What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

+1 Heat the metal surrounding the bolt then use the freeze off as you apply the impact wrench. If you're quick enough, the bolt should be contracting while the hole is expanding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DC1dVDmusQ

 

Seeing so many new ideas but i still have so much of my stuff to do especially before heading out to colorado and utah

 

where did you pick up he new color matched grille?

 

Anyone know what this hose on the transfer case is?

 

The shackles from USoffroad are made in Holland.

https://www.usoffroad.us/store/recovery/shackles/3-4-van-beest-screw-pin-shackle-62-000-lbs/

3/4" VAN BEEST SCREW PIN SHACKLE 62,000 LBS

Specifications
Weight 2.20 lbs (1.0 kg)
Breaking Strength 62,000 lbs (28,120 kg)
Bow Diameter 3/4" (19 mm)
Pin Diameter 7/8" (22 mm)

Highlights
Shackle type: green screw pin anchor bow shackle
Material: high tensile steel, Grade 6, quenched & tempered
Safety Factor: MBS equals 6 x WLL
Working load limit (WLL) permanently marked on every shackle
Meets performance requirements US Fed. Spec. RR-C-271 Type IVA Class 2, Gr. A
Finish: hot dipped galvanized
Temperature range: -20°C up to +200°C
Original Green Pin© by Van Beest - Netherlands

Van Beest manufactures high quality, high tensile shackles in its production facility in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands. It is a genuine, made in Holland product. They brand these products as Green Pin®. Van Beest Green Pin® shackles can be identified by the green colored pin and the marking on the shackle body and pin. Green Pin® and the color green applied to the pin are both registered trade marks of Van Beest.

 

Did you ever make it to Garden of the Gods or Pikes Peak

 

Oh heck yeah. Beautiful up there.

 

Ah but cruising Nevada Ave on a Friday and Saturday night was fun

 

I got to wheel some of Colorado, New Mexico, and spent a good deal of time in Death Valley

 

Good question, I don't know either but when I did my transfer case it was unplugged! So must not be THAT important

 

Picked up my shell from paint.

 

Gorilla tape. Not a perfect fit, but good enough to hold a jacket and some other stuff.

 

That is the trans case actuator vacuum line. MAKE SURE IT IS NOT DRY-ROTTED OR OFF. This WILL result in water getting into the actuator and killing it. And these things are not cheap (1900cad from the dealer)!!! I killed my actuator this way.

 

I took a socket just a little smaller than the plus itself (placed it on the plug itself) tapped it three good times with a 3lb sledge hammer 2ft breaker bar and mine was off. When it broke free it snapped and I was afraid to look up but all was good! I used a socket style like your showing but only after grinding it flat to get rid of the curved tips.

 

3" lift on stock wheels. 888s in front and 111er dakars in the back. V stiff right now but at least I'm not hitting bump stops every 10s like I used to

 

The end was rotted. I cut it back and reconnected it. Thanks..

 

Perhaps it’s time to trade in for a new one!

 

You can also go to auto zone or O’Reilly’s and get one cut to length pretty cheap.

 

As odd as it may sound, you might try using the torque gun and tightening the bolt just for a second or 2, then loosen for a second or two. Doing that back and forth several times sometimes helps to break the rust bond between the bolt and the threads.

 

My truck is 77,777 years old. I was able to capture this on the way back from palm springs.

The heat made that drive not so fun. Having to drive 60 on the highway coming back, so I did not push my truck to hard.
Tranny was cooking reaching 240*. (Big tires, family of 4, camper shell, and bed full of weekend getaway gear)
Engine temps pushing 220*
And cross winds gave me that unbearable kazoo noise.

But I have to say I still love my 14 tacoma, and will keep this truck forever.
Instead of getting upset at my truck, I made a maintenance to do list.
Fixed the kazoo noise!
Cleaned the fins in my coolers.
And doing a coolant flush soon.
And when funds permit upgrade to a bigger tranny cooler and add a inline filter.