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

In entirely unrelated news, I changed my AC pulley....

 

Sorry, I'll drop that bitch off tomorrow

 

Spare starter for his pull start mower of a truck

 

You need to speak english. What is this?

 

Thank you, I'm kind of partial to them.

 

Got it! Sort of like spamming eh?

 

PM'd

 

In case anyone need a set of Toyota Aluminum Rims.... I lowered the price...... see pictures in link below and Let me know if is an obscene price.... Thank you TW

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/16-toyota-aluminum-rims-4sale-65-each-260-all.668331/

 

GELG Jerry can and front runner water Jerry can are both in. Headed to buy some metal to make a mount for them both later today.



found this picture online, I like the it, so I’m going for something like that.

 

make two...

 

Transfer case plugs came out much easier than the diffs.

 

Let’s see how this goes haha

 

This is what the end of my front diff drain plug looked like. Kinda gelatinous. The fluid was a little dark, more so than the transfer case. Reason for concern or normal?

 

As long as all the fluid wasnt that consistency lol. The magnetic end of the plug attracts all the little tiny shavings so I'd say it looks fine especially if it's been awhile since the last change. So long as there isn't any big chunks of metal in the fluid.

Mine gets some of that on it too, not nearly as much but I usually do my diffs every 20k-ish

 

^^^ What he said

 

Yes.

 

Speaking of front diffs, @Uphillshunter I just ordered a manual (Non ADD) extension tube (Jackshaft?) and new internal "axle extension?". I am gonna be swapping over from the ADD tube the diff came with. I remember you did this during your conversion and was just seeking any advice before digging in? It seems really simple but I've never done one before. Parts won't be here till next week so gonna start the research in earnest this weekend.

 

It was actually really simple. If you didn't order bolts with the tube, you'll need new bolts. 2 of the bolts are a different length on the ADD tube compared to the manual tube. They are also those stupid reverse torx bit looking bolts. I bought some grade 8 hex bolts with the correct length and thread pitch and got rid of the other bolts.

Here's where I talk about it in my swap thread.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...shift-kit-and-b-s.562405/page-2#post-18938411

You also have to pull the intermediate shaft out of the diff. Manual tube replaces it. That's the most pain in the ass part. You've got to pry it out with a couple small pry bars and sometimes it's a bitch to get it to pop out.

Other than that. Make sure you use gasket maker that specifically made for gear oil, and if you don't already know... you put the gasket maker on, let it get a dry film over it... put the other part on the gasket maker (dont torque it yet) let it dry for a couple hours... THEN torque it to spec.

Lots of people just slap on the gasket maker, the part, and the immediately torque... that's how you get leaks, cause it smashes all the wet gasket maker out when you tightened it. You know when people do that when you take it apart and there's a bunch of spots that look like there was no RTV... because it got smashed out when they tightened it.

 

@osterhagen




This is the intermediate shaft I'm talking about. You'll see it when you take the tube off.... pic is from this write up on eliminating the ADD
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-deleting-add-system.427258/