OEM 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser Axle Shaft

2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the rear axle shaft assembly on 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser?

  A: The first step for repairing or servicing the rear axle shaft assembly includes disconnecting the negative battery terminal cable before removing the rear wheel and draining brake fluid while cleaning any paint affected by fluid spillage. The brake tube should be separated from the rear disc brake caliper assembly using Special Service Tool: 09023-00101. This process involves subsequent removal of the clip and flexible hose as well as the two bolts with washers. Start by removing the rear disc then proceed with removing the parking brake shoe return tension spring and the parking brake shoe strut until you reach the parking brake shoe. You should then separate the parking brake cable by removing its two bolts. The sensor and axle shaft removal process starts with removing four nuts and the parking brake plate before extracting the O-ring. To exchange the rear axle shaft oil seal you need Special Service Tool: 09308-00010. Disassembly starts with using a snap expander to remove the rear axle shaft snap ring followed by Special Service Tool: 09521-25011, 09521-25021, and a press to extract the rear axle shaft, then continuing with removal of the rear axle bearing inner retainer, washer and inner race surface grinding before removal. The rear axle hub and bearing assembly disassembly process starts with attaching four nuts to the housing bolts followed by hammering them off with caution not to reuse the original nuts. The fixation of brake drum oil deflector and its accompanying gasket requires Special Service Tool: 09650-17011 to proceed with hub bolt removal of the six hub bolts. A dial indicator check of the rear axle shaft shows that replacement is necessary when the shaft runout surpasses 1.5 mm (0.0591 in.) or the flange runout measures more than 0.05 mm (0.0020 in.). The brake drum oil deflector gasket and deflector receive new installation before adding the washer and nut onto fresh hub bolts followed by tightening the bolts. You should install the parking brake plate onto a new rear axle hub and bearing assembly before securing it with four housing bolts. The rear axle requires installation with a new retainer and washer. Place the tapered washer surface facing downward and position the chamfered retainer surface downward. Perform the operation by using Special Service Tool: 09631-12090, 09726-40010, 09951-01100 and a press. Use the snap ring expander to order a new snap ring before placing the rear axle shaft oil seal using Special Service Tool: 09950-60020 (09951-00770), 09950-70010 (09951-07150) together with a hammer and MP grease coating the lip. Install the new O-ring coated with MP grease before you fix the rear axle shaft into position with the parking brake plate through four nuts torquing to 120 N m (1,224 kgf cm, 89 ft. lbf). The technician should install the rear speed sensor after examining the rear axle shaft bearing followed by parking brake cable with two bolts achieving a torque of 8.0 N m (82 kgf cm, 71 in. lbf). To complete the installation apply high-temperature grease before adding the parking brake shoe and its associated strut alongside the return tension spring. Then inspect the parking brake system. The rear disc brake caliper assembly needs installation by using two bolts and washers at 105 N m (1,071 kgf cm, 78 ft. lbf) torque. The brake tube installation requires Special Service Tool: 09023-00101 which you must use to tighten the brake tube to 15 N m (155 kgf cm, 11 ft. lbf) without the tool but decrease the torque to 14 N m (143 kgf cm, 10 ft. lbf) when using it. To complete the procedure install the rear wheel while torqueing it to 112 N m (1,137 kgf cm, 82 ft. lbf) and secure the cable to the negative battery terminal with 3.9 N m (40 kgf cm, 35 in. lbf) torque before inspecting differential oil and checking for leaks as well as filling the brake fluid reservoir and bleeding the brake line and inspecting brake fluid levels along with inspecting the parking brake lever travel and VSC sensor signal.