tightening front wheel bearing
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tightening front wheel bearing
Took my 1990 4runner to get aligned and the mechanic said the wheel bearings needed to be tightened and that it would cost 300$. Can someone help me out and tell me how to do this. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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You can do it yourself very easily and save yourself the cash if you have the time and right tools. I used this youtube 5 part video series to complete my front brake job on my 92' less than a week ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbpCUvh3w9E
As long as you have a socket set, 54mm or 2 1/8" socket for the spindle nuts, ratchets, open end wrenches, torque wrench, punch, a few different length flat head screw drivers and a steel & brass hammer. Thats it, it should only take you an hour per side and if your going to take the rotors/hub off. While you have them off, that would be the time to check for wear and either re-pack or install new wheel bearings (inner/outer), wheel seals and even your brakes. The complete brake ran me less than $150 and my labor, doing it yourself would definitely save you some coin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbpCUvh3w9E
As long as you have a socket set, 54mm or 2 1/8" socket for the spindle nuts, ratchets, open end wrenches, torque wrench, punch, a few different length flat head screw drivers and a steel & brass hammer. Thats it, it should only take you an hour per side and if your going to take the rotors/hub off. While you have them off, that would be the time to check for wear and either re-pack or install new wheel bearings (inner/outer), wheel seals and even your brakes. The complete brake ran me less than $150 and my labor, doing it yourself would definitely save you some coin.
Last edited by McKenna; 05-20-2011 at 06:14 PM.
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