ECGS Clamshell CV Axle Bushing Install

Hey My Tacoma Brothers and Sisters,

My buddy Sean and I have another video for you.

If you've developed a gnarly vibration in the front end of your lifted 3rd Gen or have been experiencing a loud roaring sound, it could be the excessive play on the driver side of your front differential.

ECGS found a flaw with how the Toyota carriers are made. The spider gear does not have a machined surface inside the carrier to rest against and that causes excessive movement of the spider gear. When you lift your rig and put the CV axle at a more extreme angle, the play within the carrier allows excessive pressure to be put on the needle bearing the CV shaft rides on and that needle bearing was not made to handle that type of load. The result is people can experience a bad vibration and a roaring sound.

ECGS got an idea from ARB that uses a bushing instead of a needle bearing inside the lockers they sell. They decided a fix for the Toyota carriers would be to replace the needle bearing with an oil impregnated bronze bushing to greatly reduce the play the CV shaft has within the carrier. Their idea worked and this is a great fix.

This video shows you how to replace your front differential driver side needle bearing and replace it with the bushing from ECGS.

Here's the video and Enjoy the Show!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/sXIfHArtvF8

 

Awesome! I’ve got the bushing in my truck just waiting for enough time to install definitely will be referring to your video when I do install

 

So what if you have a very slight leak from the passenger side of the diff where the cv axle goes in? Is there another bushing that can be replaced there?

 

You need to replace your seal.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/mh1BK5--KrU

 

Ok thanks man! Guess I have a new project!