Gadget Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I have ordered a second hand hub and bearing, will there be anything else I need to order to change them or is that it. Is it possible to do it myself, I can take nearly all the back end apart but haven't gone that far yet so is it easy or very tedious. Will I need a hub puller for it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probrox Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I replaced my rear driver side hub 2 weeks ago with a friend. Only problem we had was breaking the ball joints. Tried for quite a while with no luck so decided to phone another friend who promptly arrived with a large hammer. Hit each joint about 3 times and did in 2 minutes what we couldn't do in 2 hours. We had tried hitting them with a hammer but nowhere near as hard as he did, we were just too nervous of braking things. After that everything else was easy and no hub puller was needed fortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadget Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Do I need any seals though?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Why buy a second hand hub & bearing which you have no history of? Seems daft to me. Surely on a car like this you should be paying for new quality parts from Toyota, with some warranty and getting them fitted by a specialist, not some DIY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka-P Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 You'll be fine with a second hand hub. Id definately recommend getting a new bearing though. I changed mine in half a day, hardest part was the ball joints as said. A spreader can help overcome this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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