Replacing rear wheel bearings

Does anyone know what book or the expected cost would be for replacing a rear bearing? I have a 2011 CrewMax 2WD (186k miles) with a clicking right rear wheel. I've already replaced both front wheel bearings on my own within the past year, and do as much DIY maintenance as I am comfortable with. I don't have a torch or a press to attempt to remove and replace a rear wheel bearing from the hub/shaft. YouTube videos on the subject have me convinced to let a shop/pro do the work. TIA

 

This is another option but not so inexpensive. This fits my specs, confirm for your model
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinf...34iNaeqfsQ1JsmurFB1PEZd5vCMAPUDglrWV4RgXnnw==

 

I just did my buddy's '09 last week. Both rear bearings cost $850.

If you can do brakes, you can do wheel bearings.

Unbolt the axle flange and slide out the axle. Take the assembly to your automotive machine shop and have them press off the old bearings and press on the new bearings.

This is exactly what your dealer shop will be doing.

The axles slide into the differential with a little fiddling. No need to open up the diffy.

My bud got quoted $3500 for the bearings. It is steep, but you are paying for the truck to be on a hoist overnight. No chance for the dealer to get income from that hoist for 24 hours. I have no issue with the dealership quoting those numbers. They need to stay in business.

 

Thats reasonable, Parts and machine shop labor for completing both axels ?

 

Yes. This also included the cost for 4qts of mobile 1 gear lube. Figured why not change the gear lube as it had 300k miles on the truck.

 

Thanks for the feedback. It's interesting that replacement axle, and repairs to the existing would be approximately the same cost. I had considered removing the axle(s) and taking them to a shop along with replacement Toyota bearings and let them do the hard part. Now I need to to find a reputable shop here in Tyler (East Texas) for this.

 

Any automotive machine shop can do this job. Let them source the bearings as well.

 

I assume the parts quality is comparable but who knows for sure.
I havent decided to go that route as yet. I will call you for a tow if my axel snaps late one night lol

 

I figured rear wheel bearing failures were so common, I wanted anything else other than OME.

 

I'm going to let a reputable local shop diagnose before I invest in a hub bearing or replacement axle and go from there. That shop will R/R the hub if I bring the axle to them but their labor plus the bearing and two replacement oil seals is getting close to the cost of the Dorman assembly from RockAuto above. In the meantime I found that RockAuto has really great pricing on replacement Stabilus hood struts and the tailgate support strut so taking care of those too.

 

Sounds good, but anything involving Rock Auto or Doorman is my last " go to" supplier. If I'm flipping the rig, no problem.

I drive my trucks to 300k miles before selling. I want quality, not the best price.

 

More expensive is not always better. I just did rear bearings. Bought bya brand from rock auto for $90 each. Bearing are stamped “koyo”. Same place Toyota gets them, but $750 cheaper . I bought a carrier bearing fro RA, spicer brand, which is where Toyota gets them. It was badged with “Toyota “. Exact same part at 1/4 of the cost.

Yes, a lot of stuff out there is a lesser quality, but certainly not all of it! And sometimes cheap is ok. Broke a wheel speed sensor doing the bearings. Toyota wants over $200 for one. I got a pack of four from Amazon for $28. It can fail 4 times and still be money ahead. Now, obviously i did that because replacement takes 5 minutes. Wouldn’t go that way with a rear bearing that takes half a day.

 

Or buy a 20 ton press from HF for $200 and do it yourself. Good learning experience and save thousands. It is not all thar difficult to press the bearings on and off.

 

Anyone have p/ns for the following:

Rear Axle Shaft Oil Seal
O-Ring
Rear Axle Shaft Snap ring
Rear Axle Bearing Inner Retainer
Rear Axle Shaft Washer
Rear Axle Hub and Bearing Assembly (Drivers & Pass)

Am I missing anything for a Rear bearing replacement?

 

@lr172

What adapters in addition to the press did you need to remove/replace the bearing?

 

https://www.megazip.net/zapchasti-dlya-avtomobilej/toyota/tundra-38474

https://toyota-usa.epc-data.com/tundra/

 

@FuegoMCS
My right rear bearing is on the way out.
Local shop quoted me $950.
Dealership quoted me $2000 (My Tundra is a pre-April 2010 build and dealership "has" to perform the TSB for the backing plates.)

Option I'm exploring is buying parts, pulling the axle, and taking it to someone with a press (4WD or driveline shop).

 

That's what I do. I've done it twice.

I do both sides, just for the piece of mind.

It was $1200 for everything.

Pull the axle assemblies and run them down to the local automotive machine shop.

I don't know what the backing plate recall work you needed done, so that may change things a little.