I plan on replacing one of the front wheel bearing on a 1986 4x4 runner.My question is has anyone here done this before? Any suggestions before i take on this job. Thank you in advance
1986 4 runner 4x4 wheel bearing
Jun 11, 2004
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Your best friend is a solid brass bar. You can use it to pound out the races and pound in the new ones without any worry about damaging the new races or the rotor because the brass is softer than the steel. That, a good ball pein hammer, and a flat spot in your driveway is all the hardware that you need once you have the rotors off.
Note that replacing the bearings without replacing the races is stupid.
You will need some bearing grease, an inner seal for each side and a replacement cotter pin for each side in addition to the four bearings and four races.
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