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> On Jul 27, 2:34 pm, "Pszemol" <Psze...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> 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.
I am surprised myself and I am not sure I would bring any toyota there
anymore...
> 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
The original driveshaft was there 13 years and my friend mechanic I was
doing the job April had to jump through hoops to remove it. He was heating
the old bearing, pounding on it, eventually had to cut the driveshaft in
half just to take it out of there. We were both not experienced in this
kind
of thing. It is possible that the plastic end of the bolt was lost and now
there is a steel bolt with a empty hole in its tip, which is too short to
touch the bearing.
Last weekend, when doing struts, I noticed that the shaft put there April
is
torn and grease is coming out. So I replaced it using lifetime warranty
and
put the new one there, but this bolt was still a mystery to us.
Now I know it has to have some plastic end... Currently it does not have
it... must have fallen out or something.
The problem is that I am unable to buy the new one - parts counter
diagrams
on the computer do not show this bolt for 1995. And the parts guy is
confused what I am talking about.
Anybody here knows what is this bolt's toyota part number? Proper name? Do
you guys have access to the toyota parts ordering system and could help me
ordering replacement?
I would apreciate it greatly.
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