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The Jackalope of The Mechanically Inclined ??

 

Morning folks. Changed oil in wifes Tacoma and whilst lubricating the u-joints I noticed an awful lot of slop in the carrier bearing. Hard for me to tell if it's real bad or not. I just compared it to my 2017 with 20k miles, and the 2013 it moves easily up and down. Also it looks like there may have been......shields on it, no longer there.
Thoughts on that are welcome, just replace it is what I was thinking.
I left work at noon yesterday worrying

 

It does move, big thing is if the rubber bushing is tore up, its bad

 

It needs an oiler too

Morning Shane

 

Well the rubber piece isn't tore up at all. That's how I knew the one on my son's Nissan was bad, noise and rubber shredded.
Funny thing about that, I bought a $80. Replacement a familiar name like SKF and it lasted a short time, then bought a $17.00 one and it last much longer....until truck was totaled anyway

 

Hay Shane

 

Unless its squealing or vibes i wouldnt worry about it, except you said something was missing?

 

Creedster

 

You're not going to just Stihl that idea are you?

 

Bacon first then ribs for 5 hr

 

How many miles, most likely is time for replacement... grab some U-joints while you’re at it. It won’t blow apart so no need to WORRY.

 

Wait. You get Christmas presents?

 

If you need someone to scribble together some floorplan ideas...

 

Hope it’s readable!! If it’s anything like my scribble.... it won’t be

 

No worries, it would be in AutoCAD.

 

One bottle jack holding up the back end?

 

Theft wouldn’t be as lucrative if you had to use 2 harbor freight recalled jack stands for one heist!

 

I can wish, can't I

 

Make two...