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

It's a fine paste. I thought it would be a little odd for anti-seize to be on the inside of the diff, and especially as much as there was.

 

no kidding. this was my first time running these trails and had half a mind to call my boss and tell him i got stuck and wouldn't be able to make it into work today.

 

I had a little of that also when I changed my diff oil. I think it is just shavings that built up over time. I think someone here said that the plug is magnetic, so it all just accumulate at the plug. Mine was about 1/8 of a teaspoon - the first time my diff oil was changed in 85,000 miles, so I figured it is not a big deal.

 

Could just be water. 90w can get grey and "pasty" if it's mixed with water for a while. Maybe you got some water in the housing before the diff breather mod?

But it's definitely worth looking at to make sure it's not metal shavings. However if you're pulling it apart to change gears then there's probably not much to worry about.

 

Countdown to dyeing the valence in 3... 2.... 1...

 

Haha yea that is definitely a must. Not sure when I'll take a stab at removing that whole thing.

 

truck looks sick.... haha are those the newer tacoma rims?

 

It's four bolts and two nuts.

After doing it once, I bet I can take it off in less than 2 minutes now.

 

I believe its either a 2.5 in. or 3 in., not totally sure, previous owner put it on

 

So just that and then remove the signal lights, correct?

And what was the part that you ended up using zip ties instead?

 

thanks. sure are. for $150 i couldn't pass it up. little bit of paint makes them look a whole lot better.

 

Yeah, just remove the turn signal lights.

Four 14mm bolts

Two 10mm nuts

And I ended up using zip ties on the two little plastic arms that extend from the bottom of the valence and get secured to the frame. Toyota uses two piece of crap plastic screw fasteners for some reason. When trying to remove those they just spun. One was cracked... so I just rip the fackers out and used zip ties. It's much tighter and more secure now. You'll see when you get into it.

It's so super easy to remove and reinstall this thing.

Here's what it looks like:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-builds/98326-madjik-mans-laugh-him-build-7.html#post5264080

 

Thanks for the help, that's probably what it is. But I guess it won't matter if I can't find a solution to the next problem.



F'n drums are being a pain in the ass. I don't know what to do now. From what I read, you're just supposed to pound the cover loose with a mallet or something. If that doesn't work, there is 2 pre-threaded holes for bolts so you can push it off.

Problem is, on the driver's side, one hole was stripped and the other the bolt head broke off. On the other side, I was successful in removing the cover but it had to pull so hard it cracked the drum cover thingy.

What the hell do I do now??

 

smack it with a rubber hammer over n over just like hulk would.

 

Installed ome goodies up front.
finally no rubbing.

 

I tried that. A LOT. I'm ready to just cut the other drum off and buy a new set. Looks like they're around $30 anyway

 

crowbar

 

Probably not a bad choice considering their condition. That's what I would do.

 

You don't have to take your drums off the remove the axles