Toyota Motorhome Drive

[...] And as crazy as this sounds, now I’m going to sell the Toyota Sunrader motorhome that I just bought. Aaargh, And Say What?! Yup, I’m going to sell it because I had [...]

[...] I was telling you in my last post that I decided that the 21′ Toyota Sunrader motorhome fixer-upper that I bought recently for a super CHEAP price is not going to be the [...]

[...] and I haven’t completed swapping the rear axles between the 21′ Toyota Sunrader motorhome (i.e The Donor) and my 18′ Toyota Sunrader motohome (i.e. The Keeper) [...]

[...] Today was a good day for me because I got the one ton rear axle off of the 83 Toyota Sunrader motorhome (AKA: The Donor). Its a Big Deal For Me Yeah, yeah, I know this isn’t a big deal [...]

[...] Taking the half ton axle off the Keeper Toyota motorhome was a lot more labor intensive than removing the one ton axle [...]

[...] knuckles on something hard. Take the one ton floating axle off of the Donor. Roll the one ton axle out from underneath the Donor. Contemplate why the hell you ever started this! Lower the [...]

[...] boy was a bit of a milestone for me and felt really good. One Ton Rear Axle Off I rolled the one ton axle out of the way with the floor jack (see photo) and the next step is to remove the jack stands [...]

[...] waiting, and still nothing moved, until I finally looked online for blow torches. The Killer Blow Torch Is Here  I was expecting that a blow torch would be an expensive item but you can buy [...]

[...] same blocks and jack stands I previously used for the Donor. 6 Ton Floor Jack Besides the blow torch and the telescopic lug nut wrench thingee I mentioned in my last post, a few other things I [...]

[...] the baby geeezuz for blow torches, because once again, hitting the stubborn stuff with a blow torch does wonders for loosening stuck parts! Bushings and Brackets Since I was replacing the 1/ [...]

[...] information on how to actually do this (Thanks to many helpful souls at the Toyota Motorhome Forum) and I will admit here and now that the thought of possibly surrendering my [...]

[...] and nothing worked. Once Again, Help Arrives   I mentioned this problem at the Toyota Motorhome forum and found out that the key to freeing frozen bolts was to put a blow torch on them [...]

[...] truck rear axle with a 1 ton Toyota truck rear axle I had some questions to ask at the Toyota Motorhome Forum. Would I need new leaf spring brackets or could I use the old ones  [...]

[...] the thought of possibly surrendering my life to a few blocks of wood and Chinese made jack stands holding up those heavy body crushing beasts was scaring the ever-lovin crap outta me. [...]

[...] why the hell you ever started this! Lower the Donor so I can use the blocks and jack stands on the Keeper. Jack up and secure the 18′ Keeper Sunrader. Remove all four rear wheels [...]

[...] Keeper and secure it with the same blocks and jack stands I previously used for the Donor. 6 Ton Floor Jack Besides the blow torch and the [...]

[...] The front bumper that came with my Keeper Toyota motorhome was tweaked a bit and the hood had some serious rust so I took a break from [...]

[...] Taking the half ton axle off the Keeper Toyota motorhome was a lot more labor intensive than removing the one ton axle off of the Donor motorhome. [...]

[...] and most of the wood blocks from underneath it so I could raise and secure my Keeper Sunrader motorhome in preparation for taking the rear half ton axle off of it. Dirty Filthy Man, [...]

[...] because I lagged on starting this axle swap for about a month since I bought the Keeper Sunrader motorhome. Yes, I have been busy with work and gathering information on how to actually [...]

[...] Now that the rear axle is off of the Donor Toyota motorhome, I could remove all of the jack stands and most of the wood blocks from [...]

[...] Toyota motorhome was a lot more labor intensive than removing the one ton axle off of the Donor motorhome. How Come? Both Toyota Sunrader motorhomes are only a year apart and both have the [...]

[...] … Duh (scratching head), figure out how to do this. Jack up and secure the 21′ Donor Sunrader. Remove all four rear wheels. Disconnect the drive shaft from the differential. Disconnect [...]