I can't tell you how many times your videos have saved my project with my 326k mile 99 Tacoma 4WD. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!! You've saved me thousands of dollars in what would have been labor charge. Thanks my friend!
A late comment to this thread from an owner of a 2002 Tacoma. The four bolts are torqued to 50 lb-ft per the factory service manual which agrees with the earlier comments. You made a verbal comment regarding someone who said the seal was not installed far enough into the axle tube. As it turns out there are two different designs for the seal installation, and you are working on a truck without ABS brakes. With ABS, there is a tone ring on the axle which results in the seal being installed much further down in the tube to allow for the length of the tone ring and retainer.
This was great, thank you for the tutorial. I wish I watched this before I purchased the parts because I mistakenly assumed that the wheel bearing was required. My bearing is not loose or noisy, so I'll shelve that for the future. This looks like a very straightforward repair.
I'm glad you showed the rear diff breather, when it gets clogged it is unable to vent the pressure which eventually busts the rear axle seals. This is the 1st part I replaced on my 3rd gen after I bought it with 232K miles on the clock and sure enough, it took lots of deep creep lube to free it up. Luckily the axle seals were bone dry, from the outside, but I'm too afraid to look inside the gears by removing the abs sensor... Ignorance is bliss! :)
I love your constant reminders and perfect demonstrations of best practices. You show the job exactly as it is supposed to be done with well delivered instructions. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill.
Great video 👍 I’m learning so much from your techniques and your knowledge you share with your subscribers. I’ll be doing this task on my son’s 08 Tacoma 4x4 right rear seal. Nearby shop was charging him over $1,100 telling him he has a bad wheel bearing and will need to replace the entire assembly. That’s not even including replacing the drum brakes which is in need of replacing. Glad I subscribed and will be sharing the good news with my son.
Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom and experience!!! Luckily I've worked on vehicles growing up but nothing is better than learning from experience. Before diving in.
I find your videos extremely educational!!!!! Not all of us grew up learning about vehicle maintenance and repair. I sure did not. I do know how to change the motor oil and filter, as well as rotate the tires. However, I'm just getting too old to perform these maintenance items because I have no lift. I do enjoy watching your videos because it makes me aware of the things I should keep an eye on. You really make the repairs seem easy. This is a trait of a Master Mechanic! Keep up the good work!
Doin this job for sure...like this week ;) Thanks for having great camera angles/focus on the seals that I need. I let mine seep for about 30k miles, but also had clogged axle vent when it started, and it only seemed to "leak" when it was like 100f or so. I'm in the middle of replacing the whole barke system on mine so it's time to deal with the rear axle seals, but a near fatal front axle seal failure made me finally take it apart and order new cv's, lower ball joints, and a whole new brake system (330k miles on it, I bought it at 267k). I replaced the suspension with a full old man emu setup/upper arms, when I bought it. So, I'm looking forward to watching your timing belt and valve cover gasket vids for my next phase ;)
I removed the axle vent on my 2002 Tacoma and it went poof letting the pressure out telling me that it was clogged. I think I caught it soon enough before any other damage was done. Less then ten dollars is a cheap fix for the piece of mind.
Hi, loved the video. Perhaps u would know: can the differential fluid leaking out of the wheel cylinder cause the vsc and trac off lights to illuminate?I don't see it referenced in the service manual but after seeing this video it seems like it could be a possibility, no? I'm not sure if having those lights illuminated on dash(no CEL) will abort a smog check or not but it's coming up in December so I'm trying to figure it out before then. Thanks man, again: very thorough and precise direction, well enunciated qs well.
Out standing job my Toyota started leaking just a bit at 289000.miles on both sides lien brakes (all hwy miles no brake usage) part of maintaining truck I check vents and all fluids.had some minor missing diff lube but it may have been over full at factory you loosen fill bolt till drop formed then tighten. Put little in at 200000 but checked brakes that dust absorbed lots of oil. Thanks for your vid
I have put in two OEM driver axle seals. They are pressed in all the way. Just had the axles rebuilt by AAMCO. Made sure vent is not cloged and driver rear axle still leaks. Im wondering if its possible something might not have been built correctly on that shaft to keep causing the leak? This is on an 03 sequoia
so do you not pack the seal with a little grease to keep the seal spring from popping out? I know you aren't whacking it too hard.... but as insurance?
Gear Oil from the differential will leak and saturate the brake drum/ components and leak on the backside of the wheel. You can smell it when near the back wheels- and gear oil will be present on the back side of wheel and tire
Hello, thanks for the video! I found another trick to use instead of the oil filter. See my video. You can use the lid off a standard can of Zyns, it fits perfectly!!! The seals are 69mm outer diameter
Hello my Toyota Maintenance friend. I responded to another one of your videos regarding the rear axle seal job on a 3rd Gen Toyota 4runner. The same issue I mentioned in that video holds true for 1st Gen Tacomas. The seal was redesigned by Toyota sometime in the past. By simply replacing the seal and not addressing the mating of the retainer with the seal, the seal lip will barely be riding on the polished shoulder of the retainer. When we did this job on a 3rd Gen 4runner with a non-ABS rearend, we determined it was pretty much mandatory to flip the orientation of the retainer (bevel facing the bearing) in order to get a good mating between the retainer and the seal. This video details what I'm talking about: ruclips.net/video/vW25hvODHcs/видео.html
Thank you for your videos, I really appreciate them. I have a question about blown axle seal. I think my driver side axle seal is leaking but it is hard to tell. I took off my drum and I definitely have some wet stuff in my drum and in my bake area. but also, which I have-not seen anywhere on the internet, but the backing plate (facing towards middle of truck) is completely covered in grime and dirt while the passenger side backing plate is completely clean. is this a common symptom of axle seal leaking?
I wish I could find a mechanic I could trust to do this for me, Mine is leaking on one side, Don't you need to repack the axle bearings or even replace the bearing while its off
Gear oil, and you pour it in until it comes back out the fill hole. If you haven't changed it recently, you should change now, instead of just topping it off.
Thanks for the video. My guy thinks he has to replace the bearing and inner seal as well. Is that true the car rides fine and doesn’t make any noise ? I have a 96 Tacoma 4x4
This is the kindest well schooled mechanic I’ve ever listen to. This man is a wealth of knowledge
I can't tell you how many times your videos have saved my project with my 326k mile 99 Tacoma 4WD. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!! You've saved me thousands of dollars in what would have been labor charge. Thanks my friend!
A late comment to this thread from an owner of a 2002 Tacoma. The four bolts are torqued to 50 lb-ft per the factory service manual which agrees with the earlier comments. You made a verbal comment regarding someone who said the seal was not installed far enough into the axle tube. As it turns out there are two different designs for the seal installation, and you are working on a truck without ABS brakes. With ABS, there is a tone ring on the axle which results in the seal being installed much further down in the tube to allow for the length of the tone ring and retainer.
This was great, thank you for the tutorial. I wish I watched this before I purchased the parts because I mistakenly assumed that the wheel bearing was required. My bearing is not loose or noisy, so I'll shelve that for the future. This looks like a very straightforward repair.
I love this channel. Id love to have this guy as my mechanic and give him my money.
I'm glad you showed the rear diff breather, when it gets clogged it is unable to vent the pressure which eventually busts the rear axle seals. This is the 1st part I replaced on my 3rd gen after I bought it with 232K miles on the clock and sure enough, it took lots of deep creep lube to free it up. Luckily the axle seals were bone dry, from the outside, but I'm too afraid to look inside the gears by removing the abs sensor... Ignorance is bliss! :)
Thanks for sharing
I think my clogged diff breather @ 100f outside temp, partially, caused my rear axle seals to fail around 300k miles...or just finished them off ;)
@@ToyotaMaintenance God im glad I passed on this work 🙏
I love your constant reminders and perfect demonstrations of best practices. You show the job exactly as it is supposed to be done with well delivered instructions. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill.
Great video 👍 I’m learning so much from your techniques and your knowledge you share with your subscribers. I’ll be doing this task on my son’s 08 Tacoma 4x4 right rear seal. Nearby shop was charging him over $1,100 telling him he has a bad wheel bearing and will need to replace the entire assembly. That’s not even including replacing the drum brakes which is in need of replacing. Glad I subscribed and will be sharing the good news with my son.
Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom and experience!!! Luckily I've worked on vehicles growing up but nothing is better than learning from experience. Before diving in.
According to1985 Toyota 4 runner FSM. Torque four nuts to rear axel to51 ft. -lbs. or 69 N.m Thanks Peter for a great video.
Excellent video! If I'm not mistaken I believe the 4 nuts are 59 ft/lbs. I'll be doing this job along with a full rear brake job in the next week.
I find your videos extremely educational!!!!! Not all of us grew up learning about vehicle maintenance and repair. I sure did not. I do know how to change the motor oil and filter, as well as rotate the tires. However, I'm just getting too old to perform these maintenance items because I have no lift. I do enjoy watching your videos because it makes me aware of the things I should keep an eye on. You really make the repairs seem easy. This is a trait of a Master Mechanic! Keep up the good work!
A suggestion when installing the axle seal, place the seal in your freezer overnight. The metal will shrink enough for installation
I need this done on my 2001 Tacoma 2wd.. Wish I could find a mechanic like him!!
Much thanks you are a great teacher
guys a life saver. and money saver.
Thank You so much, my 00 Tacoma 4wd is doing the same thing, I came to get a tire rotation and the tech found the leak. I’ll get it fixed right away.
Doin this job for sure...like this week ;) Thanks for having great camera angles/focus on the seals that I need. I let mine seep for about 30k miles, but also had clogged axle vent when it started, and it only seemed to "leak" when it was like 100f or so. I'm in the middle of replacing the whole barke system on mine so it's time to deal with the rear axle seals, but a near fatal front axle seal failure made me finally take it apart and order new cv's, lower ball joints, and a whole new brake system (330k miles on it, I bought it at 267k). I replaced the suspension with a full old man emu setup/upper arms, when I bought it. So, I'm looking forward to watching your timing belt and valve cover gasket vids for my next phase ;)
I removed the axle vent on my 2002 Tacoma and it went poof letting the pressure out telling me that it was clogged. I think I caught it soon enough before any other damage was done. Less then ten dollars is a cheap fix for the piece of mind.
You are the best! I’ve learned so much from you. I would like to meet you in person one day
Hi, loved the video. Perhaps u would know: can the differential fluid leaking out of the wheel cylinder cause the vsc and trac off lights to illuminate?I don't see it referenced in the service manual but after seeing this video it seems like it could be a possibility, no? I'm not sure if having those lights illuminated on dash(no CEL) will abort a smog check or not but it's coming up in December so I'm trying to figure it out before then. Thanks man, again: very thorough and precise direction, well enunciated qs well.
I did this repair on 1984 Toyota p/u 4 Ed . Seal was leaking , bearing was in good shape., replaced rear brake
Shoes.
You did an excellent jobs on Toyota cars, but please wear a safety for your eye protection. Just want you to be safe and keep up the good work.
Out standing job my Toyota started leaking just a bit at 289000.miles on both sides lien brakes (all hwy miles no brake usage) part of maintaining truck I check vents and all fluids.had some minor missing diff lube but it may have been over full at factory you loosen fill bolt till drop formed then tighten. Put little in at 200000 but checked brakes that dust absorbed lots of oil. Thanks for your vid
Thanks for the tip Peter enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing this information.
I hope you checked the differential vent, in many cases these are the cause of an axle seal leak.
Nice and calm 👍 and I can understand the process. Thankyou 😊
Thank you Sir. I have a 2000 4 runner. Your videos are excellent and I have learned much.
I absolutely happy I came across your channel. Your very helpful especially being I have a 14 tacoma.
I love your videos great job I learned a lot thank you
Thanks for sharing, oil filter trick interesting.
you are welcome
I have put in two OEM driver axle seals. They are pressed in all the way. Just had the axles rebuilt by AAMCO. Made sure vent is not cloged and driver rear axle still leaks. Im wondering if its possible something might not have been built correctly on that shaft to keep causing the leak? This is on an 03 sequoia
so do you not pack the seal with a little grease to keep the seal spring from popping out? I know you aren't whacking it too hard.... but as insurance?
Thank you I just did mine... saved me some $$ ..
do you have to remove the transfer case cover to replace the axle oil seal?
Genius! Thanks for posting this.
Great video...im a replace the brake shoe's kinda guy but hope the cleaning works
Thanks. Great video angles and lighting. Problem solved.
Still waitin' on that slip joint/ u-joint greasing video for Tacomas and 4-runners.
hopefully coming soon
@@ToyotaMaintenance Yeah, I think synthetic grease is necessary to prevent the slip yoke clunk.
Thank you kind sir.
Always great informative repair videos.
What is the part number for the dust seal? I cant seem to find it
Sorry Eric for being late to the party. Can you tell me what the symptoms were that guided you to replace the oil seal?
Gear Oil from the differential will leak and saturate the brake drum/ components and leak on the backside of the wheel. You can smell it when near the back wheels- and gear oil will be present on the back side of wheel and tire
You mean to tell me that i do not have to remove the diffrential cover and gears to release the axle?
Great Video. Can the passenger side be done the same way taking it out without taking the brakes apart. Thanks
Great video, thanks fella for the info.
Hello, thanks for the video! I found another trick to use instead of the oil filter. See my video. You can use the lid off a standard can of Zyns, it fits perfectly!!! The seals are 69mm outer diameter
where are you from originally?
A lot of The Seal Leakage I've Found is Because The Diff Vent Is Blocked
Inspiring!
My Haynes Repair Manual says to torque those bolts 44 to 57 ft-lbs
Great video! Thank you sir
Very good video. Thank you
Thank you good job. I wish you would of put more light .
good careful work ...I like it.
I’m the owner of the vechile now evolve into a beast
Torque spec is good and tight.
agree
German measure of medium arm strength?
Very Great Job, Thanks !!!!
Thank you 🇺🇸
Nice video. Is it desame procedure for a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder 2 wd
Do you also perform surgical operations and childbirth delivery in your garage? Great video btw!!!
Great video, thanks. Do you need to remove brake lines and bleed the brakes when reinstalling?
Yes you do
Can you please help me ? by letting me know if the rear oil seal would work on the front passenger side on Toyota tacoma 2002 thank you.
Would this be the same on a 1998?
Hello my Toyota Maintenance friend. I responded to another one of your videos regarding the rear axle seal job on a 3rd Gen Toyota 4runner. The same issue I mentioned in that video holds true for 1st Gen Tacomas. The seal was redesigned by Toyota sometime in the past. By simply replacing the seal and not addressing the mating of the retainer with the seal, the seal lip will barely be riding on the polished shoulder of the retainer. When we did this job on a 3rd Gen 4runner with a non-ABS rearend, we determined it was pretty much mandatory to flip the orientation of the retainer (bevel facing the bearing) in order to get a good mating between the retainer and the seal. This video details what I'm talking about: ruclips.net/video/vW25hvODHcs/видео.html
Thank you for sharing this with Toyota Fans.....
Hi, Have replaced needle bearings on toyota tacomas?
Thank you for your videos, I really appreciate them. I have a question about blown axle seal. I think my driver side axle seal is leaking but it is hard to tell. I took off my drum and I definitely have some wet stuff in my drum and in my bake area. but also, which I have-not seen anywhere on the internet, but the backing plate (facing towards middle of truck) is completely covered in grime and dirt while the passenger side backing plate is completely clean. is this a common symptom of axle seal leaking?
Yes
Hey man can you do a video on 3rd gen 02 4R/tacoma crank pulley sensor/key on crankshaft loose causing misfire
How much does something like this cost
I have a 2010 Toyota RAV4. Are you in the state of Alabama?
whats the part number or size for the o-ring?
I wish I could find a mechanic I could trust to do this for me, Mine is leaking on one side, Don't you need to repack the axle bearings or even replace the bearing while its off
Would thus be the same for a 2009 2wd Tacoma?
Thank you. Informatve
you are welcome
How much quarts of differential and or gear oil did you use to make up for the lost oil before the fix?
Gear oil, and you pour it in until it comes back out the fill hole.
If you haven't changed it recently, you should change now, instead of just topping it off.
Bro you should of checked the wheel bearing runout while you were there
Links to the parts?
Thanks for the video. My guy thinks he has to replace the bearing and inner seal as well. Is that true the car rides fine and doesn’t make any noise ? I have a 96 Tacoma 4x4
Kirt Barton you do have to do the bearing I found out . Bearing was ruined
Louie ck looks like you.But not as good or as smart. nice work!
My Tacoma is 2 years younger.
nice
Where is your shop?
Arcata CA
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Thanks
for cleaning start using toothbrush ...it's a toyota!
Thank you!