) of doing bearings.

it aint for the faint hearted,

bearing itself is held into spindle with large snap ring, you'll have to push bearing back into spindle to release snap ring, then push bearing out back to front.

 

nice, thanks. Although I think I could prob do this if I absolutely had to...I think I'll take it to a machine shop.

 

are you talking about the axle nut on the cv?

 

No iirc there is a nut on the back side of the hub might only be pre runners like that I know my brothers 4runner had a big nut there took a special tool to put it on w used an air hammer to spin it off

 

only PreRunners and 2wd 4Runners and trucks with manual locking hubs

ADD 4wds use the CV shaft to hold bearing together, the nut for that can be reused as it's not staked

 

ah. well my tacoma is manual hubs and my brother 4runner was 2wd

 

good to know... Im waiting on my new bearings to come in so I can rip apart my truck and get the bearings pressed in...then I can put the new cv's and brake pads and rotors on.

 

FYI, i bought "NATIONAL" brand bearings, they were KOYO in the box, and cheaper than a KOYO online (though i do get discounts a certain parts houses too)

don't cheap out on the parts, this is one job that you really only want to do once...

 

I got my bearings in the mail yesterday and wondered why the bearing inner race was so big...then I looked at your pics again...its the hub that goes back into the bearing.