i was leaking a little bit of gear oil out of my passenger side rear axle and had alot of play in the bearing, so i needed to replace the bearing and the seals, pics to follow



























more pics to follow tomorrow!

 

nice! can you give detailed instructions too and ask for it to be a sticky.. good picks!

 

[Off Topic]Can you tell us about your rear disk conversion? Do you have an e-brake?[/Off Topic]

 

Is that the muchado or sky-manufacturing style rear disc setup?

 

as far as a detailed write up, perhaps, there is alot of stuff that i did that i didnt think abt writing down while i was doing it (socket sizes and stuff) but i will continue to take lots of pictures and try to explain everything as well as possible.

 

jim, my rear disc set up is the kit from all pro offroad. i did loose my parking brake, but i live in florida. i am researching options for a different caliper that i can modify to work with my parking brake. the kit cost around 500$ my drums were dead and i had lifted my truck and put larger heavier tires on it. i immediately noticed that i stopped quicker and let me tell you how nice it is to actually be able to clean my brakes after an offroad trip! if you want more info just ask and ill answer away.

 

its the all pro offroad disc brake conversion, visit www.allprooffroad.com for full details

 

mines leaking too and i dont have anyway of fixing it my self

 

just discovering mines leaking.....mhhmmmmm

 

As for that ebrake loss, here's how you can fab an ebrake. My cousin has this on his 90 4runner with rear disc conversion. The rear brake line is re-routed to come up next to the shifter. A hydraulic check valve is is put in line and the line continues to the rear brakes. It's a pretty cool setup. The valve has a button that you hold down while you press down on the brakes. The button will pop up as soon as you let off the brakes, holding the pressure being applied to the rear. To release the valve you simply tap the brakes. The bad thing is if you get a leak somewhere you lose the ebrake.

 

okay, got the axle back with the new bearing and seal pressed in today and reinstalled everything



the leaky culprit




uh oh


no this really didnt work










everything is back together now! ill have to wait till tomorrow to see if im still leaking, but on my test drive it def. took away the howling noise!

 

that inner dia of the seal looks greasy

 

you mean in this picture?



if so, that is bearing grease (im assuming you knew that) and its only on the exterior of the seal with gear oil lubing the inside. but just to increase my knowledge, why would grease be a bad thing? or is it just the grease mixing with the gear oil? im more concerned with the metal shavings i found in my axle housing and by the inner axle seal.

do you think i should go in and clean the grease off the exterior of the seal before i drive it too much? if so, please explain why. thanks

 

I believe it is the leading to another leak if the inner diameter is soaked w/ grease. Another word, its gives a path for fluid to move through.

The reason why I say that is because i had bad luck w/ front-side engine seals on my two camry and failed after less than half of yr. After that I stop greasing the inner diameter and it seems fine now for over 4-5months.

maybe its just a coincidence but thats how i think it should be done.

 

Thanks for the brake info. You should try and see if a set of monte carlo calipers fit the brackets. They have a built in ebrake.

 

FSM typically calls for a bit of MP grease on any new seal that's installed to prevent dry starts. I don't think that would be the cause of your leaks.

 

i know service manuals tell you to do so, thats what i followed back-then but now i stop. i just put a slight motor oil around the shaft (cam, crank, or axle for this matter) just to give enough lube when driving in, but no grease on the inner dia seal.

i odnt know, thats just my way after certain trial and error

 

Either motor oil or grease should work fine, but grease does last longer if for some reason the seal doesn't get proper lubrication. I would assume that is why the FSM calls for MP grease. This is similar to engine rebuilding where you use grease on all the metal to metal surfaces to prevent damage before the parts do their initial break-in.

 

Hello All,

First of all thank you for all the helpful posts!!!!

My problem......I have a 1997 2wd 4Runner. I noticed that my rear wheel tire has oil all over the brake shield, but not on the tire itself like one of the images.....what are my options?? I got two quotes...one guy is asking for $600 and another $250, which are worlds apart....from my understanding its an axle seal problem......a mechanic close to my work said he could do it for $250, but is it an easy job?? I hope he doesn't screw it up!!! Please advise

 

very easy job... however its best to do it yourself if you can