1997 FZJ80 wheel bearings

[Herrett]

I’ve searched the forum but I couldn’t find recommendations on front wheel bearing replacement. What bearing and grease are recommended. Thanks I advance for the help.

Robert

 

[scottryana]

OEM bearings and a good high quality synthetic grease, you will get 50 different answers on the grease but just use a high quality wheel bearing grease and you will be fine.

 

[Fj80oregon]

Call @cruiseroutfit they will get you all set up! Search knuckle rebuild you will get plenty of information.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

We would love to help @ Cruiser Outfitters. We stock all Japanese kits with parts from NOK, Koyo, Joint Fuji, etc along with step-by-step instructions, ABS O-Rings, etc

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[BILT4ME]

I’ve searched the forum but I couldn’t find recommendations on front wheel bearing replacement. What bearing and grease are recommended. Thanks I advance for the help.

Robert

Get the Koyo set from Cruiser Outfitters.
I use Lucas Red-N-Tacky 2 grease for wheel bearings.
I use Valvoline Palladium for the birfields.

Torque wheel bearings to 35 lb-ft while rotating, then loosen and do it again 3 times
Final torque to 35 lb-ft, install the locking ring and install the outer nut and torque to 45 lb-ft.
Don't forget to fold over the tabs on the nuts.

 

[Corbet]

Cruiser Outfitters for the parts.

Valvoline Palladium grease everywhere.

 

[robnicko]

49 mins into this video shows the bearings plus everything else font axle related

 

[Herrett]

Thanks guys

 

[powderpig]

Wow, Regular wheel bearing grease for Disc breaks will do just fine. the problem I have with synthetic is the Heat it take to flow the grease. Best recommendaiton I seen so far is the red and tacky. With conventional greases, the grease starts to flow at a lower temp, thus cleaning the bearing more fully.
While synthetic grease provides some measure of protection, it does not flow(until a higher heat absorption, which does not happen till long drives). to clean out the bearing of any contamination, since the spindle can leak grease from the knucle to the wheel beaings this could be an important point, cross contamination between different greases. And if you add the cross contamination between the gear lube in the axle houseing to the knucle. to me it is better to use stuff that will flow to clean the bearing. That is why Toyota states in it's FSM to pack about 2/3 full of wheel beariong grease. As for Adjusting the wheel bearings. A whole different ball game.
I can expand, Let me know If that is a good thing. cheers, Robbie

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[Herrett]

Thanks for all the replies. Good stuff.

 

[ajax1]

I use both timken and koyo with napa wheel bearing grease, just buy the tub off it.