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

Ya, it does... but it could have sucked a lot worse.

We're still prepped and ready to go. I'm thinking this is just going to push us back to leaving early September.

The ONLY thing that really kind of sucks is this will probably screw over opening weekend, rifle, deer/bear... But that's normally just a friggen mad house that pisses me off anyway.

 

After doing this job a couple times, I would suggest orienting the inner retainer ring with the beveled edge facing OUTWARD, rather than inward as it comes from the factory. I believe @Timmah! goes over this in his video. Also, using a sharpie to see where the retainer is riding in the seal is much easier to see than using the grease method.

 

Yes, that is exactly what Timmy does.

 

These.

https://toyotaparts.mcgeorgetoyota.com/oem-parts/toyota-bearing-retainer-4242320010/?c=bT0x

I don't see any reason to do that, and would have a slight worry about increased damage to the seal when installing the axle shafts.

Just press the retainer on slightly less than factory, and the seal rides nicely in the middle.

 

Make a stop and we’ll kill a cow elk

 

Thank you

 

Lmao... An out of State License and tag is probably out of my price range, now that I'm buying a 20 ton press, the specialty tools I need, the parts... AND the cost of the trip.

But I would LOVE to take you up on that.

 

The tag, fairly cheap, it’d be the trespass fee that’d get you.


But you’d have 3000 acres to yourself

 

Matt. You need to show me your hunting skills. Been wanting to get into it. Need me some deer jerky.

@meatman

 

Dude, you're welcome to come up with us any time. California is a really bad spot to "show off" though lol. The zone I hunt sells out so early it's often a restricted tag (almost need to draw it in the Lottery)

The overall successful hunt rate for my zone last year was only 13%

 

Damn. Guess its just like "overlanding"
Everybody does it . lol...that suck man

 

I talked to the Ranger at the station they set up on 108 on opening weekend to validate tags.

The entire weekend... they validated 6 tags. 108 is THE MAIN road used in and out of D6.

 

if my truck looked like that I wouldn’t even want to drive it.

 

Mine requires some dirt and mud to be on it. Otherwise it doesn't run right.

 

Maybe 20lbs? Idk I got it on Amazon, aluminum frame

 

Might want to check out this thread about led headlights. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/why-leds-should-not-be-run-in-halogen-reflectors.454371/

Also check this one out for upgraded headlights that won’t tick everyone off on the road around you. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-ultimate-headlight-upgrade-h4-not-led-or-hid.398066/

 

Your work never ceased to impress me good sir.
I always enjoy looking at your pictures or your immaculate cleaning jobs.
Have you ever taken it into a dealership or anything? Any shop ever com

I'm gonna be in Colorado with another Toyota buddy early Sept as well

 

Right on. Maybe we can link up.

I'm telling myself everything happens for a reason, and this just goes for the best.

 

Yea we can chat over PM's.

Definitely. My mom always says "you avoided an accident"