What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

How is the manual hub different than the ADD spindle to where you don't have to put an axle stub in there to prevent it from blowing up?

 

On a manual hub the bearing is tensioned/held in with that big nut on the back.

On an ADD hub there is no nut and the CV is what holds it all together.

 

There is no "Cv nut" holding the bearing in place witn manual

 

Ah gotcha. Good to know.
I guess I've been carrying around these stub shafts for no reason then lol

 

Did you drain the dif? Might just be a waste of fluid but maybe there's some crap in there that's not helping. Last time I pulled my drain plug i noticed the magnet was gone

 

I need a set of these. I guess I'm gonna have to break a couple of axles to get them. a set of 35s might do it

I sure as hell ain't cutting up some good OEM axles for this.

 

One of mine is from an OEM CV that I grenaded, the other is from a cheap aftermarket that I sacrificed for the inner/outer ends.

35s and a supercharger ought to do it

 

No I didn't. I have a dif coming tonight. A friend is picking it up for me. I knew he was flying in to Billings today, so I got ahold of him, and he's picking it up before heading home. Save's me the 200 mile drive. I'll have about six hours I can work on it tomorrow. Hopefully that will be enough time to get it swapped out.

 

A dangerous combo for sure.

 

*Checks notes* maybe it's, user, error?

 

Great to hear!

 

I have broken exactly one CV in 5+ years of having 35s and an SC, and you’re exactly right, it was user error.

Buried the front end up to the hood in snow, both diffs locked, 4 low, put it in reverse and let ‘er eat. Pow.

 

And it still feels like front diff? I mean nothing should be spinning regardless if you snapped a stub shaft or not. You sure it’s not brake or bearing related?

 

same. You really gotta be doing some real dumb shit to get a cv to snap even with a front locker imo. Bound up, cranked or bouncing.

 

When I disconnected the front drive shaft from the dif the flange on the dif had almost an inch of rotational play, and at least an 1/8 inch up and down play. When I turn it, it sounds messed up inside the dif. At first it was jammed and wouldn't move at all, but what ever was jamming it came loose and then all the play. I jacked up each front wheel and they seemed solid and spun normal.

 

Corroseal, all the farmers around me swear by it for their tractors. Load it into a pump sprayer with a wand and coat away. It will dye your skin for a week so wear some gloves.

 

Picked up a couple of knuckles and planning on replacing the hubs... Any issues with this one having impact damage? Thx.

 

As long as the inside of the loop will allow the ball joint (or race if you're running SPC, uni balls, etc) to go in clean, and sit square, and allow the c-clip to sit correctly, I'd run them. I have 2 sets of spindles set up. One of the sets looks a lot like that around the top.

If you already have those off, you're going to be replacing the bearings, and with the UBJs out of the way. I'd suggest adding gussets to the spindles before you reassemble.

 

I missed it

 

300k is the one you really want.