What have you done to someone else's ride lately?

[Silverback]

Yeah... through no fault of my own!! LOL

 

[Silverback]

That truck looks awesome @Silverback . Good work man!

Thanks man!

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Found this pic on the phone. Tailgate turned out awesome.

Sweet watch!!

 

[tx_shooter]

Best source for a u joint for an '06 Tacoma PreRunner. I have a friend that dropped drive shaft this morning. I am going to get the part ordered and then go help him out.

Swapped in a new u joint for this drive shaft last night. Big thanks to @tex for letting me borrow his garage. The u joint had nothing left to it but the center piece. Overall the swap was not horrible and my buddy says it drives like the day he bought it. That is a huge improvement over the vibrations he had been having. This is not done though as we need to find a new rear coupler and replace the carrier bearing as well. These double cab long bed Tacomas have a lot of drive shaft under them.

So anyone know a good place to get a driveshaft flange?

 

[Oswego]

Swapped in a new u joint for this drive shaft last night. Big thanks to @tex for letting me borrow his garage. The u joint had nothing left to it but the center piece. Overall the swap was not horrible and my buddy says it drives like the day he bought it. That is a huge improvement over the vibrations he had been having. This is not done though as we need to find a new rear coupler and replace the carrier bearing as well. These double cab long bed Tacomas have a lot of drive shaft under them.

So anyone know a good place to get a driveshaft flange?

member PSUTaco - he must have 5 complete drive trains at his house.

 

[Silverback]

Well he has a shop large enough to accommodate.

 

[tx_shooter]

Think I found the part; waiting on confirmation email.

 

[taco4x4rar]

Once again buy spicer parts in my experience everything else is crap and won't last or doesn't fit right

 

[Anathollo]

Once again buy spicer parts in my experience everything else is crap and won't last or doesn't fit right

So much this

 

[tx_shooter]

Once again buy spicer parts in my experience everything else is crap and won't last or doesn't fit right

All the replacement u joints will be.

 

[taco4x4rar]

All the replacement u joints will be.

Flanges and yokes too, the northern driveline and neapco parts are just not up to the spicer standards

 

[Taco Loco]

All the replacement u joints will be.

We should have a spreadsheet of a parts list

 

[tx_shooter]

I was talking to Aaron this morning about doing a driveshaft/ u joint thread. I am thinking it would be two parts - one with the "shop method" and the second with the "trail repair" method. A parts list and some good pics of how to operate/setup the different parts would be included.

 

[Silverback]

Getcha one of these for the trail fix. I have one... its a nice quality unit.

 

[Oswego]

Getcha one of these for the trail fix. I have one... its a nice quality unit.

They also make some great strap systems - Ive been meaning to order some for my kayaks for years. I'm still using the straps Rodger used to strap my engine to the pallet years ago and they are ready to shear any moment.

 

[tex]

The C clamp Zech used seem to work well.

 

[tx_shooter]

Getcha one of these for the trail fix. I have one... its a nice quality unit.

How about I borrow your's and next time you wheel I can bring it back down there for you.

 

[tex]

How about I borrow your's and next time you wheel I can bring it back down there for you.

That means Sean would never get it back.

 

[thekidcatcher]

Zing

 

[Silverback]

LOL.. Boom!