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

Yeah, I hear ya. Second axle took a little under 2.5 hours. Probably helped that I wasn't taking photos. Plus, confidence.

LOL, not for me. Seal was the hardest part. I think because I had trouble with my camshaft seal when doing the timing belt - so I was worried about it before I even started.

Setting the collars was easy (for me). I knew it was an important place to get right, so spent some time on it the first time, got a rhythm down, and the second one was just bang-bang.

Yeah, that was the only SST I didn't purchase. Ended up making something similar from some steel rod and a block of wood I could pound on.

 

Did you just measure or did you test the ring/seal by reinstalling the axle and marking the collar?

 

Let me know when you are going to do yours so I can watch. Lol

 

That is a convoluted wormhole of links were people have different results. Because its different wires for the different years.

 

That tool is amazing! Especially for taking out the CV's, popped one on the trail (old Vatozone one) and one of the guys I was with saw me fucking around with the skid plate. "Hold my beer watch this" and the CV was out in 3 pops

 

I love mine! Especially having all of the different attachments. Super handy.

 

I really want that OTC strong box, but not for $1,117.99

 

Wish I had some extra money

 

It's like those movie spy gun cabinets but for auto guys

 

You know what they say about pictures...

Damn you, and my desire of new tools.

 

I didn't look at it, I just found the link.

 

Haha! Well, I’m here to help, Dan!

It really is super useful. I’ve got plenty of tools to smack things, but when you need pulling force a slide hammer is hard to beat

And nice job lining up the retainer! The grease method is what I ended up doing and no leaks so far

 

I wasted hating on you for it I appreciate your efforts. I've been looking at getting ride of my Dell's and I've looked at different threads is confusing.....or I'm really tired.

 

You could just look at the wiring diagram for your truck specific to your year...

 

Personally, I'd move the collar/abs ring up just a smidge. That's a little close for comfort. I tried to have mine ride the absolute center of the flat part of the ring. But who knows you might be fine too lol. I know the last time I did mine (the first one) it started leaking again in a day or two because it was too close to the bevel.

I see you flipped the retainer? I always liked that concept too, but I know the retainer has a bevel on it to hopefully keep the retainer from damaging the seal on install.

 

Yeah, I don’t think it really matters so long as you get the retainer located correctly. I was super careful during the grease test and final install and it turned out fine. If (when?) the time comes to replace the seals again, I’ll leave the chamfer toward the seal just to be safe. Again, as long as the seal is riding in the middle of that face on the retainer, you’re golden.

 

Does the seal really move that much? On the retainer it was riding on previously, it really seemed to wear in a single location. I figured that 4/6mm on the retainer was probably OK. I mean, if anything, pressure in the diff will push it outboard slightly, right?

 

Fine. Thanks for helping my OCD.

[pouts off ...]

 

It was fine the first time, and I wouldn't flip the rings.

 

I just know when I did mine the first time around back in 2016, this leaked. His is obviously more centered than this pic, but not by much.



Also @turbodb were you running a flipped retainer the whole time? It's hard to tell in the first photo.