Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
LOL... I was gonna say your skinny ass couldn't do it. 
What have you done to your ride lately?
- Thread starter jdmcq
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We need to get Blake a couple rolls of nickels to put in his pockets for work like this.
balakay
BabyMax
LOL... I was gonna say your skinny ass couldn't do it.
Luckily hes got about 100 pounds on me. But still, even he was having a hard time. Thought the bar was going to snap before he finally got it to break loose.
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
I emailed and then called PMF fab and spoke with Trevor. He claims I got the wrong middle bracket. Apparently when you order king shocks, the hole pattern on the middle bracket is closer together than the bracket made for bilstein shocks. He's sending me out the correct one then I get to send him mine back. Hopefully that's all it is and I can cycle the steering fully now, shipping from AZ may take a few days so probably won't get to mess with it til next weekend.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Add lots of RTV behind the washer when you put all back together, and just remember that starter trick, and it’s one of easiest ways to break the Tq as well.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
AlienXtx
Nignog
I'm just going to wait and put on a double stabilizer kit.
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
I guess that'll be my next move. Since i had it jacked up in the front, I decided to crawl under and give the U-joints another quick inspection. I didn't see any silver lining and all the caps looked good. That doesn't mean that they are perfect, just they aren't showing the signs of needing to be replaced.
If I end up going that route, it looks like I can pick up a new spicer center support bearing for around $75. Supposedly, it is the same (even has the toyota part number stamped on it) as OEM.
Dana Spicer 5002007: CENTER BEARINGS | JEGS
If I end up going that route, might as well do the U-joints while everything is off the truck.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DOI8BDS?tag=amazonqueryr1-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CKN762?tag=amazonqueryr1-20
Amazon says they don't fit the truck, but I understand that they do. Also read, but not as convinced, that these are what Toyota uses. I have a hard time paying ~$70 for OEM when these are listed around $25.
balakay
BabyMax
So I got the timing belt on. I turned the crank by hand until the belt had made a full revolution and noticed it had jumped a tooth. So I took it off and tried again. Same thing. So here we go a third time. Same thing again. But I noticed that it had jumped on not only the cam pulleys but the crank pulley as well so they all still line up with their marks. That's as good as it's going to get. The lines on the belt dont line up right but they'll wear off in the first few miles anyway. All the pulleys are where they need to be. Just need to get the valve covers back on and the new radiator in. Hopefully I can take it to get inspected Monday.
When you pushed on the driveshaft, how much did it move in the carrier bearing?
Yes - should be just two gaskets.
what vehicle is this
balakay
BabyMax
Tacoma
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
More than I thought it should. I didn't measure though. I'll see if I can get a concrete measurement later today.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
I mean who hates Monday’s?!?
You wake up, you feel like shit, maybe hung over or maybe because the week starts all over again, but sometimes it’s best to call in sick, you just get or feel tired every now and then. After today I may not feel better but hey the truck will look and feel better.
#mytruckhasfeelingstoo
You wake up, you feel like shit, maybe hung over or maybe because the week starts all over again, but sometimes it’s best to call in sick, you just get or feel tired every now and then. After today I may not feel better but hey the truck will look and feel better.
#mytruckhasfeelingstoo
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Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
F150 Oil & Air filter change@44,361
Using my free upgraded Extended Performance 15k oil, I only paid for the standard synthetic 5w-30 oil, dumbasses shipped me the better oil, I have one more of those jugs.