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Alrighty, found a dealer in St. George, Utah that ordered me the t-stat going to check everything out here today, if we look good I am planning to drive the Tuweep trail down to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, then head back to St. George to pick up the part tomorrow.
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Alrighty, found a dealer in St. George, Utah that ordered me the t-stat going to check everything out here today, if we look good I am planning to drive the Tuweep trail down to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, then head back to St. George to pick up the part tomorrow.
Excellent! Nice detour, too.
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Spent yesterday under the truck tracking down my leaks, oil pan gasket is the ****ty cork one that leaks, not sure why the guy didnt use the FIPG, so I need to replace that.

Also found that the oil seal on the passenger side input shaft on the diff side is blown out and not holding grease, i think this explains the interesting whirring sounds I am hearing around 40MPH.

My question is, I know the oil pan will be fine as long as I stay on the fluid, How long can I ride out this blown input shaft oil seal? I know I have to drop the diff to replace it but do not have the tools to do so right now.

at the stealership in St. George now, asked them how much to replace the oil seal and they quoted me something like $700. no thanks!

Headed to the Grand Canyon and then back up into Zion, Moab, and all kinds of other cool places here in Utah. After that I am headed to Colorado
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Great write up man.....I will be visiting this posting often to see how your adventure continues......Good Luck.
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My question is, I know the oil pan will be fine as long as I stay on the fluid, How long can I ride out this blown input shaft oil seal? I know I have to drop the diff to replace it but do not have the tools to do so right now.
When you say input shaft, you're talking about the half-axle? If you've got manual hubs so the shaft isn't spinning, you can roll it forever in 2WD. If not, I'd do something about it right away, and be sure and keep that gear oil topped off until you do. I've roasted that diff when it went dry, and replacing it was not fun.

Having said that, I don't think you need to drop it to replace the seal. I'm thinking if you pull the CV, you'll have room to yank the axle and tear out the old seal. The question would be pressing the new one in. You'd need a short chunk of pipe the right size, and then if you don't have room to put a hammer on it, maybe a bottle jack between the spindle and the pipe to press it in?
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Im going through the same thin on my 87. Heres my thread about it on YT. Might help you out a bit.

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Awesome pics so far and you're only at it a few days. Loving this thread!

Hope you get that diff issue ironed out soon for a decent price. Good luck to you guys and I'll keep watching this.
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Headed to the Grand Canyon and then back up into Zion, Moab, and all kinds of other cool places here in Utah. After that I am headed to Colorado
Beers on me if you make it to the front range



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Epic to say the least! Stay safe and enjoy the trip of a lifetime. Makes me remember a time....
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When you say input shaft, you're talking about the half-axle? If you've got manual hubs so the shaft isn't spinning, you can roll it forever in 2WD. If not, I'd do something about it right away, and be sure and keep that gear oil topped off until you do. I've roasted that diff when it went dry, and replacing it was not fun.

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ya the pass side half-axle, oil seal on the wheel side of the flange that goes into the front diff, unfortunately i have AUTO hubs so that ***** is always engaged. been watching it and im not actually losing any diff fluid so it should be OK till I can get it fixed up soon,
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been watching it and im not actually losing any diff fluid so it should be OK till I can get it fixed up soon,
Good deal. My offer to help still stands, if you need it - I plan on living vicariously through you on this trip, want to see you do well!
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The Colorado Plateau is a geographic region of the U.S which covers over 130,000 sq miles of land shared between Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. This area has the greatest concentration of National Parks in the U.S and it is easy to see why. Developed over billions of years and uplifted and modified by faults and receding oceans this area is chock full of geological, ecological, and historical splendor. We had a blast.

Leaving Las Vegas!


Our night in Vegas was spent mostly holed up in our room enjoying the HEAT! and updating the blog. We did make it down for a few drinks and some midway games at Circus Circus

Lauren won a Rhino, He got some free drinks


Headed up to St. George, Utah and camped off some forest road.

Our first taste of red dirt


Snow Canyon State Park, St. George Utah


Since leaving the Bay, we have been having overheating issues, the thermostat on the truck has been malfunctioning. I had read about this issue in the past happening with your standard Autozone thermostats and knew it was fixed by getting the expensive Toyota OEM dual-stage thermostat.

$45 later and 1/2 gallon of coolant onto the NAPA parking lot and we were fixed up, issue solved, no more overheating.

Off to the Grand Canyon! We read about a 90-mile backroad from St. George to a remote area of the Grand Canyon National Park called the “Toroweap Overlook”. Talked to a few people in town who said that it would be snowed and we would not be able to make it up and over the Mount Trumball pass. We’re used to naysayers and of course headed off anyway, the 4runner could make it.

Sunset on the Toroweap Rd.






Nightfall hit by the time we made up to the mountain pass, It was covered in snow and mud, I had a blast mashing through it all in 2 wheel drive, slipping and sliding all over the place and making a big ol’ mess of the truck.





Eventually made it to the campground, setup shop and went to sleep. Awoke in the morning completely alone and surrounded by the majesty of the red rocks and Grand Canyon.








Headed out on a hike to the Toroweap Overlook, no one around for miles but us and the canyon. No guardrails, no tourists, just the way we like it.












Played around in the Canyon for a while, then headed off again back to Utah. Headed to Zion National Park.
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