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

Can anyone show me a picture of this output shaft on the passenger side of the front diff? I think mine rotated some how or my front diff mount is massively bent on the right. When I mount my diff the right side goes crazy high and is way wrong. Not sure if it's from the axle breaking that pushed the diff all crazy or what. Or do they make a bigger heavy duty output shaft?

 

I did mine last week. I had a branch fall on my windshield while under that tree outside Sonoita on our trip.

 

Biiiiiiig sigh of relief. Got the check engine light working with an LED bulb. Also cleaned so much dust and unidentified animal hair from inside the dash.

Now I need to drive around enough to meet the smog check system requirements and rush over there.

 

Currently how my truck sits until I get the new radio and switches in.



Also does anybody know where u can get these screws?

They are the the joint on the steering wheel and the Allen head rounded out when I did the steering rod weld a few years ago.

 

Where’d u get those back seat covers

 

Ugh I was going to build something like that. If you hate it, hit me up. I’m only 10 hours or so away.

That’s for a manual hub diff, is yours a manual hub setup? Pics of the bends?

 

Drop a plumb from widest part of door and that should be your minimum length.

 

you don't think stuffing the frame with McDonalds fries would help to soak up whatever winter slop finds its way inside?

 

did the cowl have to be removed to get a new windshield in there?

is that you standing on the scuff plate with the door open

 

Not removed, just loosened.

I had professional installers do it so I was taking the picture of these guys doing the work.

 

That’s what I was looking for, thanks.

 

I think the bracket is bent that holds the diff. In the second pic it really looks tweaked to the side but I'm not sure if this is bent like this from the factory. It's the right bracket for the front diff. Manual transmission.

 

That post is from over 10 years ago I don’t think you’ll be getting a response.

 

They look like Wet Okole
https://www.wetokole.com/

 

Getting my the skid plate ready for POR-15. Need to apply the metal prep and then the POR-15. I'll post an after picture.



I do like that POR15 is very fluid like when applying so that it gets into and undernearth metal crevices. Just make sure you put tape over your screw holes.
It hardens pretty quick.

 

Did this with red but it got scuffed off so I used spray can Bedliner in black and it’s been perfect

 

Checked the EGR Vacuum Solenoid and confirmed it's not holding vacuum. Ordered a new one and should be in my hands on Monday.

 

Noice

 

Can anyone confirm that this is my front dif leaking, and if so, would that make my transmission louder than usual?

 

That seems an awful long ways away from the front diff