Ontario BS Thread

Freshened up the rear tonight.

Took about a half an hour ......it took longer to pick Wild black raspberries out of my backyard!

Put some new Toyota crush washers in......part number

$22 12157-10010 Toyota Oil Drain Plug Crushable Steel Gaskets Set of 10 OEM 12157-10010

12157-10010. This number is for first and second GENS both drain and fill plugs....3rd gen probably the same. The same part number is also used on the front differential fill plug. Torque for both plugs in the rear is 36 foot lbs.

Only a tiny little bit of metallic dust on the magnet which was a good sign.

I learned how to do all the gearboxes in this thread… It’s a good one…
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/front-diff-and-transfer-case-oil-change-howto.147631/

 

Quietly (not really) crawls rocks in hybrid mode


People seen… it’s terrifying

 

https://youtu.be/V6SSJJUBzAg

 

I can only imagine… Worst thing about this button is when your standing outside your truck and start It up in gear...I have done that and the E break saved me.

 

More Toyota 2-Ton Press action to flatten a dent from Ardbeg:


The expensive bottle of McKee's 37 ceramic coating I bought last year gelled up. Trying

$16 Meguiar's G17804 Keep Clear Headlight Coating - 4 Oz Spray

Meguiar's G17804 headlight protectant this time:

 

What a great method to flatten that dent! I have a 12 ton bottle jack and I’m gonna keep that in mind using the frame of the truck.

Is this a deer whistle on your bumper?

 

Listen to that guitar, tells a story all on its own

 

Dood, I literally stood beside the 60s Ford wagon that an auto start manual Yoda tried to mount, repeatedly. Not pretty

 

Seein’ the Man live you can’t believe the Concert seems so short til you look at your watch.

 

The process is limited by the weight of the vehicle. I stopped turning the jack when I saw the front tire sidewall being unloaded. For this purpose, a 12-ton jack will just be 5x slower than the factory jack with no benefit.

I got the deer whistles after seeing them on @tgelata's truck. Super cheap at CT, Bell P/N 01000-3: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/bell-deer-warning-signal-0375044p.html

 

Those deer whistles don't do anything.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/glo...vent-collisions-with-wildlife/article4104175/

https://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/...are-deer-whistles-to-avoid-vehicle-collisions

 

@TeecoTaco ,, help me find out I needed one of these ,now I'm shifting in style.

 

Alright...so my stock leafs are pointing downward with the 150lb ish constant load I have. Is it even worth Installing the Icon 1.5 AAL that I purchased at this point? I feel like I know the answer and it's to replace the whole damn thing with the RXT leaf pack at the very least. I thought I could get away with it but after examining them briefly, the stock leafs are not in the condition I expected. Flat is totally expected, but these are pointing down...



Already recieved/ordered the Icon 1.5" progressive AAL. Unopened so fully refundable at 4WP. I guess I should get this instead:

 

Come and join the squeaky leaves and get Dakars! To hell with those Icons (im being passive aggressive to icon because i waited 6 months to get a "lol no we aint sending it to Canaderp" instead of sending me the leaves i wanted....)

 

Sell me your aal and I'll make the decision for you

 

I am scared to correct the 'imperfections' in my IFS skid. I fear the bolt holes may not line up correctly after I start bending it. It has seen some things.

 

Why not install both for ultimate protection. If they don’t hear you comin’ then there pretty much a goner in the Wild.

 

Just open up the bolt holes with a stepped drill bit or Dremel

Years ago, I modified my front skid for compatibility with the Pelfrey bumper. That involved cutting away the front flange and drilling two 1/2" holes. I also gained about an inch of clearance at the crossmember:

 

I opened up mine too to make it easier to install. Plus mine or so bent and twisted that it’s a pain. My frame may be bent though too. Trucks falling apart….

 

I believe @daks has the ultimate soil-your-pants deer whistle for the hearing impaired. Also works for creating the next generation of hearing impaired.
Side effects include:
Shortness of breath
Loss of bladder control
Loss of bowel control
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Headache
Heart palpitations
Bleeding from the eyes, ears and nose
Anxiety
Loss of consciousness
Uncontrolled muscle spasms
Screaming, blubbering and crying
Feelings of hopelessness
Extreme envy