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by **Lurkin** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:49 am

How do I know when a rear hub is on the way out?/ how can I tell if a second hand one is still good?

are the rear hubs the same on super strut + non super strut?

by **AE82 FXGT** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:18 pm

do you mean the wheel bearing?

by **Lurkin** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:17 pm

eh hub and bearing technically I guess. ie thing chuck of metal behind the brake rotor that holds the bearing IN it. (was just referred to as a hub on the warrant sheet? I think I'm looking at the right piece?)

by **AE82 FXGT** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:24 pm

the hubs themseleves dont really wear, it'll be the wheel bearing, hubs only really get damaged in accidents.

You can replace the whel bearing inside the hub (I haven't done a rear one myself).

It'll be a matter of removing the whole hub, and taking it to somewhere (or a mate) with a press, and pressing the old one out and the new one in.

You can tell they are gone by, jacking it up and rotating the wheel quickly, if you hear a rumble or feel a vibration in the hub/ bottom of the strut/ somewhere you can hold around that area. Or checking the play side to side and top to bottom by holding the wheel and trying to turn it/ shake it

Website · by **Mr.Phreak** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:14 pm

AE82 FXGT wrote:the hubs themseleves dont really wear, it'll be the wheel bearing, hubs only really get damaged in accidents.

Or if you ignore a shagged wheel bearing for too long

by **Lurkin** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:17 pm

guess I'm being abit lazy relying on the mechanic..

ive already bought a replacement hub with a wheel bearing already in it =- but it was off a super strut model (it was from pick a part, cheap as chips)..

was hoping to avoid taking it all apart and finding it doesnt fit. I wouldnt be surprised if it was a hub, as the front one on the same side needed doing when I first bought the car...

Does the 'play' differ if its a rooted hub as opposed to just a rooted wheel bearing? (its also not making any noise like buggered wheel bearings do)

by **Burning Angel** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:14 pm

superstrut is only different front suspension components, so yes, a rear hub off a superstrut car will fit a non superstrut

by **KinLoud** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:01 pm

differences superstrut to non superstrut...
Superstrut always has ABS so the hub will have the ABS sensor wheel pressed into the back of the axle.

You can't change the wheel bearing if it has ABS sensor as the sensor wheel will snap off when you try to remove it.

Ken

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:48 pm

Roy wrote:eh hub and bearing technically I guess. ie thing chuck of metal behind the brake rotor that holds the bearing IN it. (was just referred to as a hub on the warrant sheet? I think I'm looking at the right piece?)

actually using official toyota terminology the hub is the bit that sits in the bearing and spins that you bolt the wheel to

which do get damaged if a bearing is run too long when worn

by **strx7** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:57 pm

the only difference in those rear hubs is disc and drum type, the disc type hub has a slightly larger mating face from memory. you can swap one way but not the other

Website · by **Bling** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:40 pm

I got a rear wheel bearing tightened up as it failed a WOF on play. That was probably 3 years ago and its been going sweet since

"Touch wood"

I am not saying this is the correct method, nor a good method to use. But it fixed my problem.

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