Wow!! No disrespect to Taco owners. . .

[gjackson]

I'm yet to hear of it occuring. And with some of these trucks getting up over 300k, I'de expect that we likely won't hear much of it.

Well, yeah, but I'd hate to be the one guy to have one fail in the middle of no where! I have no doubt that they are strong and reliable, but it just takes one to fail on YOUR truck for that to mean nothing! Ouch!

cheers

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Well, yeah, but I'd hate to be the one guy to have one fail in the middle of no where! I have no doubt that they are strong and reliable, but it just takes one to fail on YOUR truck for that to mean nothing! Ouch!

cheers

I concur... however I work on & sell parts for Toyotas (primarily Landcruisers, but lots of Tacomas too) everyday as I have for the past 6 years. I stay pretty up to speed on failures, etc as I deal mainly in outfitting vehicles for off-road travel, and knowing the weaklinks is a major priority to me. I've literally never heard of one failing... noisy, yes, but failing never. I'm sure its happened, but the laws of probability dictate that anything can happen

That being said my bearing will seize and fail this weekend in Moab just because I said never

:smileeek:

 

[gjackson]

That being said my bearing will seize and fail this weekend in Moab just because I said never

Yeah! Be careful what you say!!

cheers

 

[Clark White]

When I did my front bearings, I pulled the whole spindle off the truck and put it under my neighbors 10ton press. That did absolutely nothing. I then took it to the dealership and they put it under their 20ton press. That promptly blew a pressure relief valve. I then took it to a machine shop with a 50ton press, and they said it came out just fine. I don't want to think about trying to do that in the field. They gave me more then enough warning when they were going out though, so if you pay attention to things you shouldn't be taken by surprise.

Clark

 

[Robthebrit]

When I did my front bearings, I pulled the whole spindle off the truck and put it under my neighbors 10ton press. That did absolutely nothing. I then took it to the dealership and they put it under their 20ton press. That promptly blew a pressure relief valve. I then took it to a machine shop with a 50ton press, and they said it came out just fine. I don't want to think about trying to do that in the field. They gave me more then enough warning when they were going out though, so if you pay attention to things you shouldn't be taken by surprise.

Clark

Not to hijack the tread but speaking of horrible seals and bearings, mog hubs can be equally horrible to change in the field:

http://www.foodfight.org.uk/mog/hubs.shtml

Rob

 

[BIGdaddy]

I concur... however I work on & sell parts for Toyotas (primarily Landcruisers, but lots of Tacomas too) everyday as I have for the past 6 years. I stay pretty up to speed on failures, etc as I deal mainly in outfitting vehicles for off-road travel, and knowing the weaklinks is a major priority to me. I've literally never heard of one failing... noisy, yes, but failing never. I'm sure its happened, but the laws of probability dictate that anything can happen

That being said my bearing will seize and fail this weekend in Moab just because I said never

:smileeek:

lol...:sombrero:

 

[cruiseroutfit]

lol...:sombrero:

Fast forward 3 years and 2 different Tacomas, still hasn't seized My day will come

 

[Redline]

On a Tacoma?

What year and how many miles?

When I did my front bearings, I pulled the whole spindle off the truck and put it under my neighbors 10ton press. That did absolutely nothing. I then took it to the dealership and they put it under their 20ton press. That promptly blew a pressure relief valve. I then took it to a machine shop with a 50ton press, and they said it came out just fine. I don't want to think about trying to do that in the field. They gave me more then enough warning when they were going out though, so if you pay attention to things you shouldn't be taken by surprise.

Clark

 

[maxama10]

1st gen bearings are more difficult than 2nd gen, with regards to the sealed unti bearings. 1st gen requires the whole knuckle to be removed. 2nd you can remove the bearing and hub from the knuckle.

Old school Toyota's used a spindle with non sealed tapered roller bearings though. Easy to service.

 

[trump]

1st gen bearings are more difficult than 2nd gen, with regards to the sealed unti bearings. 1st gen requires the whole knuckle to be removed. 2nd you can remove the bearing and hub from the knuckle.

Old school Toyota's used a spindle with non sealed tapered roller bearings though. Easy to service.

Wow, quite the thread revival! :wavey:

 

[robert]

Wow, quite the thread revival! :wavey:

Was thinking the same thing- and for those wondering, there are plenty of reports of second gen Tacos having failures. Oddly I was just researching this today on TTORA and Tacomaworld as I think it's getting time to do mine (~105,000 miles on it and making some noise). The rear axle has started leaking on one side, the main seal is starting to leak, the clutch needs some attention (will be upgrading to the URD bearing setup), the carrier bearing needs to be replaced, the CV boots need replacing, etc. Those are just the issues that spring to mind at the moment....

 

[cruiseroutfit]

...Old school Toyota's used a spindle with non sealed tapered roller bearings though. Easy to service.

Land Cruisers used serviceable bearings up through the 200 and to current on the HD 7x stuff.

 

[Laxaholic]

Are the 2005 + Tacomas as tough as the older models? Really interested in the 2.7 4x4's

 

[maxama10]

Wow, quite the thread revival! :wavey:

:elkgrin:

Was thinking the same thing- and for those wondering, there are plenty of reports of second gen Tacos having failures. Oddly I was just researching this today on TTORA and Tacomaworld as I think it's getting time to do mine (~105,000 miles on it and making some noise). The rear axle has started leaking on one side, the main seal is starting to leak, the clutch needs some attention (will be upgrading to the URD bearing setup), the carrier bearing needs to be replaced, the CV boots need replacing, etc. Those are just the issues that spring to mind at the moment....

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/246760-2nd-gen-rear-axle-bearing-diy.html

Land Cruisers used serviceable bearings up through the 200 and to current on the HD 7x stuff.

Didn't realize they used them that recently. Just picked up a 92 FJ80 though.

Are the 2005 + Tacomas as tough as the older models? Really interested in the 2.7 4x4's

They're solid trucks.

 

[Gregster]

If you really want to do a front wheel bearing change on a 2nd Gen Tacoma in the field, you shoud just carry a spare bub with the bearing already installed. Otherwise you'd have to be pretty creative with some sort of a press you could use in the field.