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

Where did you get the poly center bearing from?

 

Describe squeaks:
Constant rhythmic squeaks as with a rotating object/driveline?
Occasional squeak as in a leaf spring adjusting?

When was the last time you lubed the slip yoke and/or the driveline?
Also something to check, @Uphillshunter stated about U-Bolts check - one of the guys I wheel with had loose U-Bolts and the had moved around to cause squeaking but worse than that - wear grooves in the axle.

 

Yes it’s definitely something to do with the driveline (rotating squeak). How do you lube slip yoke and drive line? I recently greased all the u joint zerk fittings but that’s about it.

 

There was a TW Group Buy from IEDLS but I don't see the one we all got on their website anymore.

found the online store
There are two for the Ranger, not sure which one I installed.

 

that sounds like a dry slip yoke

 

it's spring/axle wrap, springs bind up like below and release on stop or takeoff. Feels like getting bumped from behind.

I would imagine a dry slip yoke would contribute to it feeling even worse though

 

I’ve never heard of a dry slip yoke. I’d imagine mine is. How exactly do you grease it? Do you have to remove the entire driveline or can it stay in place?

 

There's a zerk fitting on the slip yoke, but it's not the best way to grease it. Better to remove it/take it apart and grease by hand.

I did a little post on it awhile back, Timmah also has a good video on doing it

 

Oh wow I’ll have to look into this. Copy that, thanks gentlemen.

 

thanks! I just called and they said the Ranger bearing actually fits but I’ll have to fab a small bracket to mount it. It was $132 plus tax and shipping if anyone is curious. Should be here by next Tuesday at the latest.

@CrippledOldMan

 

You going to put @eimkeith 's gussets on those LCA's?

Almost done with this project:

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

Never built an exhaust before but it's been a good learning experience. Welds are super shitty though. That thin shit is tough and I was afraid of burning through a bunch.

 

Thank you for the reminder:
Soooooo.... the external bracket that holds the poly carrier bearing in a C channel will not fit in the factory location with the arch pointing up like the center support section, at least for me it didn't.
It is too tall.

Two solutions:
1. mount it with the center arch pointing up from the ground and add spacers with longer bolts = maintain relative driveline angles/pinion angles.
2. flip the poly bearing, add flat stock and drill holes in it, then mount bearing upside down = this is what I did.

I can certainly get a photo of what I did, but here is what started it all....


Getting the driveline apart was super fun as a BFH didn't work at all.
Make sure you mark your flanges and driveline with paint or fingernail paint or something, to keep it in phase.

 

For your reading pleasure:
Zerks

 

And a bit more reading material - TW style

EDIT:
And the actual group buy and details on it - TW style part II

EDIT2:
And a specific thread for 1st gen CB replacement - TW style part 3

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyltxe2nPEg

that Ford grease does the job!!

 

I heard your muffler needed a muffler

 

They're 3/16". They're plenty beefy in the design, IMO.

 

thanks for all the links and info! That’s super helpful! I won’t have a hard time with the U joints though, I have a U joint press from tiger tools and it makes the job super easy

 

Rock Sliders painted. Five coats on the bottom, 3 coats on the top.

 

Hey thanks. I might look into that stuff at some point.