What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

There's a Recall or TSB for the 3rd brake light seal replacement.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/breaking-news-3rd-brake-light-problem-solved.733074/

Mine has no leak but they still replaced it.

 

Looks great!

 

I don’t have them for my Are overland but I’ve been looking at getting/fabricating a set. Gives me an excuse to get the welder I’ve always wanted to have in my garage lol. But I’ve never noticed a issue in 25k

 

Yes.. got mine replaced.

Saw water running down the back window, by the time the storm was over had puddles under the backseat.

 

Was last week I tossed in the icon aal w/overload...
Ya, I probably should've just went full pack but for a couple hundred it's a vast improvement over stock.

 

just mine the posts for a pic, grab it, claim it as your own, and post it. It’ll be our secret and Rix will be happy(ier?).

 

What did that kit run you on price? And what was the total effective lift achieved, if any?

 

Bought on Amzn, shipped from ICON.
$205. I think they've, since, gone up.
I was reading various threads on them before I purchased. Variable results were found. Some did and some didn't get the 1.5" advertised lift.
It gave me the 1.5" and probably another 3/8" with the overload.

 

Those look great. I hope I can remember this post when it’s replacement time.

 

I changed all fluids underneath yesterday... It was the first time as just hit 20k miles.

Manual transmission, front & rear differentials and the transfer case.

All plugs cooperated reasonably. No stubborness. The transmission plugs were both only lightly torqued.

The fluids looked good. All still golden colored. I had the typical sludge on the magnetic plugs as seen here on TW.

My most surprising drain was the transmission. It had some very fine suspended 'glitter' visible with a very bright light shining on it.
See here:


I am using a bucket and liner cause someone broke my drain pan gardening (???)

I replaced the MT fluid with Amsoil gl4 Mt oil. It did not feel ant different...

Mobil one gear oil for diffs, and Toyota Fluid for the transfer case (I found it on sale cheap!)

 

I'm glad y'all are having a "warm" winter, our winter has sucked so far. Much colder, but somewhat less rain. Can't wait for spring!! Hope you do get to do more ice fishing, I've had friends who lived for ice fishing.

 

I'm in Wake County and was thinking it's been a pretty average winter so far. We are a little ways apart and you have the wind which definitely make a big difference. Or maybe my NE Ohio upbringing gives me a different perspective. After 32 years you'd think I would have adjusted. I usually judge the seasons by utility bills. Did a propane fill up (80% of 300 gallons by law) in Nov and still have 35% on the gauge (135 gal used) so that is a little more than typical but not much. Or maybe I'm just getting senile.
*I hope I didn't just jinx myself.

 

I find it strange that at the Amsoil website when you plug in '20 Tacoma they don't give a recommended fluid for the Xfer case. I'm thinking it must be a legal issue. I went ahead and got the Redline MT-LV to be safe but don't doubt that Amsoil works. I'm using Amsoil in all the holes except the Xfer case.

 

You buy online or local? I noticed the BBK has different flavors, correct? TIA

 

Maybe, you chose your glitter bag, by mistake, to catch the drained oil instead of a fresh trash liner straight from the package.

 

Was able to update the front diff needle bearing for the ECGS bushing this morning. Took a little bit to knock the cv axle out and Had to slightly modify the tool with a file to get it behind the race. After that it all went back together really easy.

 

Did you have vibration prior? Need to do this myself at some point. Probably when I replace the UCAs.

 

No vibration yet. Just got finished lifting and putting 285/70r17s and figured why not just fix it before it is an issue. Eventually would start making noise when I don’t have the time to tear it apart.

 

Nice! Looks awesome! Took me 5 full days to install mine. Made me reconsider the idea of doing my own work on such stuff (it was my first big modification). Then the wifey said I "should" get some rock sliders before our trip at the end of the month. Here we goooooooooooooooooooooooo......

 

Smart. I have a slight vibration/drone and I’m sure it’s the needle bearing. Should’ve done it along with the lift. But like I said, I’ll wait until the UCAs are being installed. Thanks for the reply.