Willman
Active member
When i was test driving my new truck, it felt like the rear drums were out of place and sticking a little when i came to a stop. I went ahead and bought the rig thinking that i could solve the problem. After tearing the drums apart and taking it to a local tech, we still could not find the problem. Even when i took the tech for a test drive, we could not duplicate the same "clunk" noise coming from the rear. After doing some research on the different forums...found out that that I and many others were having a alxe-rap problem causing the driveline to make a "clunk" noise. After reading this LONG thread on the problem:
http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6957&highlight=clunk
I came to the conclusion that i was having a axle-rap problem and needed a traction bar. This was not a grease problem with the driveline! I was lucky enough to find a local guy had one new for sale and quickly took it off his hands!
Here's the install:
I had dual exhaust (In one out two)...Time to cut this off to make room for the BudBuilt traction bar.
With the exhaust off, it was time to drain the rear differential oil to make sure to prevent any leaks when removing the differential studs.
Now it was time to remove the studs. I used a pair of vise grips to remove all five of the studs...A needle nose vise grips would have cut the demo in half of removing the studs!
With the old studs removed, time to put the new longer studs to hold the plate in.
With the studs in place, i bolted up the plate being very careful not to over do anything. I used loctite on all the bolts to insure a good hold.
Next was to install the crossmember mounting bracket.
With both brackets installed, it was time to fit the Bud Bar in place. I did run in to a problem with a bolt that was a little long...so i took my saw to it to fix the problem.
It took a few times to get the right fit. After i got it all inplace, put new oil back into the differential and took it around the block!
Right from the start, not even getting 20 feet down my street feeling a huge difference in the rear end! The "clunk" had totally gone away! The problem was solved!!!
That next weekend, it was time to test it out in the back roads! The bar did not restrict any flex at all!!! I have not felt any "clunks" since i have installed this bar!
This by far has been a great mod!!! It has been nice to come to a stop with out feeling a "clunk" anymore! This overall install took about 4 hours.
If any of you are having this problem with your rig, stop thinking that grease will fix it....Get a BudBar and forget about it!!!!!
THE END OF THE "CLUNK"
http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6957&highlight=clunk
I came to the conclusion that i was having a axle-rap problem and needed a traction bar. This was not a grease problem with the driveline! I was lucky enough to find a local guy had one new for sale and quickly took it off his hands!
Here's the install:
I had dual exhaust (In one out two)...Time to cut this off to make room for the BudBuilt traction bar.
With the exhaust off, it was time to drain the rear differential oil to make sure to prevent any leaks when removing the differential studs.
Now it was time to remove the studs. I used a pair of vise grips to remove all five of the studs...A needle nose vise grips would have cut the demo in half of removing the studs!
With the old studs removed, time to put the new longer studs to hold the plate in.
With the studs in place, i bolted up the plate being very careful not to over do anything. I used loctite on all the bolts to insure a good hold.
Next was to install the crossmember mounting bracket.
With both brackets installed, it was time to fit the Bud Bar in place. I did run in to a problem with a bolt that was a little long...so i took my saw to it to fix the problem.
It took a few times to get the right fit. After i got it all inplace, put new oil back into the differential and took it around the block!
Right from the start, not even getting 20 feet down my street feeling a huge difference in the rear end! The "clunk" had totally gone away! The problem was solved!!!
That next weekend, it was time to test it out in the back roads! The bar did not restrict any flex at all!!! I have not felt any "clunks" since i have installed this bar!
This by far has been a great mod!!! It has been nice to come to a stop with out feeling a "clunk" anymore! This overall install took about 4 hours.
If any of you are having this problem with your rig, stop thinking that grease will fix it....Get a BudBar and forget about it!!!!!
THE END OF THE "CLUNK"
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