On Jul 27, 2:34=A0pm, "Pszemol" <Psze...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I found a small bolt which seems to do nothing in its place...
>
> Passenger side half shaft, the longer one, has a bearing.
> The bearing is secured in the bearing mount with a snap ring.
> On the bottom side of the bearing mount there is a bolt,
> maybe 15mm hex head and 1/2" maybe 3/8" long, which
> screws up into the bearing mount, but it is too short to touch
> it the bearing itself. When I removed the shaft and its bearing
> and feel the place where the bolt was expected to stick out
> I could feel a deep hole, so the bolt was far, far to short to
> make any contact with the bearing...
>
> What is this bolt for? Is this some kind of grease point or what?
Immense confusion!!
I am surprised the Toyota guy knew nooooothing.
Not a grease point, no. It is a friction bolt designed to stop the
outer race of the bearing spinning along with the inner race on the
half-shaft. It doesn't really retain the bearing as such but does
sup****t it in the housing, which is halfway along the shaft. At the
end of the bolt in the housing there is a plastic plug which bears
onto the bearing outer race and that should be in there, so check.
All very mechanically crafty, so make sure you replace it OK
Cheers
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