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

You mean Aisin. Asian can mean the made in China ones too. (sorry, I'm bored)

 

Gotcha, I thought I remembered a discussion about this a while back mentioning they needed to be replaced...Looks like I stand corrected.

 

It's probably not a bad idea to replace the bolts when you replace the ball joint, they go through quite a few cycles of being loaded and unloaded over 100k miles or so. That's a lot of potential for fatigue, stress cracking, etc. If the threads are in rough shape, or there is any deformation, they should definitely be replaced. I just wouldn't do it at dealer prices.

 

The bolts would be more ductile than the spindle right? So it's less likely that the spindle threads might deform but they could still easily be damaged by partial crossthread or chipped threads ya? I just wonder what's a more likely spot for failure. From what I heard the spindle is cast steel not cast iron so for all I know the flexibility of either is close.

 

Thanks, I'll look into it

 

I went for an OEM strainer, it wasn’t that expensive. I paid $32.99, Let me get you the part number:

This is for a 3RZ, don’t know if it’ll be different from a 5VZ.

35330-60020

Toyota used Orange FIPG from the factory, not a rubber gasket. However I don’t really think it matters what you decide to use to seal it, but someone correct me if I’m wrong.

Hope you’re doing the rear main seal too while you have the transmission off. Just as good preventative maintenance.

 

I think mine is leaking. I’m getting what appears to be gear oil coming from the tail section between the transfer case and the transmission. I neglected to change any of the transmission seals when I did my swap.

 

I believe that’s one of the parts of the LBJ that are prone to failure, usually people like to replace it. The set I ordered came with bolts from Toyota already in the same package.

 

I've never owned a single Toyota that didn't leak from the transfer case somewhere

 

Well it leaks less than any other car I’ve even driven, so I guess that’s a good thing. Haha.

The engine block and the top of the valve covers are covered in like this black soot. I think it’s the PCV.

 

Same here. Well, the leak anyway. First Toyota I’ve owned with a transfer case.

 

Damn thing wont come out

 

Is that the CV Axle?

Gotta yank it hard enough. There’s a snap ring in the differential holding it in.

Can you pry the back of the CV away from the differential? That’s how I would do it.

 

This is the version I have with the flat bottom. I never understood why the A340E and A340F had several different filter types since they’re the same thing mechanically.

 

Ya it's the cv the damn thing doesnt want to yank out and I can get good leverage with my pry bar it's to long I think

 

Theres room just cant get it to pop free

 

If you keep yanking on the tube it’ll break the tube out of the “coupler” part of the CV.

Ask me how I know. Haha.

I found that the best way is to grab the shaft and the front splined part of the CV and pull forcefully, or just pry the back of the CV out to free the snap ring.

I’d get a flat head screw driver and try and use that as a prybar.

 

Looks like time to get a slide hammer on the job with that CV.

 

The front half of the CV with the splines yanked out when I tried that

 

Yep that’s what happened when I removed CV’s from a junkyard 4Runner. Needed the differential thankfully, not the CV’s.

Either use a slide hammer, or get something small enough to wedge in between the intermediate portion stuck in the differential to pop it out.

I used a flat head screwdriver to do this.