Toyota Wheel Bearing | ABS Speed Sensor Replacement

This guide applies to front-wheel-drive Toyota vehicles. It does not apply to all-wheel-drive models. It only applies to vehicles that have the ABS wheel speed sensor integrated into the wheel bearing. 

Symptoms

• Noise - an early sign that your Toyota wheel bearing is starting to fail and will need to be replaced soon.
• ABS light - the ABS, TRAC, and VSC light may come on permanently or, in some cases, intermittently.

What you will need

• Toyota Rear Wheel Bearing with ABS Sensor
• Floor jack
• Jack stands
• Ratchet wrench
• Breaker bar
• Metric Sockets
• Penetrating rust fluid
• Wheel chocks
• Hammer
• Thread locker
• Torque wrench

Procedure

1. Park the vehicle. Place the transmission in Park. If you have a manual transmission, place it in the first gear.
2. Place wheel chocks on the back and front to lock the front wheels. You need to prevent the vehicle from rolling.
3. Loosen the lug nuts but do not remove them yet. Raise the vehicle and secure it with jack stands.
4. Remove the lug nuts and take off the rear wheel.
5. Spray penetrating oil on all the bolts.
6. Disconnect the ABS sensor connector.
7. Remove the brake caliper guide bolts.
8. Disconnect the parking brake cable.
9. Use a breaker bar to remove the brake caliper bracket bolts.
10. Remove the rotor from the wheel hub. If you plan on reusing the rotor, use a rubber hammer to remove it.
11. Remove all four bolts that secure the wheel hub. These bolts may be difficult to remove especially if they are rusted.Use a breaker bar and spray penetrating oil. Allow the penetrating oil to work for at least fifteen minutes.
12. Remove wheel bearing together with the ABS sensor.
13. Use sandpaper or wire brush to remove any present rust from the wheel hub mounting area.
14. Install the wheel hub bearing and torque bolts to specification. See the typical values below.
15. Install the rotor on the wheel hub.
16. Install the brake caliper bracket and torque the bolts to specification. Rember to use thread locker on the bolts.
17. Install the brake pads brake caliper and torque the brake caliper bolts to specification.
18. Install the wheel and torque the lug nuts after you lower the vehicle.

Torque Specifications

Typical torque specifications. These values may vary between models.

• Wheel hub bolts - 70 ft. lbs.
• Lug nuts - 80 ft.lbs.
• Caliper guide bolts - 25 ft.lbs.
• Caliper bracket bolts - 75 ft. lbs.

Verify the correct torque specification by calling your dealer.

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