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

Man, I wonder if that’s the “rattle” noise I’m hearing. Same symptoms as you.

Thought for sure it was a heat shield, but they’re solid. Checked the skid. It’s tight.

I’ll have to look at the exhaust manifold for a crack.

 

So clean and purdy!

 

I gotta drop all my skids today for new diff fluids and t-case fluid. Not looking forward to it . i haven't been to the gym since march. Lol

 

Looks awesome

 

Tired of the machinist job?

 

I feel you. I went back to the gym last Thursday for the first time since March also. Felt amazing and I am really looking forward to getting back. Though I've gotten some good exercise lugging heavy car parts around the last couple days lol. Lifting the transmission up and down off my workbench, reverse deadlift lol

 

Jon @45acp stopped by. Brief, but very intimate, visit.

Obligatory truck pic

 

Took the taco surfing

 

One thing led to another. Preventative maintenance on a 17 year old truck

OEM LBJs
OEM Outer Tie Rods
OEM UBJs
Duralast (555 rebranded with Lifetime Warranty) Inner Tie Rods

 

I can’t seem to get my gears adjusted. My pattern is showing that my pinion is too deep and yet I’m running out of backlash adjustment. I’m going to try a couple of things, but I think I might be ordering a new ring and pinion on Monday.

 

Not sure if you've seen this gearinstalls.com. take a pic and send to zuk, he'll get back to you pretty quickly with advice. He has PayPal to donate for gear advice.

 

Have not! I’ve watched a few of his videos, but did not realize he had a website

 

Zuk has done three sets of Toyota gears for me. Awesome guy to chat with.

 

What all have you moved? If the pinion is too deep back it out some and decrease the backlash too. Just bit each and see where it is.

 

Fuck it. Way too hot. Ill do the fluids when i hit an even 250k. Lol. 9k to go. Way to hot to drop the skids. But i did rotate the tires, greased my uca's and driveshaft, and changed out two broken wheel studs. I fucked up on one....its spinning. I dont have an impact gun

 

That is hands down the best resource for Toyota gear installs.

 

Where are his videos at?

 

Only took about an hour to get all those mounts off

 

You may have said already but what LT kit are you going with?