Rear Axle damage?

Seriously, did the dealership not see this?

 

Welp, that sure was anticlimactic.

 

Good to hear and glad you didn’t blow a hole in your rear end.

 

Well more like seeping. There is definitely signs of leakage around the seal at least to my eyes. However, from what I read on TW, the techs are not supposed to do anything unless there is serious leaking (drips).

I plan on re-gearing eventually, so I don't really care. My truck isn't on the recall list even though it is a model that is prone to the issue (16-17 OR).

 

Getting this thread back on track...

I've done tons of stupid things in my truck over the past nine years and I haven't broken anything.

 

Sucks that they consider seeping OK on a new truck. Hopefully mine gets fixed along with the howl.

Regarding vibes you have/had, my truck has occasional driveline vibrations around 30 mph, coasting or decelerating.
Also it will vibrate through the rev range when flooring it in first. I directly attribute it to the shitty leaf springs causing variations in pinion angles. Just ripping thr handbrake at low speeds causes some crazy twist back there.

The taco needs the 4 runners 4 link setup badly. Would serve its purpose fine in a light duty truck.

 

I have experienced everything that you mentioned here to be honest. I have a diff howl that can be loud when I feather the throttle.

The vibrations on flooring it went away after I got the new engine Tune from Toyota. I don't know how that makes sense.

I plan to upgrade my suspension, so I am not that worried about it.

 

Who spilled the coffee.

 

Was the cigarette trajectory intentional? The smirk makes me think yes.

 

No weight in the rear I'm assuming? Yeah it will hop.

 

LEO taking the attitude that a badge and gun mean the rules don't apply to them, and they wonder why people don't trust or respect them.

 

While a scary and somewhat messed up lesson, he ultimately survived it w/o a scratch and learned an incredibly important lesson. Should probably have thanked angry, psycho cop. The next guy might have blasted him in the face with #6 birdshot, and then peeled out.

 

Ive clutch dumped the 98 tacoma I had numerous times. Never had a problem. It did however need new brakes right before I traded it in but the drive train was solid.

 

This. This lesson broke through. And taught me the value of smugness as well.

 

It's a lesson to us all.

 

To let people throw cigs in our trucks?

 

To never assume “you got this bro”

 

Hold my beer...