DIY - Rear Axle Carrier (Knuckle) Bushing Replacement
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only thing stopping me would be the OTC 6529 Car Ball Joint Service Kit that price is crazy, i wonder if i could borrow my mechanics or rent one. i saw you used a 30mm to push the bearing in/out so essentially i wouldn't even need the ball joint kit?
any thoughts that since these slide in/out so easily its not the right bushing? you didnt happen to put a micrometer on the bushing and on the inside of the rear spindle (or axle carrier) i guess would be the best description? a digital one would probably be best here
The old bushings were OEM, and the replacements were within 0.001" of the old, so I am not concerned about them being the wrong size.
im STILL waiting on the guy from ebay to email me back....
so which bushing if you had access to all of them would you have preferred?
37h125 from the mountshop (i tried to register but wth do i have to register to get a price, and who was the member in NZ i might see if they could pick me up a set if all else fails)
the one from ebay you did get (which im waiting to hear about)
or the one from diamondmit
so which bushing if you had access to all of them would you have preferred?
37h125 from the mountshop (i tried to register but wth do i have to register to get a price, and who was the member in NZ i might see if they could pick me up a set if all else fails)
the one from ebay you did get (which im waiting to hear about)
or the one from diamondmit
If you can get the mountshop to reply (and I also saw the deal with submitting paperwork to get to the price and availability page), that's probably a good alternative. You can pulse 1nz and see if he can help, he did they say he is just down the street from them. I would have gone with diamondmit's solution if the OEM-type replacements were not available. I do prefer the OEM design, i.e. a spherical bearing instead of a poly bushing, but I think that Dave's design is well thought out and should work reasonably well for most applications. I think if you are into high performance driving, the difference may become apparent, but I don't drive that way. As for safety, the bushing is captive, so even in a catastrophic failure you are looking at noise and clunks, not your wheel flying off (like in the case of a ball joint failure).
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I am starting to wonder if these can be made by maybe FIGS Engineering and turning it into a full on spherical bushing replacement instead of the OEM bushing type.
Also wanted to point out to everyone else who has been posting up this link....
http://www.rhdjapan.com/trd-rear-low...0-jzs161-17917
They are the wrong bushings. I just received mines and was getting ready to change out the bushings (rear axle carrier/knuckle) and found out that those bushings from RHD Japan are for your Rear Lower Control Arm inner bushings (the one that mounts up to your rear sub frame).
http://www.rhdjapan.com/trd-rear-low...0-jzs161-17917
They are the wrong bushings. I just received mines and was getting ready to change out the bushings (rear axle carrier/knuckle) and found out that those bushings from RHD Japan are for your Rear Lower Control Arm inner bushings (the one that mounts up to your rear sub frame).
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I had some discussions with FIGS on this, and he recommended a spherical bearing that could be used, but it would need inner and outer sleeves to fit properly into the axle carrier and the suspension arm. I actually prepared and sent him a CAD picture of the sleeves that would be needed, but I think he is too busy these days to take this on. Plus I don't know if the custom-made sleeves and spherical bearings would be cost effective. But it is an option that I considered.
Yeah I didn't replace those since the bushings in the lower control arm are still intact and no cracks whatsoever, this is impressive since I have 236,xxx on my car. The only concern is the bushings we are all about and caster arms.
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If you can get the mountshop to reply (and I also saw the deal with submitting paperwork to get to the price and availability page), that's probably a good alternative. You can pulse 1nz and see if he can help, he did they say he is just down the street from them. I would have gone with diamondmit's solution if the OEM-type replacements were not available. I do prefer the OEM design, i.e. a spherical bearing instead of a poly bushing, but I think that Dave's design is well thought out and should work reasonably well for most applications. I think if you are into high performance driving, the difference may become apparent, but I don't drive that way. As for safety, the bushing is captive, so even in a catastrophic failure you are looking at noise and clunks, not your wheel flying off (like in the case of a ball joint failure).
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GD.....thats annoying
so PM 1nz? thats his sn?
i cant tell from the crappy diagram they have where those do go, any one have some links/schematics for them?
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Originally Posted by sakataj
oh, i got a reply....this is what i got
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GD.....thats annoying
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GD.....thats annoying
Originally Posted by sakataj
so PM 1nz? thats his sn?
Originally Posted by sakataj
i cant tell from the crappy diagram they have where those do go, any one have some links/schematics for them?
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Thank you lyonkster for posting this and helping the community out with the source on where to get them.
My squeakings are for sure this part, ever since I lowered and put my car back to stock. Now it's been squeaking really obnoxiously loud where I can not cruise in my school parking lot without having the whole school turn around looking at me.
I too, emailed the ebay seller and I am still waiting for a reply from him. It really sucks that Lexus or any other US aftermarket manufacturer doesn't sell this specific bushing. I was getting ready to shell out about $450 bucks for new rear axle carrier assembly from Sewell Lexus, until vwynn linked this to me via facebook.
I am starting to wonder if these can be made by maybe FIGS Engineering and turning it into a full on spherical bushing replacement instead of the OEM bushing type. Are maybe some other motor mount company to make any reinforced products in replacement of the OEM versions.
Also wanted to point out to everyone else who has been posting up this link....
http://www.rhdjapan.com/trd-rear-low...0-jzs161-17917
They are the wrong bushings. I just received mines and was getting ready to change out the bushings (rear axle carrier/knuckle) and found out that those bushings from RHD Japan are for your Rear Lower Control Arm inner bushings (the one that mounts up to your rear sub frame).
Dara
My squeakings are for sure this part, ever since I lowered and put my car back to stock. Now it's been squeaking really obnoxiously loud where I can not cruise in my school parking lot without having the whole school turn around looking at me.
I too, emailed the ebay seller and I am still waiting for a reply from him. It really sucks that Lexus or any other US aftermarket manufacturer doesn't sell this specific bushing. I was getting ready to shell out about $450 bucks for new rear axle carrier assembly from Sewell Lexus, until vwynn linked this to me via facebook.
I am starting to wonder if these can be made by maybe FIGS Engineering and turning it into a full on spherical bushing replacement instead of the OEM bushing type. Are maybe some other motor mount company to make any reinforced products in replacement of the OEM versions.
Also wanted to point out to everyone else who has been posting up this link....
http://www.rhdjapan.com/trd-rear-low...0-jzs161-17917
They are the wrong bushings. I just received mines and was getting ready to change out the bushings (rear axle carrier/knuckle) and found out that those bushings from RHD Japan are for your Rear Lower Control Arm inner bushings (the one that mounts up to your rear sub frame).
Dara
Im sure you can prolly source out spherical bushings somewhere. e.g here:
http://www.aurorabearing.com/
an other venders. Problem would most likely be pricing especially on the small orders.
you would need to find proper dimensions along with possibly making bushings/spacers to widen bearing so it seats flush with the arm.
iono lol
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so PM 1nz? thats his sn?
i cant tell from the crappy diagram they have where those do go, any one have some links/schematics for them?
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Dara,
Im sure you can prolly source out spherical bushings somewhere. e.g here:
http://www.aurorabearing.com/
an other venders. Problem would most likely be pricing especially on the small orders.
you would need to find proper dimensions along with possibly making bushings/spacers to widen bearing so it seats flush with the arm.
iono lol
Im sure you can prolly source out spherical bushings somewhere. e.g here:
http://www.aurorabearing.com/
an other venders. Problem would most likely be pricing especially on the small orders.
you would need to find proper dimensions along with possibly making bushings/spacers to widen bearing so it seats flush with the arm.
iono lol
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Well, you probably won't like it, but there is another option I considered. You can always buy the two axle carriers for about $430 (ouch, I know), and then instead of swapping them in (which is tons of work, removing the axles, pressing bearings, etc), you can just push out the new bushings and push them into your existing axle carriers. I know, doesn't seem right, but it is an option that is cheaper and much less work than swapping in the new axle carriers .
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Well, you probably won't like it, but there is another option I considered. You can always buy the two axle carriers for about $430 (ouch, I know), and then instead of swapping them in (which is tons of work, removing the axles, pressing bearings, etc), you can just push out the new bushings and push them into your existing axle carriers. I know, doesn't seem right, but it is an option that is cheaper and much less work than swapping in the new axle carriers .
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