How To Remove Rear Axle Shaft, Bearing & Seal on Toyota Land Cruiser?

The details mentioned here are similar for Both Toyota Land Cruiser and Sequoia car models.


Axle Shaft, Bearing & Seal
REMOVAL & INSTALLATION Step by Step Instructions are as follows:----

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   
   Rear wheel

   Brake caliper and rotor

   Parking brake shoes and hardware

   Bearing case nuts

   Axle shaft and bearing assembly
2. Separate the backing plate from the bearing case by removing the serrated bolts.
3. Grind a flat spot on the wheel speed sensor rotor and retainer, then split them with a hammer and chisel.
4. Remove the axle snapring.
5. Press the axle bearing case, bearing and retainer off of the axle.
6. Press the axle bearing from the bearing case.
7. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   
   Backing plate

   Axle housing oil seal

   Bearing case oil seal

To install:

1. Press the wheel bearing into the bearing case.
2. Install the bearing case to the backing plate with the serrated bolts.
3. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   Bearing case oil seal

   Axle housing oil seal

   Axle shaft to backing plate and bearing assembly

   Bearing retainer

   Axle snapring

   Wheel speed sensor rotor and retainer

   Axle shaft and bearing assembly to the axle housing. Tighten the nuts to 91 ft. lbs. (123 Nm).

   Parking brake shoes and hardware

   Brake caliper and rotor

   Rear wheel

Fig. Exploded view of the rear axle-Sequoia

Fig. Standard length of rear axle ABS speed sensor rotor and bearing retainer-Sequoia

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   
   Rear wheel

   Brake drum and gasket
3. Using a dial indicator, check the bearing backlash and the axle shaft deviation. If the bearing backlash exceeds a maximum or 0.028 in. (0.7mm), replace it. If the axle shaft deviation exceeds the maximum of 0.004 in. (0.1mm), replace it.
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   WARNING

   Be careful not to damage the oil seal.
   
   
   
   
   Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) speed sensor from the rear axle housing, if equipped

   Brake line from the wheel cylinder, using tool 09023-00100

   Parking brake cable

   4 backing plate nuts

   Axle shaft assembly, by pulling it from the axle housing
   
   
   
   
   O-ring from the rear axle housing

   Inner side oil seal using tool 09308-00010
5. If equipped with ABS, perform the following:
   1. Remove and discard the 4 serration bolt nuts; then, using a hammer, drive the bolts from the backing plate.
   2. Using a grinder, grind the retainer and sensor rotor surfaces; then, chisel them out.
6. Remove the snapring from the axle shaft.
7. Remove the axle shaft from the backing plate, as follows:
   1. Position tool 09521-25011 onto the backing plate with the 4 nuts.
   2. Using a shop press, remove the axle shaft and bearing retainer from the backing plate.
8. Using tool 09308-00010, pull the oil seal from the backing plate.
9. Using a shop press and tools 09223-56010 and 09950-60010, press the bearing from the backing plate.

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   Bearing into the backing plate, using a shop press and tools 09223-56010 and 09950-60010

   New O-ring to the rear axle housing

   New oil seal into the backing plate, using a hammer and tools 09950-70010 and 09950-60010
2. Install the axle shaft to the backing plate, as follows:
   
   WARNING

   Be careful not to damage the oil seal.
   
   
   
   
   New outer side seal, lubricate the oil seal lip with multi-purpose grease

   Backing plate and bearing retainer onto the rear axle shaft

   Axle shaft onto the backing plate, by pressing it using a shop press and tool 09316-60011

   New snapring
3. Install or connect the following:
   
   WARNING

   Be careful not to damage the oil seal.
   
   
   
   
   New sensor rotor and new bearing retainer onto the axle shaft, using a shop press and tool 09316-60011 to a standard length of 4.77-4.85 in. (121.2-123.2mm), if equipped with ABS

   New inner side oil seal, using a hammer and tools 09950-60020 and 09950-70010

   Axle shaft assembly. Torque the bolts to 51 ft. lbs. (69 Nm).
   
   
   
   
   Parking brake cable

   Brake line to the wheel cylinder, using tool 09023-00100. Torque the brake line to 11 ft. lbs. (15 Nm).

   Rear brake assembly

   ABS speed sensor to the rear axle housing. Torque it to 7.1 ft. lbs. (8.0 Nm).
4. Using a dial indicator, check the bearing backlash and the axle shaft deviation. If the bearing backlash exceeds a maximum or 0.028 in. (0.7mm), replace it. If the axle shaft deviation exceeds the maximum of 0.004 in. (0.1mm), replace it.
5. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   New gasket and brake drum

   Rear wheel. Torque the lug nuts to 81 ft. lbs. (110 Nm).
6. Bleed the brake system.
7. Check the ABS speed sensor signal.

These details will help.

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