Failed MOT, rear axle bushes removal tool?

[Thys]

Good afternoon, hope you can help. I took my 2007 Alphard 3l V6 AWD in for an MOT to my usually very competent and helpful (non Toyota)garage. I was told the rear axle bushes needed replacing but the mechanic needed a special bush removal tool to do so. I got no joy from the Toyota dealership which did not want to service the car or engage finding a solution. Has anyone come across this problem before? All comments and solutions will be highly appreciated!

[David Jones]

Is there a magyver fix for this. Try YouTube.  Wheeler dealers hack. 
 

[David Jones]

2 minutes ago, David Jones said:

Is there a magyver fix for this. Try YouTube.  Wheeler dealers hack. 
 

 

[David Jones]

Just checked Amazon no luck. Enquire through Toyota parts department. I’ve found them great for ordering spares. They may be able to source Toyota bearing pulling kit. Good luck. 

[Rojie]

Perhaps you should call DyerNostics, in Bodmin.

He is a Toyota trained specialist concentrating, I believe, on engines. But....

 

I understand it is not a difficult job, but the axle needs to come down.

 

Give him a call, nothing to loose.

 

Other than that call Snows in Plymouth, they will work on you van.

[Lucky87]

I agree Snows in Exeter/Plymouth are much more helpful than Parklands in Cornwall.

 

Another option would be to try Gary Thomas at GT Motors in Newton Abbott - he is great with Toyota Estima imports.

[Rojie]

15 hours ago, Lucky87 said:

I agree Snows in Exeter/Plymouth are much more helpful than Parklands in Cornwall.

 

Another option would be to try Gary Thomas at GT Motors in Newton Abbott - he is great with Toyota Estima imports.

 

Snows in Paignton too, the main dealer I use.

 

Whereabouts are you in Cornwall ?

[Lucky87]

6 hours ago, Rojie said:

 

Snows in Paignton too, the main dealer I use.

 

Whereabouts are you in Cornwall ?

About a mile away from Eden

[Teekay]

All these contacts being mentioned in threads, they really need to go into a compilation somewhere. Can someone suggest how to do this? Google sheet idea was not very well received.

[Thys]

Thank you Rojie, Lucky87 and others, what a helpful bunch you are! 

Anyway, made some phone calls and no special tools needed as long as you're prepared to take the axel down. It's apparently a bit of job, I'm told. Found a local garage in Perranporth that will do it next week. Rileys Garage. Very helpful!

Interestingly, the Toyota dealerships i phoned wanted nothing to do with servicing my Alphard😐

Thanks again 

Thys 

[Teekay]

No one seems to have responded to suggestion about compilation of contacts / pointers. Next person comes round with similar questions or issues will have 'reinvent the wheel'.

 

I'll probably go ahead and create one Google spreadsheet and hope it gains traction.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Teekay said:

No one seems to have responded to suggestion about compilation of contacts / pointers. Next person comes round with similar questions or issues will have 'reinvent the wheel'.

 

I'll probably go ahead and create one Google spreadsheet and hope it gains traction.

That would be very helpful Teekay . I have a few common fixes to add that will help.

[Teekay]

15 hours ago, Dragondrummer said:

That would be very helpful Teekay . I have a few common fixes to add that will help.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rclJkgZ2UZnSORT2u7Csl8w3lS8IQdIt9cau8p16R48/edit?usp=sharing

 

Hi Dragondrummer please use the above link to Google sheet - its fairly simple and easy to use. In spirit of 'pay it forward' anyone receiving helpul information, contacts, solutions etc from the forum could try to add them here. This shared resource can live in parallel to the forum in informal snapshot format for important bits

[Rojie]

On 6/3/2022 at 5:46 PM, Thys said:

Thank you Rojie, Lucky87 and others, what a helpful bunch you are! 

Anyway, made some phone calls and no special tools needed as long as you're prepared to take the axel down. It's apparently a bit of job, I'm told. Found a local garage in Perranporth that will do it next week. Rileys Garage. Very helpful!

Interestingly, the Toyota dealerships i phoned wanted nothing to do with servicing my Alphard😐

Thanks again 

Thys 

 

Most official Toyota Dealers will not go near grey imports.

That is why garages like Snows are so useful for routine planned work, because they will.

 

I understand Plymouth is some way from you, but the Barbican is a nice place to visit while Snows work on your Van.

 

Or Dyernostics are close to you (Bodmin), I am sure they can take care of routing servicing.

[Rayc73]

Hi. I have the same problem and Riley’s in Perranporth have said that they can do the job but I will need to supply the bushes. Where did you get yours from?

[ThuMentaliss]

Don't understand all of this nonsense of having to locate and go to a so-called 'Toyota specialist', if you care to drive past any reasonable non dealership garage you will find in most cases many different motor vehicles being worked on, do you really believe every mechanic in any non dealership garage knows every aspect of the vehicle their working on? the only reason that garages become known as a Toyota specialist is because they would have someone in their workforce who didn't turn his/her nose up when they were first asked to look at a non familiar vehicle such as a Alphard, Vellfire, etc etc

[Cohen]

Just to follow-up on this one, I started looking in December for someone to do this job for my Alphard in Cornwall. Snows in Plymouth were really helpful but quoted over £1200 to do the work. My local garage (Devonshires in Torpoint) offered to help. They made up a tool to do the job and sourced the parts from Snows (bushes x 2 at £310 + VAT total) the whole thing cost £730 including the cost of tool making. They then did my son’s Alphard shortly afterwards for £700. 

[ThuMentaliss]

"My local garage (Devonshires in Torpoint) offered to help."

        

           I presume then that they are not a 'Toyota Specialist'  😊

[Cohen]

🙂  no indeed, but a good garage who will have a go at anything. They have been doing my import cars for the last 17 years without too many problems.

[ThuMentaliss]

17 hours ago, Cohen said:

🙂  no indeed, but a good garage who will have a go at anything. They have been doing my import cars for the last 17 years without too many problems.

Exactly my point!😊