not sure you would want to start diy zinc plating for just the U bolts but its really easy to do. Plating Kits - Copy Cad® & Zinc Plating Kits - Caswell Inc - https://caswellplating.com/electroplating-anodizing/zinc-plating-kits.html
the diff gears are helping a lot! when I had a friends 3.0 truck at my house to diag we timed it a little hot and it was better but I didn't feel like it was a safe move for reliability
I'm in Los Alamos so ~40 mins up the road from santa fe. Even with all the bad or annoying things about this part of the state its still hard to beat the access to the outdoors in New Mexico and being close (but not too close) to some real gems in southwestern colorado and surrounding states
Local pickup is only an option if you use an address within a certain distance of the dealer. My address in Los Alamos does not bring up the pickup option but if I put in an Albuquerque address it will
Id guess rebuilding the pack using an additional main leaf with the bushing eyes cut off would get you close, probably that and 2-3 out of the donor pack to get your height.
not sure whats going on with the passenger caliper, it was dragging the pads a little at low speeds making a noise but with new pads it stopped, still seems to make more dust on that side so even though its stopping fine im having a hard time trusting it. think this probably means its time to do...
want to install the winch but have to replace a brake caliper today instead.
Defective caliper, started leaking as soon as I bled the brakes. No work completed today
Only took one picture but both rear axle bearings and seals are done. Bearings removed were pretty loose and nachi brand, maybe originals with 260k? Napa stocks the koyo that’s pictured on the Toyota parts website under their altrom line, it even came with new retainers
American Toyota sends me an email saying my parts order is ready Saturday at 3, go in today to get my parts and it’s missing two of the seals I need, they had to re order them and they won’t get them until Wednesday. Now I have to do job I had planned to do over the 4th of July holiday with...
will have to order them but I found koyos at napa under the altrom brand ( https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/ATM2122453 ) unless the proformer and napa bearing lines are koyos too but I cant see markings in the photos
as soon as I figure out what im going to do about the discontinued wheel bearing ill be in contact, am toy told me they would use autozone/oreilleys chinese bearings for service :mad:. its a koyo bearing toyota p/n: 90363-40020-77 or RW130R if anyone has any sources