Replace rear wheel bearings at 70,000?

Easy enough to check the end play on the bearing.

 

Unless you have a reason to suspect issues, I wouldn't.

 

Just in case they pass a law on everyone having to give me $20. You should be preemtive and just go ahead andsend me $20 now.

Makes sense right?

 

I think the bearing is not replaceable, have to replace entire hub, mucho bucks.

 

yea it's one part. You should know way ahead of time before it is a safety concern.

 

ya, well said. im sure so many of us understand that. thx

 

Don't waste your time and money. You could go 300K miles and not a have a wb failure. You'll know if the bearing goes bad it will start making a wup wup noise.

If you want to worry about maintenance start with the trans fluid. Keep on that.

 

Huh?
I've been an almost daily reader in this forum and I'm not aware of this problem in the G3 (or G2...)
Of course I guess there could be one or two.....but at 70,000 miles in three years?
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Even if you don't know how to check your rears for excessive play, why stop there????
You should also replace the radio, the motor, and everybody KNOWS the battery is going to go out!!!
...All 3 of them!

It's pretty easy for me.
You either trust your car to hang together with normal maintenance for about a hundred and a half or you need to start looking for a different car company to buy cars from.
Wheel bearing replacements are NOT normal maintenance the last time I checked the schedule.

Toyota's whole thing is supposed to be dependability, and I believe that they're in the upper third of car companies for overall dependability. If they were supported by a decent dealership network in the SE, and if they didn't up-charge so much for this dependability, I'd have one in my driveway right now.

My beloved company operates an ever growing fleet of G2's and G3's and I'm aware of their foibles, and those are relatively minor (aux battery, intermittent ICE bucking, backing shudder, glass jaw....)
I've never herd of the wheel bearing issue, but that does not mean that it doesn't exist.

If it is a non-replaceable bearing as mentioned above (I don't know either way,) then you REALLY have no reason to tinker with it, since you'll gain nothing by replacing it before it fails.

Why buy trouble?

 

If you can do your own wrenching, most all wheels need the bearings checked on occasion. You take them off, thoroughly clean them and let them dry. Then repack them with the proper grease and use new seals. Doing this will have them last a very long time (100K+). Eventually they will fail, and you will know that by the noise they make if you don't see evidence of bearing failure during an inspection. However, doing NO maintenance means they will wear out much sooner than they have to.

Now, if it's a non-serviceable bearing (sealed...as I often see on motorcycle wheels), there's nothing you can do but keep an ear open for that rhythmic sound that comes up as the bearings start to fail.

 

The hub bearing like most modern cars is sealed on a G2. Not sure of G3 but I bet its sealed too.
Usually if there not sealed they require maintenance.

And many reports of Gen 2 cars with a failed front wheel bearing at basically low miles.
I myself lost the front drivers side at 30,000 miles on my bought new G2. Covered under 3/36.

Haven't really seen any on G3 yet though. No matter what year I wouldn't touch it if its not barking.

 

Repack the bearings.... it's not the 1970's or 80's anymore.