What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Tire changin day!

 

I lay under the truck with a power washer every time I take it to get dirty. It also gets power washed every few times I give it a bath. Nothing fancy just my maintenance

 

Built a sleeping platform. I've been meaning to put one in for a while now. I'll only use it occasionally, but it'll be nice to have when I need it.

 

Finished pulling weeds sooner than expected and took advantage of a break in the rains we’ve been experiencing here in Southern Cal. Washed and tried out a new ceramic spray that I haven’t had a chance to use. Very impressed by the outcome.

 

What type of vac did you use?

 

Just washed the Taco, new headlight housings and fog light housings coming soon!

 

Yes.

 

Thought you had trans-am louvers in the back then I looked closer.. badass decal man!

 

Wet Okole’s for the wife!

 

Have your son video a tutorial for us next time he is up to see pops. @Schwartz

 

Did the ECGS bushing install today. so after I got the old bearing out and was getting ready to install the bushing, I noticed the old bearing had a bit of the outer race missing. At first thought it was a design feature to allow assembly, but then felt the surface and it was quite rough. So I bit the bullet and drained the dif to find two chunks of hardened steel matching the outer race. Something to keep an eye on. I did have a really hard time getting the ECGS removal tool behind the bearing - I had to thread in to rod and give the rod a good whack to get it fully behind. This is probably what snapped off those pieces. If I were doing it again I’d grind the tool down just a little bit. Aside from that (soo glad I caught it), there are no more vibes nor play in the CV shaft

 

Looks great. What ceramic spray did you use?

 

Installed 3* camshaft gears

 

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Bissell

https://www.lowes.com/pd/BISSELL-ProHeat-2X-Revolution-Carpet-Cleaner/50438014

They had it knocked down to $129 when I picked it up.

 

Whats the purpose of those?

 

Think those are next for me. Then headers.

 

Good call on the draining. I’ve broken almost every bearing in this same way, from exactly what you described. I always shove a plastic baggy in the diff first so nothing can fall in, and then run a magnet in there to make sure nothing is left. (Sharing this for anyone else reading who will tackle the job).