AZ BS Thread 4²0

had the Napa car slide off the road into the big ditch in front of work yesterday. I got to have a little fun winching her out. women drivers.....

 

Thinking of installing the ECGS bushing. Anybody in Tucson area have needle bearing puller and bushing install tool I could borrow?

 

Not in Tucson but I have both you can borrow if there is a TW express

 

Cyber Orange Metalic looks exquisite in the snow.

The later 21 Fords in COM look darker than the earlier production runs.

 

Ive always had good luck renting tools from oriellys

 

It's a specailty tool ECGS made for the process. You can make one pretty easy at the hardware store

 

As you wish...

 

Install I could see being pretty easy to make something that works. But the removal tool???

 

I'll keep my fingers crossed... I'm sure there's someone in Tucson area that has tooling.

 

Its basically a long bolt with a flat piece of steel on it and a threaded t-nut that holds the back of the bushing. As you screw the bolt into the t-nut it pulls the bushing out towards the flat piece of metal. All in all the job took me an hour ish from start to finish. If someone already has the tool I would go that route over making one but in a pinch you could make it over paying ECGS 70 bucks for their tool.

 

https://eastcoastgearsupply.com/i-14430764-toyota-8-clamshell-bushingremoval-tool.html
So its 45 now. But yeah looking at it you can see its just a long bolt with flat steel and a t-nut

 

Just did brakes and rotors (85k miles on original pads, still had 50% life) last weekend and noticed CV boot has a small tear. I'm just going to buy the OEM remanufactured axles from Desert Toyota for $115 each. Pop old axle out, new axle in, no greasy mess having to reboot old axles. Figured I'd install bushing while I'm at it...

 

might as well since youre already in there.

 

Just my luck. Toyota just upped the price on these remanufactured axles by $80 each. That quote is from 3 days ago. SMH

 

Do we still have a parts guy in TW? I remember years ago, Camelback Toyota was giving us deals...

 

https://toyotaparts.mcgeorgetoyota....anufactured-shaft-assembly-front-434300407084
$98

 

Thanks bud! Even with core charge and shipping, it's still cheaper than local dealership.

 

Shout out to Inspectors in Flagstaff, they did a great job tinting my truck.
Really friendly and helpful. Taking the wifes car in tomorrow.

 

Where you at in AZ?

 

How are you liking your PakRax sliders?