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ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT, time to share my taco

2009 Trd Sport Tacoma 4wd
Mileage : 137k



-One new lower control arm, one fairly new installed (6/21)
-New inner and outer tie rods (6/21)
-Oil change @137k Synthetic (7/21)
- Driver side wheel bearing/assembly (8/21)
-Needle bearing replacement with ECG bushing (8/21)
-Driver side CV axle (8/21)
-RCI skid plate set installed (8/21)

 

This weekend i replaced the drivers side wheel bearing, CV axle , and needle bearing with ECGS replacement bushing. Everything
was pretty seized up due to it being a Colorado truck but managed to get through it without having to cut anything. Had to Torch
the hell out of the Axle nut to get it to start budging as well as sweat out a gallon of water in the process of trying to loosen it. I watch these
videos to walk me through it and check out what methods they used (need to buy the manual still )

https://youtu.be/WJ4_7G12Esw

https://youtu.be/sXIfHArtvF8

https://youtu.be/F1LkGcP9Vjw


Lets go work in the Az heat yayyyyyy
Mud.. Fun to play in but not fun to get off of EVERYTHING mmm She perdyGot this assembly from BluePitBearings website. ECGS bushing finally beaten into its home.. Little snug bastard. I threw the bushing in the freezer beforehand yuquq


New CV...

Went for a ride on the freeway , no more howling after 50mph

 

My bushing really wasn’t that hard to drive in.
Nor was the bearing hard to get out.

I’d buy the tools from them to remove and install it.
I was definitely nervous doing the job.

Looks like you did a great job

 

Ayyyye. nice work man!

 

Hey thanks man , it's my first round doing this kind of work and I learned quite a bit. I did buy the tool to pull out the needle bearing and that was easy , also rented a bearing driver and seal kit from O'Reilly . Even with the install tool I didn't have much room to swing a hammer in that spot. I saw in one video the guy used a socket with a piece of wood in the middle to help keep it centered and had a long extension so it was easy to hammer in. The other video another guy used the same tool I did but had an extra hand to hold a long piece of material to extend out but yeah I don't know , think I started it a little cocked too so that didn't help out lol

 

Chyeahh chyeah thank you sir

 

Got in my RCI skid plate set , looks really good and was easy to install.

Switched out the stock straps and put on the gas tank skid.

 

Nice looking truck man.

 

@TheForbiddenTaco So did you contact them about the crossmember? Does it use some special one specific to their skid?

They look awesome regardless though! Truck is coming along nicely.

 

What @XPOTRPR said. If I remembered correctly, mine was shipped separately so maybe Fedex lost it?

 

You were right, I didn't see it had been a 3 piece shipment but just that the ordered arrived and i had everything but that in it. Thanks man!

 

It is a special crossmember from them but it is indeed on its way , i do really like the set and am impressed on how nice it comes to together. Edited the post since RCI knows what their doing

 

Hey thanks dude, your rides look sweet too !