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

The brand is 2x power?

 

My buddy said I can use the lift at his shop this afternoon, so I washed my truck so I’m not bringing in a muddy biotch. Just swapping my uniballs out.

 

User error? Lol


I get to do them at work

northstar

 

He said it was a rebranded northstar.

 

Totally read wrong, my bad

 

All good. I looked it up and found it. X2power is the brand

 

Not doing shit just looking at it.

 

You better have sprung for the 90 degree micrometer tool to measure the back lash. Only way to do it is through the drain plug. PITA.

Totally user error. i think if i did it again I could do it but didn't want to bother as it's such a pain and bought an ECGS one.

 

Dealing with the carrier shims was a pain, having to wait a week cause they're special order from Toyota.

I did the rear just to understand how it all works, the front I didn't want the hassle. Even zuk doesn't like doing the front.

 

yeah, i'm not even planning on pulling the third member. I helped a buddy out with regearing a new axle for his truck at our school shop and just the smell of the diff alone was enough to make me want to pay someone to do it for me. well worth my money, but if people can do it themselves then more power to them.

 

Diff oil stinks... yes.

But the money saved by pulling the 3rds yourself is WAY worth it, in my opinion. You're saving 500 minimum... at least that's what you save in this area.

 

I must be the only person around that doesn't mind the smell of gear oil


Supercharger snout oil is a different story, that shit reeks when it's time to change.

 

I don't mind diff oil either. But I grew up around diesels and grease so I think I am just used to it. Personally I think it adds nicely to the delicate potpourri that permeates my garage. Part gas, part grease, fresh rubber tire smell, diff oil, fresh cut wood and perhaps a bit of a "dank" smell ...

 

Your missing the good ol’ Hoppes #9 musk as well haha

 

Yeah forgot wood smoke too. My side door is down wind from my smoker on the back porch

I've no joke had people comment how great my garage smells lol. First time my girlfriend walked into it she said "Now this is how a proper garage should smell"

 

I don’t particularly like the smell of gear oil, but it’s tolerable. What really smells is a differential when it’s burning up. Burnt gear oil is puke worthy.

 

Yeah, I have one coming. I’ll be happy to have it done and over with!

I ran into a wall today... apparently the pinion shims that came with my second-hand set up kit are incorrect. Could be a fluke and it’s hard to tell since I got everything second hand from a member here on TW, but I feel like it’s probably worth getting the Yukon set up kits instead of the USA standard that I got. I Had to order the pinion shims in... Now I’m just hoping to have my diffs back together and in the pickup before next Saturday when I leave for my 28 day work rotation.

also, check out the ring gear bolts that came with this kit... This stripped at 11 lbs below spec torque (71 ft lbs is spec). 3 other ones started to strip, so I am reusing my old bolts. Not too worried about reusing the old ones with the keepers that keep them from backing out.

 

I need to do this. They been sitting on my counter for months. Lol

 

That’s how it goes for me a lot of the time. Trying to change that! Lol got these a few days ago

 

The shims that come in the kits are useless. So basically the kits are useless. I machined my own shims and checked the pattern, when it was good I ordered the correct shims from Toyota. If I had known how useless those kits were I would've saved a bunch of money and just ordered them Toyota.