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Back In the Saddle Again
- Thread starter K5Devil
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Having seen that movie, that’s actually a fitting line haha.
Yep
New flex plate in.
Didnt see a crack but upon removal with the hammer method you could hear the plate and gears were seperated or cracked somewhere.
Also, the PO didn’t put all the bellhousing bolts in when they swapped this trans into the truck and the bolts that were there came out without a wrench.
The only bolt holding that trans to the motor was the bolt I removed and replaced when rebuilding the transfer case.
Didnt see a crack but upon removal with the hammer method you could hear the plate and gears were seperated or cracked somewhere.
Also, the PO didn’t put all the bellhousing bolts in when they swapped this trans into the truck and the bolts that were there came out without a wrench.
The only bolt holding that trans to the motor was the bolt I removed and replaced when rebuilding the transfer case.
But……this means the K5 can sit on jack stands for a while once I get my taco back
that is the mantra here at CK5. or if you don't even have jack stands
Yep, flex plate is cracked. Hard to see in the photos but it is cracked.
Dang, got it done and still a touch of daylight left. I also had a small fab job and had to deal with amp customers though haha
I put a new starter in as well per @Wes Harden mentoring.
Just took her for a rip around the block. Shifts great everything feels great. No bolt rattling around in a tin can sound anymore.
I put a new starter in as well per @Wes Harden mentoring.
Just took her for a rip around the block. Shifts great everything feels great. No bolt rattling around in a tin can sound anymore.
Congratulations, am glad there crack showed itself, was concerned the front pump and torque converter might have been damaged from loose trans
From the looks of it. It appears the PO didn’t torque the flex plate properly as it showed some wear movement near the crack. Possibly didn’t torque all the bolts to the same spec and in sequence. Pretty likely as he half assed everything else too haha
How I feel about what I find on my truck 
Picked me up a truck tailgate and brackets today! Also picked up @Wes Harden a front windshield. Will post pics tomorrow.
It’s been painted a bunch of times so going to take it down to get blasted.
Going to bed liner the inside grey to match the interior.
Going to bed liner the inside grey to match the interior.
Got all the small parts cleaned up. Took the tailgate shell down to the sandblaster this morning.
Well I made an impulse buy. These 2021 Tacoma nerf bars came on the market place and I thought. Ya know I could cut those down and be in it less money than the metal would cost me. Didn’t get any pics before I cut them but it was two steps for a quad cab.
Idk what do you think?
Idk what do you think?
Not bad!
Only putting these on because the wife complains every time I want to take the K5. She rips her pants jumping in. I find it funny but she’s doesn’t.
They look good.
I am assuming no rock crawling for you, these things will not survive but a step they are great
See that the best part of lifted trucks, helping the ladies into the cab. Booth hand firmly applied to bottom and push. 
I’ll make them removable with ease since I have to fab the brackets anyways
Some hitch pins would be slick. The ones I made are kinda sorta retractable. I attached them to the frame with a long piece of angle iron with two outriggers welded to it that stick out of the body maybe 10 inches or so. Attached to the top for a "step" is a traction matt. To keep the entire step from flexing down I attached some chain at either end to step the downward progress as you step on it. Top part of chain attaches to the floor pan, the other end attaches to the step itself. Traction matts are attached with bolts and wingnuts. Redneck as all hell, but it works well so far.
