Mudfootshuffle, one heck of a guy

So @Mudfootshuffle really helped me and my dad out yesterday with the front diff needle bearing removal and ECGS bushing install. Mudfootshuffle provided me his phone number incase we ran into any issues - and oh boy did we. Let me preface this by saying I only know Mudfootshuffle through Tacoma world and it was a private msg sent to him from me asking questions about the install, that's it, and has only been around 3 days at that. This guy was phenomenal and instrumental in helping through this procedure. First problem, we removed cam bolts on LCA (which now I need a alignment) and was questioned through Mudfootshuffle for which he explained were wrong ones removed and needed to be the bolts behind the wheel bearing. Second problem (and the biggest) we were up shits creek when we sheared some threads on both the bolt and the part used to pull out the needle bearing. I really thought for about an hour that I would have to buy a new front diff because we could not get it screwed in and the part was stuck in the diff. It would catch on the first thread then start spinning in the diff not allowing for further thread traction. This led to my dad grinding the bolt down to almost a pencil point, using a impact gun (at the advice of Mudfootshuffle) and me holding the part used to pull the bearing out using two scredrivers and worked like a charm. Mudfootshuffle even made a call out to ECGS to question how they could help and so on. Just wanted to take a little time out of the day to thank Mudfootshuffle for all the help he provided and it is a big reflection of the Tacoma community as a whole. I am now vibe free!!!!! Thanks Mudfootshuffle!!!

 

Goodshits

 

Is this like beetle juice where you need to say his name a certain number of times and he appears? Good work on getting it done, I remember doing my bearing in my garage with no heat in January.

 

Glad it worked out for you. I've had lots of people help me out turning wrenches along the way and happy to help.

 

This is what makes TW such a great place

 

Amen. I have learned an absolute ton about my truck from the members here.

 

Took every second of 9 hrs haha. But to be fair alot of time was consumed on that stuck piece inside the front diff. Here are pictures of that frightful but successful day. Mud kept our heads up for sure.

 

Kudos to you @Mudfootshuffle well done.