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kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:41 pm
by jonossiksilvia
so i went to bnt to get some wheel bearing kits for the front and they said there is 2 different sizes listed for the kzj78 prado?

Anyone struck this before? i dont wanna get the wrong kit for my 4wd

Any ideas?

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:58 pm
by kbushnz
Looking at toyodiy.com there are two listed for inner and outer.
Looks like it depends on the year.
When I did mine many years ago I didn't realize and just got a Terrain tamer kit. Must have got lucky.
You could google the part numbers and see what you get.
Below is the link
http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_J_1994_T ... 303.3.html

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:10 pm
by jonossiksilvia
yeah i done that and they seem to be the same sizes from searching but then bnt told me there is different sizes. just wondering if bnt a doing the inners as a set and outers as other? should i just get the terrain tamer set as i already have the terrain tamer knuckle rebuild set?

according to the terrain tamer site there is only 1 kit for the kzj78 front "wbk2".

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:14 pm
by kbushnz
I know you can get bearings with more rollers in them... Same race outer dimension and also stub axle hole size... Just a few more rollers and on a different angle..

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:01 pm
by Jerry
yeah there are 2 different sizes listed, i got both and just returmed the wrong kit

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:31 am
by muddyhilux
Jerry wrote:yeah there are 2 different sizes listed, i got both and just returned the wrong kit


agree with jerry,I've done this a few times,as long as you don't damage packaging etc they've never had a problem

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:47 pm
by jonossiksilvia
Cheers guys

so have you 2 got them from bnt? cos if so perhaps its only bnt that has 2 part numbers?

When i got a price for terrain tamer ones no one mentioned anything about different sizes

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:58 pm
by Jerry
bnt i can et the bearing/kit numbers for mine (was the same for my 71 as well)

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:05 pm
by jonossiksilvia
that be great cheers jerry

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:49 pm
by Jerry
BNT Kit 1253
Bearing numbers
JLM104945 Larger
LM102949 Smaller

You will need
a smaller socket ie 1/4 to get off the hub
a small torx bit to get off the locking ring thingy
C Clip pliers

BNT sell the bearing press thingys as well and a C Clip pliers A 54mm socket helps (BNT don't sell these) ... not sure where the best place to get them is yet.

Get the kingpin bearings from Toyota

Re: kzj78 front wheel bearings

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:52 pm
by jonossiksilvia
cheers jerry. got all the tools i need including the 54mm socket, fish scale etc. just need to buy me a press sick of going to mates all the time to use theirs.

Whats this bearing press thingy you talking about? an adapter for pushing in the bearings im guessing