ECGS bushing swap meet

The 7th should work. Do you have a garage? I do but it's a 1 car and it's tight. What suspension are you installing?

 

Yea, I have a 2 car garage we can work out of (1 truck at a time).
King EXT with adjusters front&rear/JBA UCA/rear leafs with AAL installed/ECGs bushings.

 

Nice setup there!

 

thanks, got lots of advice from @Bertw192 . Hopefully someone with some experience can guide us on this.

 

The only part of the install I am unfamiliar with is the bushing. Coilovers and AALs are easy peasy. UCAs seem to be straightforward.

 

Having just done mine -- I'll share a few key learnings:

(1) I failed to remove the sway bar link connecting to knuckle. PB Blaster + impact wrench did not help. The link bolt spins and I couldn't get enough leverage with a standard 17mm wrench and Allen key holding the bolt. Without disconnecting the link - you cannot move the knuckle enough to free the CV from the outboard side. I ended up getting the link off the swaybar and even disconnected both the upper and lower ball joint connections to move it entirely out of the way. The links are cheap -- so cutting off the nut could be an option if you are prepared ahead of time. [for all of you swaybar delete people - you can ignore]

(2) Inserting the extraction tool was a PITA -- I was able to get it in aligned from 2 to 8 o'clock.

(3) Since you are going to lose gear oil - drain it all first. This will help with (2) above.

(4) Removing the coilover also helps to gain room to work on the ECGS.

(5) Suspend or hold the CV parallel to the ground when attempting to whack out the CV from the diff. I used a 17" prybar and BFH.

(6) When inserting the CV, put the open end of the retaining clip (inboard side of the CV) facing down -- this was the easiest part of the whole job. 25" prybar and BFH

 

Agree with that. Those things break up when they are pulled out. Make sure to stuff some plastic in there to stop anything dropping further down.

 

Wow...that's crazy it broke up like that

 

Mission accomplished with the help of @Bertw192 on this! My 2020 had 1500 miles and the needle bearing came out in 1 piece. After a 2” lift, no vibrations are present on my Tacoma!