toyota crawlbox question

rooinater · Apr 2, 2008

ok, so i have a completely rebuilt 23 spline rear case that i'll be mating to my stock tcase. i want to rebuilld the section i'm going to use for the crawl box. but 250 bones to get a rebuild kit with the needle bearings and on top of it a bunch of crap i don't need... is there a cheaper way, like go to toyota and find the part #'s and order the bearings?? anyone have any ideas or part #'s to share... 250 seems steep for a lot of parts that i won't even use... anyone else rebuild their crawl box or know a company that sells a rebuild for the crawl box portion.?

cheesemaker · Apr 3, 2008

Contact Marlin, Trail Gear, inchworm or other companies like them for what you need! Or do directly to toyota or your trustworthy parts house.

rooinater · Apr 3, 2008

yeah, never heard back from marlin a month ago... i'll give trail gear a shot and inchworm a shot. then I guess i'll go to toyota. I don't trust any of the local parts dealers to really do their job. especially on something this specific.

cheesemaker · Apr 3, 2008

Did you call or PM the guys at Marlin?

Sometimes you gotta be persistent with Marlin.

rooinater · Apr 4, 2008

just emailed them several times over the last several months. as soon as I get a moment i'll attempt to call. there was a time a few years ago marlin used to answer emails. or at least they were answering them when I ordered my rebuilt tcase a few years ago...

84Toyota4x4 · Apr 4, 2008

rooinater said:
just emailed them several times over the last several months. as soon as I get a moment i'll attempt to call. there was a time a few years ago marlin used to answer emails. or at least they were answering them when I ordered my rebuilt tcase a few years ago...

I too never got replies to my emails to Marlin, so dont feel bad. That was back before they even moved and stuff too.

~T.J.

81toy · Apr 4, 2008

i just bought a bunch of stuff from marlin and whenever i called with a question they were usually real prompt about getting me an answer. just my $.02

rooinater · Apr 4, 2008

toyota it is... :sad: trail gear only sells kits rebuild kits, and won't sell individual bearings. so to toyota...

skrause · Apr 4, 2008

rooinater said:
toyota it is... :sad: trail gear only sells kits rebuild kits, and won't sell individual bearings. so to toyota...

Get ready to be raped. :haha: I'd pull the bearing numbers and go to a bearing shop.

bulzeye · Apr 4, 2008

rooinater said:
yeah, never heard back from marlin a month ago... i'll give trail gear a shot and inchworm a shot. then I guess i'll go to toyota. I don't trust any of the local parts dealers to really do their job. especially on something this specific.

you could always pick up the phone and call them.

rooinater · Apr 4, 2008

already did call them, hence the going to toyota.

rooinater · Apr 4, 2008

skrause said:
Get ready to be raped. :haha: I'd pull the bearing numbers and go to a bearing shop.

if i knew how to get the bearing #'s from them i would. i'm sure toyota's part #'s aren't the same bearing #'s. no impact, no idea. or do you mean just pull apart the tcase, and bring the bearings into the bearing shop?

i don't think i could get raped more than the $250 (the price of the rebuild kits with needle bearings) for 5 bearings

skrause · Apr 4, 2008

rooinater said:
or do you mean just pull apart the tcase, and bring the bearings into the bearing shop?

:awesomework:

rooinater · Apr 7, 2008

skrause said:
:awesomework:

sweet, now i just need to find a bearing shop up in marysville or everett area... thanks for the info!

Turtle Bite · Apr 9, 2008

rooinater said:
if i knew how to get the bearing #'s from them i would. i'm sure toyota's part #'s aren't the same bearing #'s. no impact, no idea. or do you mean just pull apart the tcase, and bring the bearings into the bearing shop?

i don't think i could get raped more than the $250 (the price of the rebuild kits with needle bearings) for 5 bearings

Good luck with that route, there are several bearings that simply do not have numbers on them. I also found that the few bearings that do cross reference quickly add up to $100+. I dont know who you talked to at Marlin, but I called and they gladly shipped me a "crawl box rebuild kit" a few months ago. They charged me $75. It includes every OEM bearing in the crawl box including the bearings in the adapter. The 32 ball coupler bearing is 75 dollars by itself from a bearing house. I have some extra bearings if you need them as I bought a new adapter at the same time and it comes with some new bearings, so I have a few spares. Marlin also has a hard time finding some of the bearings, so they have them made. If I were them I would call them back and ask for a crawl box rebuild kit, it is probably what they use to build their boxes.

rooinater · Apr 9, 2008

Turtle Bite said:
Good luck with that route, there are several bearings that simply do not have numbers on them. I also found that the few bearings that do cross reference quickly add up to $100+. I dont know who you talked to at Marlin, but I called and they gladly shipped me a "crawl box rebuild kit" a few months ago. They charged me $75. It includes every OEM bearing in the crawl box including the bearings in the adapter. The 32 ball coupler bearing is 75 dollars by itself from a bearing house. I have some extra bearings if you need them as I bought a new adapter at the same time and it comes with some new bearings, so I have a few spares. Marlin also has a hard time finding some of the bearings, so they have them made. If I were them I would call them back and ask for a crawl box rebuild kit, it is probably what they use to build their boxes.

will do! :awesomework: if i can get ahold of them again. i'll probably have to wait till next payday now... i just got raped at the DOL for changing my atv in my name and new plates and tabs for the Zuk...

uke: but we'll see.