How to Replace Press On Wheel Bearings For Toyota and Lexus

[@ThePolishSausage]

This guy right here is the man. I drove 12 hours from NJ for him to bless my car with his experience and quality of work. Finally I got rid of the 2AR rattle at start up along with a new chain. Would definitely do it again. Thanks again AMD for the quality work done in a timely reasonably priced manner.

[@dtna]

I wish he had a shop in L.A..

[@consaka1]

Yeah west coast myself so out of luck. But honestly if I quit being lazy I could do this particular job easily. I have a press, just missing the fancy gauge. I even have a lathe so I can make perfect fit bushings or push blocks for the press. I just don't have a shop with a lift.

[@ONeal397]

I'm in NJ, too. I need to bring in my V8 4runner

[@Calvin7007]

​@@consaka1 Peter Is On West Coast: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIDUl4NqqbqGm7M

[@ThePolishSausage]

@@ONeal397 definitely worth the ride…I stayed in Lombard which is 15 minutes away from his shop. Your close enough to stuff but don’t have the mayhem the comes along with Chicago

[@bghoody5665]

I'm convinced he knows more about Toyotas than the engineers at Toyota. Great work. 👍

[@goneballistic]

100 percent agree.

[@jayceasar2661]

very thorough/ detailed mechanic..he does things the rite way

[@brianmac1]

I have done this on a Mitsubishi as a DIY project. I just had to pay a shop to press the bearings in and out, saved over three quarters of the cost for my daughter. Great to save the money, and even better to know what you can't do yourself, which I've learnt by making many mistakes over 55 years. Young DIY guys today are so lucky to have these great videos.

[@alannguyen5050]

Incredible work! You are a great teacher AMD. I hope everything is going great for you and your family, take care!

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

I grew up in my dad's repair shop, 50's to 60's. Those steel bb's were my first marbles.

[@daveeddy2402]

My grandfather owned a Ford dealership...I know Exactly what you mean. ☺️

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

@@daveeddy2402 88128R Delco Hyatt p/n for big Ford rear wheel bearing. I remember all those empty boxes on the floor.

[@BigSlickRick75]

So awesome to see an expert do this job... Can you do more step by step videos for common wear parts... Thanks for all you do!

[@FarmBossSaws]

May the Lord also bless you and keep you! I had to learn the hard way on pressing the hub into the bearing, back then I didn’t have much hydraulic press experience or a great how to video like this, thanks for passing on the knowledge! If you are a serious DIY’er a hydraulic press is a great tool to have. It has saved me thousands of dollars, last fall I rebuilt a John Deere tractor water pump for just over a hundred dollars instead of buying a new pump for nearly a thousand.

[@ThunderbirdRocket]

Nice 👍🏼 !

[@UndesirableOne-g7n]

Watching the videos makes me feel like I've done every job. 1st gen highlander, pressed bearing in front the front, bolt ons in the back. Bolt on way preferred. Cheers!

[@davedeatherage4902]

Kind sir; I hear you talk of the Lord, you most always end your videos/ saying God bless you! I'm a Christian ( born again). We have a 2000 Toyota Sienna 6 cylinder. We love it! You helped me to know how to change out the wheel bearing. Thank you.and God bless you 🇺🇸✝️🙏😊👍🔧

[@stephanematis]

Beautiful work. Having done this many decades ago, it was such a "what the hell is going on" and worry that I am doing the right thing. Best instructions I have seen on this ever.

[@ThunderbirdRocket]

I know what you mean !

[@radanovics]

Did this same job on my 07 Sienna. I found it helpful to freeze the bearing first and lube the sides so it goes in easier.

[@armchairtin-kicker503]

On a 05 Sienna, I froze both the bearings and the hubs, dousing them with Liquid Film before pressing.

[@scotty_miller92]

I just had to replace my head gasket 09 Corolla 253,000 miles and I took his advice to heart when he said that the OEM guides and chain could last forever if the paint marks was still visible, mine was amazing so I reused em. (Had to get aftermarket head gasket 😕) but it wasn't a hard job just a little time consuming

[@ddg2256]

Gotta love Toyota timing chains. Mine only has 135k, but the timing chain is still 100% tight with absolutely no slack. Can't say that about my Fords or Hyundais.....

[@aldomassa7473]

Always learning AMD….. always learning and still my top 3 channels (IN MY OPINION)…. Thanks as always.

[@ThunderbirdRocket]

Exactly ! Can I ask your thoughts about other good instructors / channels ?

[@uniglez5264]

Great video and explanation on how to install press on bearings, I’m gonna save this video to show my apprentices on how to install a bearing.

[@elidaniel9568]

Love those videos! Not because I would attempt something like this, but it teaches me so much about how my car works.

[@goneballistic]

such a great explanation of this process. I have been struggling to find videos covering how to fix my 2013 avalon and couldn't find anything. This is a GREAT tutorial. This is by far the best mechanic / teacher on youtube. Fantastic videos.

[@paulferreira8342]

You should mention that many cars have the ABS sensor tone ring integrated into one side of the wheel bearing and it absolutely matters which direction it’s pressed in. Sucks to see that ABS light pop up at the beginning of the road test when it’s fitted backwards.

[@jyao5409]

You are right. It may not matter on this Toyota. But some bearings do have to have the proper side facing the speed sensor.

[@brianbanks3044]

@@jyao5409 usually you find out the hard way after it is installed and the light doesn't go out

[@paulferreira8342]

@@brianbanks3044 Man, that sucks.

[@zedbou5040]

Mr Nut? Great videos many thanks. Calm and informative without any drivel. I came across your channel via the Cressida engine as I'm buying a 94 Toyota Crown Royal 3.0 today. The engine issue sent me searching to eliminate it from my proposed purchase. Im an early retired Brit, whos run the XJ40s and X300, (6cyl)Jags and Volvo 960s when in England. Now living in Vn, the Toyota is the next best thing here, and still 12-15k dollars for an oldie, because the new car taxes trickle down to the used car pricing. So thanks for your vids!

[@tuffytoys9707]

What a Great video and explanation. I now have a better understanding of the process of changing a wheel bearing and a greater appreciation for my mechanic and the work that he does. Keep up the good work, A+ or Gold star, whichever you prefer. However no one replied to my question on which was posted on the Transmission change oil video a few months ago.

[@KesselRunLX]

I did the rear wheel bearings on my Lc100. Successful, but not for the faint of heart. I would’ve loved to have had a video of this quality to help me along.

[@petebach7221]

Excellent tutorial. Look how fast you've shot up to 800K subs! Amazing.

[@panman1224]

Fantastic demonstration and explanation. You were very thorough without overexplaining. New subscriber here.

[@robertcochran7103]

Thank you for posting this. I'm learning about wheels, bearings, brakes and axles...

[@michaelliu3947]

Everything he does, it looks so simple 😂 a real professional.

[@Eolafan1008]

I just made my first appointment with TCCN Automotive for service on my 2015 ES. 😃👍

[@pedrofernandez8729]

Watching this gentleman work so well, it reminds me of the many lazy, incompetent mechanics I've had to deal with in my lifetime.

[@deanjennings5684]

I like how you deliver when you say you're going to.

[@hswami74]

Top-Notch AMD delivering high-quality content showing his skills and experience. Thank you.😊

[@ThunderbirdRocket]

Super helpful ! Extraordinary detail and clear coaching cues !! Thanks mate !!! 👊🏼

[@slo3337]

Usually dont comment, but i just did this job on my 2010 camry lol. Pretty easy. I know you will cringe at this, but i scratched the strut to mark its location before taking it off and skipped the alignment. It worked great, car drives straight as an arrow with just a tiny bit of tow in. If i had an alignment rack i would definitely do an alignment afterwards.

[@damienbell3155]

You make it look so easy, took me and a friend 6 hours , we had a difficult time cause we had a different press uses a impact gun lol

[@daveeddy2402]

The kit you can rent from AutoZone?

[@damienbell3155]

@@daveeddy2402 the one that looks like a c clamp but got from oreillys he didn’t wait for me and used wrong size plate and pushed the guts out on the bearing hub I was pretty pissed off and had to go buy another bearing hub assembly.

[@douglaskaye1395]

I just love watching the professionalism of this guy.

[@daveeddy2402]

@@damienbell3155 That's a bummer

[@rodneynicholls6537]

when you change the bearing on my falcon, the bearing and hub are one part. more expensive part but a lot easier to change.

[@aesthetics6664]

Love your videos! Have you considered doing a review on the newly announced 2024 Land Cruiser? It's generating a lot of buzz, and I'm sure your insights would be invaluable. Looking forward to hearing your take on this new car!

[@Dbchee50]

Another amazing educational video. Thanks AMD for lending your expertise once again!

[@d1bergman]

Exactly the kind of videos I like to see you doing. Only thing better would be if you do more work videos in the 8th Gen Camrys'

[@johndesaavedra1040]

To me this is very DIY. Of course I have done nearly everything on a car or truck over the years. I would get a bearing press kit and fly into it. Many times bolt-in bearings can be rough due to rust. BTW I've never used a torque wrench on lugs and never warped a rotor. I'm talking a lifetime. Nearing 70.

[@21jimmyo]

I've done this before on other cars. I live in NY and the rust made this a must bigger, harder job.

[@oldz70]

and i do this job exactly like that. after 40 years, it's all easy. i'm in florida so it's really nice working on clean cars. no more rusty chicago cars for me.

[@maxmoore4315]

Great instructional video so smooth on the install. I wish we knew the number of wheel bearing we have installed on Toyota products. A good thing to think about some Scion xD xA I think have the reluctor for ABS made on the bearing seal surface.

[@chuckquinn8026]

You always make everything look easy 😂😂😂👍👍

[@realestateinfonet9041]

Superb video! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge & skills with us!

[@ejm110]

Hello, can you a video about DNGA (daihatsu platform)? How it differs to TNGA? Hope you are familiar with DNGA. Thanks!

[@mikechiodetti4482]

Thank you for the video. Nice clean job, no rust to deal with.

[@mwpaus]

It's a shame the video skipped you doing up the hub nut. It's a higher tq nut, often above the rating of common tq wrenches and sometimes requires an extra person to stand on the brakes to get it up to spec. I've also seen a few shafts break from over-tightening the nut. Do you just use the impact wrench, or something else?

[@armchairtin-kicker503]

Although many torque wrenches will do, I use a Precision Instruments 1/2" Drive Micrometer Click Wrench - M3R250FX for this particular task. As the product code implies, it ranges up to 250 lb-ft, well over the 217 lb-ft required for the drive axle nut. My procedure is to secure the nut to the axle with a few ugga duggas from an impact wrench, removing any slack between the CV axle and bearing. Then punch-out the center cap of the wheel and mount the wheel on the vehicle. Then lower the vehicle to the ground until the tire makes sufficient contact, applying the final torque value to the drive axle nut with the torque wrench. Finally, raise the vehicle again, remove the wheel and stake the nut with a Mayhew (22012) 3/16” punch and a 4-lb sledge hammer. On a related task, I use “Schley Products Toyota/Lexus Axle Nut Unlocking Tool (SLY-65420)” to unstake axle nuts; it is a special service tool (SST), a tool far better than any screwdriver or chisel, a tool I wish I had from the very beginning. If I do additional work of this type, I will consider upgrading to the "JTC-4158 Toyota Lexus drive axle nut installer and remover (2 PCS)" kit, a kit containing a staking tool as well.

[@NormalishGuy]

This channel is “ amazing “ I have a 2007 Toyota Corolla and this guy saved me $$$ in general. I’m currently looking at newer Rav 4’s and he has a video on what to avoid and that even saves me more future money. Your awesome bud!

[@KStewart-th4sk]

Kind of surprised you didn't show torquing the axle nut. I believe you mentioned it? There are some clueless people who watch these videos and think "he just spun it on with his fingers and staked it". I had my clutch replaced one time on a VW Turbo Diesel FWD, quite some time later i heard a noise, thought it was a wheel bearing going. I even bought a bearing planning to do it on a weekend and discovered the axle nut had come loose. Loctite, torqued it, and drove thousands of miles after that. Self-locking nut, VW dealer an hour away, and nobody had one locally so....

[@kaseypoon]

I did this on an '05 Sienna about 10 years ago. I went to a self-service auto repair shop but had trouble removing the race. Ended up paying the shop about $100 to help me grind the race off & press the new bearing in.

[@alexdesamsonow822]

This man is a true Gem. Please don’t retire AMD! 😊

[@bytornsnowdog1347]

Excellent tutorial, much thanks!

[@Zephyrdaze1819]

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for sharing!

[@armchairtin-kicker503]

Ahmed, please consider doing a critical review of the OTC 6575 Hub Grappler kit, informing us which parts tend to break and how. Because of all the positive reviews, a few months ago, I purchased the kit to replace the front wheel bearings on a 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE (FWD). Overall I am pleased with the results but I would offer those considering the kit some precautions. First, there were three reasons why I purchased the kit: (1) The grappler can easily remove a hub without futzing around with a slide-hammer; (2) the bearing could be replaced without unfastening the strut bolts, avoiding a wheel alignment; and (3) I already had a Milwaukee 2767-20 high-torque impact wrench. After replacing the first wheel bearing, the biggest lesson I learned is to setup the forcing-screw, nut, and adapters by hand and hand-tools, never an impact wrench. It is critical to get the alignment correct before pressing or you can mar adapters and/or bend the forcing-screw. That stated, the process of pressing-out a bearing, properly, will straighten out the forcing screw again. Always place the threaded side of the nut at the far end if possible, engaging the full length of the forcing screw in the process, limiting binding. From those commenting on reviews of the product, I chose to liberally use “Permatex 81950 Ultra Slick Engine Assembly Lube” on all the critical parts of the kit: conical-washers, forcing-screw threads, and nut threads; the Permatex worked well. On product reviews, some have stated that they have worn-out forcing screws but they never stated how many cycles one can expect a screw to last. Lastly, I would not consider using my Milwaukee 2962-20 mid-torque impact wrench for pressing, believing it to be underpowered for the job.

[@flyonbyya]

H the hand on the spring trick is da 💣

[@tonyseptember7091]

Great tutorial thanks...but you didn't show the Tesla "graveyard."

[@emmettturner9452]

“Just had it replaced?!” Familiar territory. My 2011 Corolla front wheel bearings kept failing months apart. The shop had to keep replacing under warranty. Originally I asked for OEM but they assured me their warranty made that unnecessary. After the first failure they claimed they already switched to better/premium bearings. The next time they said they were using “OEM-quality” bearings. This cycle might’ve continued but the car’s life was cut short by an EF4 tornado. In the mean time I also had to replace the bearings on a Tacoma I only had for months. Both were expensive. I would’ve loved to do them myself but was discouraged when I saw what was involved since I didn’t have a shop, press, air hammer, etc. Thanks for the video!

[@trelipscomb8137]

Some bearings will have an orientation. Honda in particular uses bearings with polarity. On these bearings improper installation will cause the ABS light to illuminate. The brown side of the bearing is a permanent magnet. The black side goes to the outside and the brown to the inside. Just FYI

[@johnscerbo130]

Great tips on how to diagnose a bad wheel bearing

[@mervwhitney7229]

Right tools and a lot of knowledge. A good Job done.

[@daveeddy2402]

There are some of us who don't have to tools but we have the ambition...friends have had wheel bearings done on 2 of their vehicles...$1000 plus.

[@onesri6108]

I need to replace the 2002 Toyota Tundra front bearings. Wish me luck 🙏

[@Duox-YT]

Is there any solution to reduce wind noise/ outside noise coming inside the cabin in Toyota Camry ? Pls I just bought a new one and it’s pretty loud !

[@ozarkliving7263]

2011 Venza needing wheel bearings. Going to do it myself. Thanks for the video

[@Firebird400]

Don’t know about the sienna but the Corolla you can get the arm with the bearing pre installed. Pretty easy job if you go that way

[@RickActual]

Thanks for the demonstration. I can change brakes, but I don’t want any part of this. Haha.

[@terrythurston8572]

Brilliant video. Thanks.

[@emiliog.4432]

The right adapters will have an OD and ID ridge or centering rod. You can have a machine shop make these. Easy on a cnc lathe or mill.

[@mpec_tv4051]

Would like a review on the Sienta

[@sivucit]

Great video. Only thing I would recommmend is using slide hammer to pull HUB. what you have done is old school. Also the speed sensor on rust belt wont come that easy and same with snap ring.

[@johndiaz7240]

Wealth of knowledge, thanks for sharing

[@timothy5974]

I’ve done this a few times. My Avalon 07 doesn’t seem to have anything but regular strut bolts. Wouldn’t they have bolts that are oval for a camber adjustment? I guess what I’m saying is it doesn’t have camber bolts. 🤷‍♂️ good video, I just replace the knuckles, quicker.

[@marksmith8877]

Thanks for education

[@Uch123456]

Honda wheel bearings actually do have a direction. According to the manual the pack seal (metal color) goes towards the inside while the black rubber looking seal faces outward.

[@lactose101]

Same for some Nissans. I think he meant just in Toyota land. Lol

[@sorinal1234]

Excellent work, as usual. A pleasure to watch. 1. The "pop" of the press is due to elasticity/lack of stiffness in the frame. It does not happen on a cast frame. Tighten all the screws of the frame. Should help. 2. Not all bearings are reversible. Some have the ABS magnetic ring on one of the faces and need to be installed accordingly. 3. I notice you do not grease the driveshaft splines. I wonder why ???? 4. If part of the knuckle bends you should probably install a new or a 2nd hand hand good knuckle. The knuckles are cast steel, supposedly. I had to do light machining a few times and the swarf behaved very much like cast iron....... I also had them CRACKING when attempting to remove a very difficult bearing and were resting on the caliper - Renault cars. 5. I give a LIGHT swipe with 800 grit on surfaces once the bearing has been removed to wipe off fretting corrosion. You'll have to do this for at least an hour ( by hand ) to remove 10 microns. 6. A possible reason for the previous new bearing failing so quickly is that when pressed it did not "take" straight immediately. That causes the knuckle housing to distort. If one measures with a good bore gauge, one finds A LOT of knuckles out of round. Bearings don't like that and heat transfer from the bearing to the metak surrounding it is impaired. 7. It is recommended when installing expensive, industrial bearings, to ALWAYS very lightly oil the surfaces with a light oil. 2 stroke synthetic works best in my experience.

[@fahhad17]

angular bearing need specific axel nut torque to hold 2 peace inner race

[@sorinal1234]

@@fahhad17 To some extent, true. Especially machine tools. For wheel bearings sharing one outer the preload is established when the inner ring faces touch i.e. very accurate machining from the factory. Unless you torque the axle nut to some horrible figure like 400Nm or more, the inner rings won't distort and the preload won't be affected. You could torque the axle nut quite a bit less than the usual 250-300Nm but a higher figure makes dead sure the hub has been pulled though the bearing, fully - while the inside inner race is held by the driveshaft. The idea is to avoid any displacement of the inside inner race as it'll wreck the seal.

[@NicholasRiviera-Dr]

Great points

[@bytornsnowdog1347]

I would like to see a Brairfild rebuild on an 80 Series Land Cruiser.

[@montestu5502]

I would be interested in if the alignment was really needed. I replaced the struts on my Camry and took it in for an alignment and it was perfect. The shop didn’t even charge me.

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

I love the. CTA snap ring pliers just for Toyota. So nice when you got arthritis 😁

[@emiliog.4432]

Is there any money to be made with YT videos like this? I hope you’re making a lot of money. These are good videos.

[@steveb319]

Very informative

[@Jatsotserah]

Great video AMD. In 22:43 you mentioned aluminum knuckle, is that the same used on Prius? Would be great to watch a video with that scenario. Regards

[@johnwagner8465]

Another great video..thank you...

[@24hourgmtchannel64]

Have used a on car press kit. I have to do my wife's 99 RX300 AWD rear passengers side and being in rusty land the ABS sensor mount bolt already feels like it's going to break. BTW, they you can use a bearing seperator-puller to remove the race instead of cutting it off.

[@JDomino]

Hey, I just got a Lexus is300 I’m rebuilding, are the bearing the same way to replace. Would love to see you work on one! It would help so many people in my forums.

[@adicoley]

thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@chrislang2341]

Thanks for the informative video. I keep wondering how long the original wheel bearings on my 06 Corolla are going to last, I just did my 405,000 mile oil change last night and the wheel bearings are still completely quiet, no loose feeling, noise or rough feeling when I rotate the wheels when I do my seasonal tire change, Michelin Defenders in summer, Bridgestone Blizzak tires for winter.

[@scotttan6377]

@22:05 I would have Jose , your mechanic associate , camera man , and editor do the test drive . I think he's the man for the shakedown test drive given his experience with his GX460 ! (LOL)

[@jmon4286]

Have you done a video on the new Crown? I’d love to hear your opinion on it.

[@deebee3901]

Does this car now need a wheel alignment? Oh yes, you answered that. Thanks!

[@aaroningram9741]

Great video!!

[@jensenwilliam5434]

Thank s for your videos .

[@ninjaboy7362]

I simpfied this due not having a press. Got an SKF full assembly. At RA. They make great bearings. The bearings i replaced were not bad, bolts were too long and bottomed out over 100 tho play in the assembly.

[@ninjaboy7362]

4 wheel shop Said they were blown..

[@flyonbyya]

I pulled both front knuckles out of my Yaris and had a front end shop install koyo’s.

[@markg999]

Press makes that way easier...my jet ski trailer bearings are like that a pain but out with a hammer.

[@deanjennings5684]

Rustyland! A little persuasion! Start the negotiations! This can be tricky! Yea for aluminium knuckles! Dnt't worry! Love it! 😜

[@westfield90]

Always the first video I click on 🎉🎉

[@warrenw8294]

Thanks. Very interesting.

[@Collinnaidoo5276]

Hi hope you are well. Do i have to do alignment after a front wheel bearing replacement on a non 4 wheel drive non toyota car.thanks

[@lontr9771]

Would be nice to hear an example of when wheel bearings go bad.

[@billosby9997]

Fun to watch a pro at work. Unrelated question, do you have any thoughts on the 2.5 4cyl. with a turbo and mild hybrid going into the new Land Cruiser?

[@solemeca3976]

Good job

[@tolonmalabekov2684]

Hi AMD, thank you for your videos, do you take students/learners for your shop?

[@daveeddy2402]

They make a kit to remove bearings, right? Something you can do with an impact gun. I forgot what it is called

[@steamy1225]

An easier way to remove the hub is to use a slide hammer before removing the knuckle from the car. That's the way I do it. Only toe is adjustable, the strut has round holes instead of one being oval. My Rolla is the same way. No adjustment beside toe.