Beck Arnley bits (1 Viewer)

[opie74]

I've a 2001 4runner that I acquired and I am currently doing a full sweep of all the wear components to get a solid baseline of maintenance history. I have already done all the fluids, rack bushings and an OME- 881/890 upgrade. Drive shaft is on the docket next and will be replaced with a locally built unit to get readily available u-joints and there is slop in the slip joint.

I am then going to turn to the front steering and suspension bits. Curious if the all the aftermarket components are greasable? I've searched pretty well but have not seen if these items are greaseable. Upper and lower ball joints and outer tie rods.

 

[firstade]

Not that I am aware of. Once they wear out, they are just replaced. Sakei is one of the best to Toyota as far as replacement parts. Not cheap, but good.

 

[opie74]

Yeah, more searching is telling me they are not serviceable.

 

[ken_79-fj40]

On the driveshaft I would be cautious about aftermarket U-joints. In hundreds of thousands of miles in various toyota trucks over the years, many of them well abused and lifted I have broken ONE Toyota factory universal joint. Replaced it with one from Napa. And then replaced it 3 more times before I sold the truck. My 4runner has 220k on it and all the joints are original and tight. But it is totally stock and not abused.

 

[Brake Weight]

The one u joint I've changed was because the bearings were shot. I replaced it with the cheap non greasable and it's still in there, maybe 50k miles on it. I replaced all my ball joints with Moog, but I couldn't find any uppers, locally, that were greasable.

 

[opie74]

Seems all the ball joints and TRE Im finding are non greaseable. So that makes the decision process a little easier.

Ken, have you rebuilt your 4runner shaft? Ive read its a PITA because the joints are staked.

 

[bjowett]

Most of the Beck Arnley stuff I have used is just reboxed Sankei/555/Three Five Japanese components. Some of those various parts DID have small bolts that could be replaced with zerks. The 1st gen Tundra lower joints, some of their tierods..... hit or miss.

 

[opie74]

Thats what I have been reading as well. Thanks for the help.

 

[opie74]

I ended up ordering all Raybestos parts from Rock Auto. All of them have "555" in the castings and "555 three five made in japan" on the underside of the joints, the silver caps. In addition, the lower ball joints have a spot for a zerk.

 

[bjowett]

Good find, the lowers take most of the abuse anyway. They usually come unpainted, are these bare, too?

 

[opie74]

Good find, the lowers take most of the abuse anyway. They usually come unpainted, are these bare, too?

Yes, they are bare metal.