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Prado Rear Axle Bearing Change?


 
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garyday
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2022 21:34    Post subject: Prado Rear Axle Bearing Change? Reply with quote

Hi all
My 1996 KZJ95 Prado is still going strong with 254k miles. However, during a bit of maintenance on the rear brakes I noticed the inside of brake drum was contaminated by oil/grease. Despite cleaning it really well, a few months later it was back. I changed the Rear Axle Breather as it was completely rusted up as it thought it may be pressurising the rear axle and forcing gear oil past the seals, but that was a long shot at it was only one side.
My local regular garage declined to quote to change the bearings and seals. I’ve read good things about Overland Cruisers, but can’t get any responses. Can anyone recommend a local-ish to Oxford specialist that could do this job. I can get the parts from either Rough Trax or Milners.
Many Thanks
Gary
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:08    Post subject: Reply with quote

Overland Cruisers.....no reply?  Get used to it Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:48    Post subject: Reply with quote

And no work !
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 16:32    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why did your original garage refuse to quote? Cause they couldn't determine how much work was involved allowing for seized parts etc,, or did they just not want to take it on full stop?

I believe it's a big enough job, just wondering why a garage wouldn't do it unless they're afraid they won't get paid for it and are expecting it to be a very laboursome job, which I believe it is.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 16:43    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you need special tools like these to do the job easily. I guess if they didn't have them it was probably not worth buying them for just the one job.



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 20:51    Post subject: reply to question Reply with quote

Hi
Could you tell me what these special tools are used for.

Just changed rear axle casing on my 1996 colorado.(191k miles on the clock)

Paul
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 21:18    Post subject: Reply with quote

For getting the wheelbearing on and off the half shaft I think. Have a look at Timmy The Toolman's video

https://youtu.be/AVhSDnw2ugo

He's working on a 4-Runner but the setup is the same on a UK Colorado.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 2:23    Post subject: Re: reply to question Reply with quote

locodriver65 wrote:
Hi
Could you tell me what these special tools are used for.

Just changed rear axle casing on my 1996 colorado.(191k miles on the clock)

Paul



How involved a job was that, any seized parts?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:38    Post subject: reply Reply with quote

Hi
The axle casing change was hard work for me, I am 73 years old and some of the nuts and bolts were difficult to undo. The two longer studs in the diff housing were difficult, one snapped off.

I replaced all the bushes in the trailing arms and panard rod with new Milner ones. The ride does feel a bit harder now.  I have done about 100 miles since the change, some on the M54,it all looks good.

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Paul
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 14:45    Post subject: Reply with quote

Locodriver, you did well with that swap and rebuild. Its always a dead cert that nuts, bolts etc on a vehicle that age is gonna give some problems, somewhere. On my 2006 120, I encountered siezed bolts that snapped on front calipers and hubs, the joys of motoring eh ?
I always copper grease everything on 're assembly, insurance that I never have to take it apart again ? 🤔  🤣🤣
Just keep thinking, you have given the lc a reprieve from the scrapper, and of course all the cash you saved by doing a proper job yourself at a pace that suited you. The weather was somewhat against you as well ! 🤗
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 19:28    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fair play Locodriver65, I was expecting it to be hard work and was interested to see which bolts gave the most trouble as there's always some on these classics.
I had my axle removed recently to weld it up and I had a mate help me, it's some weight to lift, so I can appreciate at 73 and still doing such work is a great achievement. Smile
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