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Hi i have a legitimate 1 ton axle...it was on a 1 ton refrigeration truck with a service body..i have used that vehicle for spares for my 1985 sunrader..joe in sanford, nc
I have an '85 Toyota New Horizon which had never been changed out to the 1 ton axle. The right wheel bearing was starting to make a noise (63K miles), so I bought one out of a wrecking yard near Eugene, Oregon and put it in with help from friends. Took us about 7 hours, cleaning and repacking the wheel bearings etc. The new one came out of an 88 or 89, either Dolphin or Winnebago that had been in a front end collision. The bearings, brakes, and drums looked like new, and seems to be running well. Cost me $500, had the wheels and tires still on it. I had talked to Toyota in Torrance CA and they told me the replacement axle was no longer available, as did National RV, (Dolphin), who recalled 8,000 units, as I understand it. There is a wrecking yard in Creswell, Oregon that says they have one and another wrecking yard in Albany, Oregon that said they have one or two, I think both yards were asking about $600.
A good source of information about the Toyota 6 lug axle, and a lot of other tech issues, is toyotamotorhomes.com.
The web site suffered a disk drive failure a few days ago, but the webmaster promises that it will soon be running at full throttle.
Hello Ron,
I just purchased an Odyssey 18' on a Toyota chassis with the 5 lug, (no middle hub) rear axle. I live in San Diego, and was wondering if you would tell me who to call and where I might get such a great deal.
Thanks for any help,
Kit
Ron, I just bought a 1983 Sunrunner and this is one of the ones that were to be recalled but for some reason it didn't get done who or where at toyota did you get the info on the replacement rearend from?
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