What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Goldfish and petrified French fries everywhere. Ask me how I know.

Oooooo. That's preeettty. Nice!

 

Thx dude!!! It's slowy coming together

 

It's me but it's not in yet. Dealing with shit like this for now lol still a lot of work to do.

 

Looks like it's coming along, though, Mike. Nice work so far, and good luck with the tub sealing. All these leaky tubs have me a little worried...

 

Ah ok, nice to know I'm not too crazy.

I'd like to do it too just need to get the funds up and stuff...
Never ending list.

 

I changed the oil today! Also I put the rear-view mirrow back where it belongs.

 

Finally replaced the BFGs today! Can't beat the price on the goodyear authority tires for $155.

 

Ordered tires today, does that count?

 

I suppose...half way there. Need to see this setup!!

 

I like those TRD wheels.

 

I miss my truck

 

Thanks! I bought the set of 5 4 years ago for $850 and drove on the BFGs until today.. definitely got my money's worth. I think they look a lot better with ugly ass fake bead lock rings off of them.

 

LOL. When I used to pull the car seats out of my wife's car to clean under them it looked like a troop of raccoons had been living under them.

 

Honestly you are the reason I'm even giving this a second thought haha yours turned out so clean on the inside and I wanted to fix mine up. I thought the leak was from the tub but turns out water was coming through the new antenna grommet. So my tubbing was actually fully sealed but there was still some rust happening so I'm kinda going into overkill mode. Never want to touch it again, do it once, do it right. Or in my case do it once shittly and do it again right.

 

My personal favorite is melted crayons. Ha ha. Keep fighting the good fight.

 

Did you replace the whole thing or just the bearing?

 

I outwheeled a Cherokee on Bronco axles and 35s... Silly Jeeps

 

No, on the factory idler the bearing can be replaced:

 

I did mine last year. I only replaced the bearing. I think it was $8. No trouble driving out the old bearing and pushing in the new one.

The whole idler puller and bearing vs. just the bearing debate has gone on forever. Either one is fast and cheap.

 

Hmm mine are just pressed in. The nitwits at Napa gave me a metal dust shielded instead of a rubber one and its bad 4 months later. Was hoping you had the bearing number.