About to repair rear wheel bearing but trying to confirm that’s my issue this evening. I bought the truck just over a month ago but thought the sound was the cheaper all terrain tires the previous owner installed. I planned to get some different tires soon so didn’t let that get in the way of the sale. The only issue I’ve ever had with bearings on any gx were the fronts which would quiet down when steering either right or left depending on which side had the bad bearing. This is a constant “gerrrrring” sound after getting up to 20 mph or so. It does sound like a bad bearing but I didn’t think the rear bearing would be going out on this truck. Maybe I’m giving Toyota too much credit thinking that way on a 15 year old truck.
So I watched Timmy the toolmans youtube video on a 5th gen 4runner rear bearing replacement. Doesn’t look outside of my abilities so I guess I’ll give it a try. Any tips I should know before tackling this job? Anyone used bearings besides OEM bearings? Probably going to find some koyo bearings if I can figure out the part numbers. Saw rednexus suggested srk as an alternative in another thread. Thoughts would be appreciated.
So I watched Timmy the toolmans youtube video on a 5th gen 4runner rear bearing replacement. Doesn’t look outside of my abilities so I guess I’ll give it a try. Any tips I should know before tackling this job? Anyone used bearings besides OEM bearings? Probably going to find some koyo bearings if I can figure out the part numbers. Saw rednexus suggested srk as an alternative in another thread. Thoughts would be appreciated.
