2013 Toyota Tundra Steering Rack Replacement

[@terryearly2377]

Great Job explaining, not as bad as I've heard. Thanx

[@XJlover90]

Got mine all fixed thanks for the video! Wish I had help or a trans jack, that diff was heavy😂

[@beehivetundra]

Glad to hear it! And yes the diff sure is heavy! 🫢

[@graveyardrumblers]

Thanks man, this video helped alot👍

[@AUSER7117]

Great tutorial !! Thank you very much.

[@JasonLee-lv7tm]

Wtf is great about it??? Wtf is tutorial about it? Dude doesn’t do any actual work

[@knuff242]

Thank you. Now I know, the gear doesn’t have to come off the rack.

[@ryanautomator5760]

There's now a recall on some steering racks it's Equipment Recall 21TH01. It came out from toyota on Dec 23, 2021 and includes several racks including 44250-OC121, OC131, OC160, OC170.

[@beehivetundra]

Yeah I got the letter but mine wasn’t on it, go figure huh!

[@eddieasano3184]

Did you have to disconnect your axle from the knuckle when you went to put them back into the front diff? Or did you bang in the axle still connected to your knuckle? I'm at the point lol super good video btw

[@beehivetundra]

I left it connected to the knuckle. The key is to make sure the snap ring isn’t damaged or it will make your life miserable trying to bang it back in. What I personally do is I take the snap ring off, put it in a vise to tighten it up and then slip it back into the axle spline and slide it in. After 2 mins or less the ring expands back to its original shape and locks. So you could try that if you want to or just make sure the ring is good.

[@eddieasano3184]

@@beehivetundra thank you so much!

[@Calletaba]

I’m a Toyota tech for 10’yeats and that video is very good

[@jeffreythompson7478]

Yeah, considering the fucking Haynes manual told me you have to pull the engine to remove the rack! I almost went and traded my truck in when I read that.

[@RCMowerRev3point0]

I have a 2011 2WD and my rack is leaking. Local shop wants to lift the engine and charge 2K to do this. Can you pull the rack with the steering gear attached? Just want to clarify, as Beehive says he didn't remove the gear and other vids said they had to remove from rack to slide it out. @Beehive you were able to slide the rack out the passenger side with the gear still attached?

[@frankzahn4712]

As a toyota technician for 25 years i would do this diferntly. Remove the rack end off the rack ,especially the drivers side for access to the lines. Much more room.

[@UnaBluRose]

Very helpful 👌

[@Christian.jsf1]

Did the rack crap out on the trail? Was the tires and the trail just too much for it?

[@beehivetundra]

Yeah I was on fins and things of all places. I daily the truck and tow often, on top of that I was wheeling it hard on an optional obstacle and it crapped out on me there

[@ryansmith7974]

I've been researching this and everything I read or watched make it look super difficult. Your technique of dropping the diff make it look way more manageable. Do you still need to tie off the steering wheel the way you removed the linkage? Did you buy a new Toyota rack?

[@beehivetundra]

It’s honestly far less daunting than the internet makes it out to be. And the differential is incredibly easy to drop but it is heavy so you want to make sure you can balance it. I did not tie off the steering wheel. Once it’s locked in place when the ignition is off was all I did. I did buy OEM. I originally paid for a rack Doctor one but they never shipped it after 3.5 weeks and countless excuses so I went and got one from the dealership instead. Which include a 1 year warranty.

[@nenepolno]

bottle.

[@daddymikrut]

After dropping the dif you didn’t have to take the steering gear and hard lines? I just pulled my old one off but took off the gear. Im debating on dropping the dif to put the new one on, but I can’t see where it’s gaining any more room to slide past the engine

[@beehivetundra]

@@daddymikrut sorry I missed your comment. Hope you were able to take care of it. But I did not remove the hard lines or the gear. There is more than enough space to slide the entire rack out fully assembled. If you already removed the gear I would recommend just dropping the differential to reinsert the gear, it’s a struggle to insert the gear back into the rack and reattach the steering shaft back on the gear with the differential in the way.

[@islandcreationlv]

You think you have to do everything you said just to replace the stock rack and pinion bushings?

[@beehivetundra]

Yeah I would recommend doing those steps. You could skip the part about removing the differential but it makes life easier if you just remove it.

[@islandcreationlv]

@@beehivetundra thanks I'm still debating on tackling this mod because I have a 6" drop bracket lift as well so I'm curious what else I would have to do to complete it.

[@ricecowboy]

You drove that thing back from Moab with no power steering?! I blew mine out last month and went with an AAE rack. They used to offer a lifetime warranty but recently went down to 2 year.

[@beehivetundra]

Yeah, the only hard part was leaving Moab as I stopped to fuel up and moving around the gas station was a pain but once on the road it wasn’t bad since there’s no tight turns on the highways. Toyota only offers 1 year but I figure I’ll know if the rack is going to hold up within that year so may as well.

[@and7976]

Thank you!

[@tundratime941]

I just want to say thanks to @beehivetundra for this video. It gave me a guide line for removing my rack and replacing the bushings. Here is a complete video from start to finish for dropping the differential on 4x4 Tundras and removing the steering rack to either replace entirely or replace the worn out bushings kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6e9qnacnqt2sKs

[@lukebenning3708]

Anyone know the torque specs for the differential mounting bolts? What about the drive shaft that connects to the diff?

[@hornetkeeperh]

WTF??? factory service manual has you remove the engine....process takes like 3 days....glad I hadn't committed to that

[@beehivetundra]

Scary thought! Dropping the differential is a quick affair once you start on it so it’s for sure the way to go and zero busted knuckles.

[@hornetkeeperh]

@@beehivetundra yeh...Zero busted knuckles

[@ChauncyBullgrave]

I posted a follow up to this gentleman's video to explain a few things that he didn't in regards to removal of the half shafts and the differential kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKa6oZqbr611eskfeature=shared

[@josequintana9608]

How long did this take??

[@Operator-fq2fn]

Damn i just got hit up for a recall on this

[@beehivetundra]

Maybe I should look into this and get comped 👀

[@Operator-fq2fn]

@@beehivetundra i would lol

[@adrianakuberan]

What year was the recall for ?

[@SebassSR5]

Can I just take my truck to you 😂

[@beehivetundra]

I have faith you can tackle it! Ha

[@jeffreythompson7478]

Which engine was this?

[@beehivetundra]

5.7

[@chengyang9487]

Shit I got fuck doing this job.lol.

[@tundraspecialops]

Keepem coming bro! Post a link to your videos on Instagram so more people see em.

[@beehivetundra]

Thanks bro! Yes you’re right. I mostly make them for anyone that might wanna share them on the forums since on IG most people don’t click links. But you’re right I should 🤙🏽

[@tundraspecialops]

@@beehivetundra yeah you totally should