(Home) Townace rear wheel bearings

Hi everybody

I have a most excellent Townace 2.0 Turbo diesel, auto, 2-wheel drive, 1992 (new shape) model. I have had it for 18 months and it has been brilliant.

However, I am getting a drumming noise from the rear axle at speeds over 40 mph which is getting worse. It is not a whining noise so I hope it is not the diff, which incidently is full of oil.

I assume it is wheel bearings but cannot detect any play in either side when jacked up and rocked. There is some slight roughness on both sides when I rotate the wheels.

Has anyone changed the rear wheel bearings on this or similar model and if so I would be very grateful for a protocol or at least some tips to avoid the pitfalls. Is a special puller needed?

Any advice welcomed.

Thanks

Russell.

- (#13399) Russell Wright, 20 Sep 04 05:05

there is a recent post on this...but if the rear bearings have gone you will get more than a drumming noise (more of a grind, grate, I should not be driving this sort of noise!).......are the rear wheels in balance? / exhaust good?/ brakes not dragging?.....
- (#13399) chris turner, 20 Sep 04 06:43

Drumming at speed, I'd look at the UJs. Has the propshaft been greased recently?

If it IS the bearings, as Chris says there's another thread on this. You WILL need access to a press suitable to take the axleshaft.

- (#13399) David Miller, 20 Sep 04 08:44

I did the rear wheel ones on mine, make sure you almost grind throught the old brg inner race and split it with a chisel - it will then fall off - you need to do the same to the collar that holds the bearing on too - these collars are shrunk on and if you try and press them off to reuse them you will bend the half shaft, disposable im afraid !!

Get a new brg and collar - the bearing will press on as Dave says. You need a stout tube that a bit longer than the half shaft - I made one from a scaffold tube and had a end welded on that was turned for a good fit. The retaining collar slides on most of the way then you will need to press it the last few centimetres with a press. The one I used had a tonnage gauge and I recall it registering 5 tons. If you heat the retaining collar a bit to say 160 in your domestic oven it will help - as will polishing the shaft.

Mine failed due to water ingresscausing it to rust , made a nasty vibration hum above 40 mph.

hth jim


- (#13399) j adgo, 20 Sep 04 09:38

Got toyota france to do mine after 900km of rumble.
€100 very easy.

- (#13399) paul, 21 Sep 04 08:30