1978 fj40. Rear diff pinion bearing. Removal question (1 Viewer)

[eaj71]

Can the most forward pinion bearing be replaced without removing the entire third member from the diff? Or pulling the entire pinion?

yes I know the race may be bad too but just trying to get away easy for once

 

[Travis 76]

You can replace just that bearing, but the old race will damage the new bearing. If it’s making noise it also might be a bad inner bearing. You will also have to reset the preload on the bearings when you reassemble with the new parts.
If you want easy get a replacement 3rd member from @cruiseroutfit then no need to worry about any problems, changing the inner bearing can change how the gears meet up.

 

[B y r o n]

You can either do it right once or do it wrong multiple times!

 

[eaj71]

I usually like to eff it up a few times then maybe. Maybe … ask for help

kindnof like throwing out directions as step one…

thanks for them input!!!

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

We do it nice because we do it twice.