Myralga wrote: only an extra 20 min work for us as we had the gear but a lot better to do 20min then a couple hours a few weeks or months later.
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Myralga wrote:Hard to tell but simplest thing is get a clean container (white if possible) and drop a splash of oil from the diffs and transfer and trans one at a time. Look for metal. Any major chunks etc.
I have had a friends diff fail in the planetary (talking a JK Jeep) was all good going straight and left but would lock up going right and refuse to turn right. So anything is possible loud bangs are not normal so should check it out.
If you are worried about the front diff get it inspected while the CVs are out. It’s a bit of extra work at the time but worth the extra effort.
I used to maintain a fleet of cruisers and yes it’s easier then a solid axle but whenever we had the axle bare to the knuckle/stub axle we would drop the Centre and inspect it just to be safe it was only an extra 20 min work for us as we had the gear but a lot better to do 20min then a couple hours a few weeks or months later.
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TOYZX wrote:Take the whole diff in to a transmission place or something and get them to do the diff, wheel bearings, the lot! Had mine apart the other day and was a nightmare without the Toyota tools!
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hiluxxury wrote:Another option is to buy a complete rear axle/housing/diff/brakes off a wreck.
If you have a 2007 you have the old style with the weaker rear wheel bearings. The upgrade was introduced 08/2008.
Manuals have different ratios to the auto (3.5:1 vs 3.7:1) and if you have ABS you'll need to find a vehicle that had ABS... but there are plenty around and I got one with a elocker in it for $800 (although I have had ongoing problems with the elocker).
blackapache wrote:
I have been looking used and at the wreckers, seems a reco toyo lsd is about $950! I wouldnt pay $950 for another useless toyo lsd…
Im ABS free so no hassles with that which is good.
Im going to crack it open next weekend. Im hoping its something in the LSD side of things i.e the clutches or something not the crown and pinion, as the metal i found were like long shavings not chunks of teeth… (mind you there was so much metal flake in there my oil looked like silver metallic paint ) If it is the lsd/clutches etc I'm thinking of putting in a truetrac I saw them on VPW for $670, If I fit it and do the bearings at the same time might not be too bad price wise.
I live in a rural area and also thought about the lokka too as i dont do a lot of carpark stuff or slow tight stuff etc..
I had a lokka in the front of my 1KZ and I liked it, even with 35's (on it when i bought it) and then 33's it was fine for me.
So Hiluxxy with that model Im running the 3.5:1 right? Can the later bearings be used in the earlier model or are the bearings/race different sizes… I'm guessing theyre a different size altogether and I'm stuck? Genuine bearings was quoted at $205 a side yesterday from two different dealers, I checked out a few other retailers but everyone seems to be selling Kelpro which are Jap but Ive never used them or otherwise its chinese crap.
I guess I'll see what happens when i rip the axles and have a look inside.
thanks for the input boys
hiluxxury wrote:blackapache wrote:
I have been looking used and at the wreckers, seems a reco toyo lsd is about $950! I wouldnt pay $950 for another useless toyo lsd…
Im ABS free so no hassles with that which is good.
Im going to crack it open next weekend. Im hoping its something in the LSD side of things i.e the clutches or something not the crown and pinion, as the metal i found were like long shavings not chunks of teeth… (mind you there was so much metal flake in there my oil looked like silver metallic paint ) If it is the lsd/clutches etc I'm thinking of putting in a truetrac I saw them on VPW for $670, If I fit it and do the bearings at the same time might not be too bad price wise.
I live in a rural area and also thought about the lokka too as i dont do a lot of carpark stuff or slow tight stuff etc..
I had a lokka in the front of my 1KZ and I liked it, even with 35's (on it when i bought it) and then 33's it was fine for me.
So Hiluxxy with that model Im running the 3.5:1 right? Can the later bearings be used in the earlier model or are the bearings/race different sizes… I'm guessing theyre a different size altogether and I'm stuck? Genuine bearings was quoted at $205 a side yesterday from two different dealers, I checked out a few other retailers but everyone seems to be selling Kelpro which are Jap but Ive never used them or otherwise its chinese crap.
I guess I'll see what happens when i rip the axles and have a look inside.
thanks for the input boys
The manual has the 3.5 ratio. The bearings found in the 2008 are not compatible with the older housing - different housing and axles.
There is always a risk buying parts from a wreck. Most wreckers now have condition reports of the vehicles so its easier to pick the vehicles that have had a hard life. The are plenty of low km city hiluxs though in wreckers yards FWIW.
A lokka is a good option if you have a history with them and know how they behave.
Partsouq.com will supply genuine parts rather economically. Beware of cheap bearings, outbackjoe who posts recently here had an unfortunate experience with a repco wheel bearing.
I'd go to a diff specialist if you are going to rebuild what you have. I do my own diff rebuilds but wouldn't recommend it - the tools are expensive and setting a diff for the first time takes a lot of youtube, reading and effort. Google zuks diff rebuilds if you want some insights.
A diff rebuild is going to be $$$ but large metal chunks aren't necessarily the end of a ring and pinion. When my elocker blew the first time there was metal everywhere - I still run those gears though. You diff specialist will be able to advise you on this.
hiluxxury wrote:Wonder what happened there. Yes fingers crossed for an economical rebuild.
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