toyota tundra rear differential repair

and getting the frame ready for welding

[@thomasmaffetone4942]

hey mustie. im a plumber i have several pipe threading oilers. after years of use rain etc the rust pinholes in the pot. i clean them and i spray truck bed liner all in the pot after i epoxy them. now 6 years later there still in use. you should spray your tundra differential cover with that it will never leak or rust again

[@TheCondor300]

Thats the same truck as mine, upstate NY. Toyota replaced the frame for free... a mechanic at Toyota put his fist through my frame and it didn't pass NYS inspection. My diff cover was leaking so as you did welded patches but it just started to leak in a new spot. I bought an after market off road replacement cover, cut the old off and welded the new one on.

[@Terry-ww9tr]

which after market cover did you use and how is it holding up?

[@markdaugherty6378]

I watched this originally when you put it up, it still is remarkable what you could achieve in that little shop of yours and your noggin full of experience. My gawd that frame was rough. Thanks, for all the great content you have outputted over the years.

[@bill-chichi9701]

Man, I would send this video to the knuckleheads at Toyota to show them how bad an idea that was spraying undercoating to cover up the real frame issue. I give you credit for taking on such a major repair like this. 👍

[@HsCSpanky]

Quick tip for the disconnected brake lines; wedge something against the brake pedal slightly and it will stop all the fluid. Just something enough to get the lights to come on, bit of light pressure. I've rested my car toolbox against the pedal for hours before, never had to worry about the master running dry.

[@mustie1]

l like that idea

[@Blazer02LS]

Yep, just enough to get the piston past the port in the master.

[@gregbrooks9546]

Do you rest something against brake pedal before disconnecting line or after. So this is suppose to keep fluid from draining right.

[@ddd228]

It works. The primary piston moves past the compensation port and it will NOT leak out.

[@garybrady7245]

I scored a couple of plugs that have a female on one end and male on the other. I can't quite recall the size but it works awesome just screw the brake line right into it. Puts the brakes on the brake fluid and helps with possible air getting into the system

[@NewtonWashinton]

Mustie You Sir are a expert on rust repair spray oil and grease is the key, you never want anything that gets hard.

[@I_M_Nonno]

Corrosion X kills the rust and makes a protective barrier to stop any future rust. Good stuff!

[@Nova-ku6dg]

I guess one reason I watch your video is because you see a problem, and it becomes a challenge. Now THAT means thinking outside the box!! Please keep it up as it encourages all of us to do that.

[@andrewbowers3676]

This kind of stuff really makes me thankful to live in the PNW, when I was still turning wrenches I hated when east coast stuff came in and we'd have to spray all the bolts down with PBlaster the day before...

[@harryireland1935]

That $50 bargain is well deserved. I hope when you testdrove the Tundra, all was well....which we hope to see in the next vid. Thanks Mustie!

[@gary1815]

he paid 2800 for that plus repair/parts costs so what do u mean 50 dollars hahahaha

[@SlickTrickRC]

i worked for a mechanic when i was in my early20s. he built rear ends for drag cars. you need to measure the back lash from the pinion. 7k to 10k was standard. but then you have to shim it correctly then use a dab of paste like tooth paste. need the smudge to be shape of a perfect bullet shape. it is most definitely an art. great video. cheers

[@Papa_D]

Did I mention that I wish I had your energy and 1/2 your knowledge !!! You are a great mechanic and all around handyman too !

[@TheInfoworks]

A spray with oil all over the underside twice a year certainly keeps the rust away and also helps you when you need to get things apart, cheers

[@dontblameme6328]

Absolutely love your videos mustie1! Many of them like this one serve as reminders for me to never move north. Rust and snow blowers sounds like hell.!! Thank you for your good work!

[@jlucasound]

"Blueprinting" a chuck is tedious and time consuming and you need all the shims in various thicknesses, on hand, to pull it off. I know you could do it. But, it is only practical if you have a setup to do it all the time. That is a full time job in itself. You made the right choice. You are Master!!

[@chuckychuck]

Man you can't find to many honest experience mechanical like you on the Cape,you're very intelligent at every trade i seen on some of your video.

[@Steven_VE9SY]

I just do an oil undercoat spring and fall.. Never had a rust issue with a car yet. I'll drive it up and down a dirt road a few times. The dirt covers the oil coating. Don't know if this works any better, but it was a bit of wisdom passed on from my father that I've never forgotten.

[@mrbeaufort]

Enjoyed the video and the comments, all very helpful! A relative in the salty Midwest just gave me a Tundra with MAJOR rust problems. The frame had already been replaced by Toyota but the dealer bolted many severely rusted pieces right back onto that new chassis. I'm doing triage on it right now, trying to decide what can be scraped and painted and what has to be replaced. I think the frame will make it but various connectors, bearings, bolts, cables, springs etc. are in really bad shape. Have already removed the corroded rear bumper and support/hitch. I think a needle scaler is in my future, and some metal prep, rust reformer and paint. Should be quite a project.

[@OldSkoolF]

Hey Mustie... In NY... I use a coat of JB Weld to fix oil pans and cracked blocks.... The grey 48 hour stuff.... The trick is surface prep.. To bridge large holes use a small piece of aluminum tape. ATF is the best undercoat.. Chevy's rot just as bad...

[@punkbloater]

I live in a simular climate as Mustie (Norway) with road salting an moistness, and from what I have experienced all car makes suffer from this kind of rust. I've owned WV, Audi, Peugot, Citron, Opel, Fiat and Toyota they all quickly rust like that no difference. It's more down to models and production years and what the companies tries to smear underneath a certain year. They experiment a lot with this it seems. I'm planning on using oil next time though as this was a very eyeopening video Mustie, thanks.

[@billwing2621]

Really takes gyts to take on a lot of the projects you do. It's an inspiration for me to take on tougher projects.

[@hermitld]

I'm 73 and remember when undercoating was an option that was added to new cars at dealership, however these "new" cars sometimes sat in the mfg's parking lots for weeks and had surface rust on non painted bare metal, namely frame components. Applying undercoat over rust just seals in the rust, holds moisture, etc.

[@sjs2657g]

You should REALLY bring that back to Toyota for another inspection. I bought a 2007 last year and looked at almost 50 of them with varying degrees of undercarriage rust. That amount of rust damage would be replaced by the dealer. ALSO, your rear differential would have been replaced. I saw some that were replaced, and the dealers thought buyers didn't understand that Toyota had done that for FREE. EVERYTHING was free, even the fluids. Trucks for sale in northern New England were $1500-$3000 less than those in NJ and south because of the rusting. Maine uses a salt/sand mixture that makes it safer, but also sandblasts your entire undercarriage. You're correct about undercoating and continuation of rust. Even on new cars. In 1977 I bought a new Corolla and my brother bought a new Dodge Colt. Mine received undercoating from the factory to prevent rust in shipment over the ocean, the Colt had undercoating put on from the dealer. In 5 years his was a rust bucket, while mine had no rust anywhere.

[@randybeard6040]

I'm a Southern Boy and I Always heard of Yankee Ingenuity, Sir, You Display it in Abundance.....

[@anajay78]

Wow that rust man what a freakin pain, glad I live in Texas.

[@Vfh........y]

anajay78 no. Carolina for my tundra.....thank god.

[@JerryDodge]

I grew up in Michigan, which is pretty much the worst state for rust. Not only the water, but the salt they put on the roads makes it so much worse.

[@EKEACRES]

We don't get F4 tornado's that can throw your truck through your house either,..you can have Texas.

[@wim0104]

@Mike Lawry tru: Houston, TX has plenty of salt in the air!

[@allenlarabie8854]

Too much salt on the roads in North Eastern Ontario Canada as well.

[@chrissmith513]

You're right that undercoating is junk ! I live in Edmonton Alberta Canada and that would never serve its purpose up here ! Glad you showed us that ! 👍👍👍

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Looks like you got yur work cut out for ya on that one ! WOW .. I do know salt breaks down undercoating over time even on a new car .. Thumbs up Darrin !!

[@HarveySpooner]

Hey Mustie1, Good idea on the ear muffs, when I go under the cars, it seems that I'm getting grit out of my ears for a week!

[@mustie1]

its allot more relaxing to work too.

[@michaelwolf7109]

Harvey Spo

[@KanoKapre]

Wow hard to believe that "junk" they spray under there. Great camera shots" & Nice fix on the rear diff'- I'm learning some great ideas.

[@tonyarguello3596]

Mustie1 I wanted to take some time to comment and thank you for all the helpful advice and how to vids. I appreciate all the pains you went thru in order for us to learn what to do when such situations arise. Keep up the good work!!! ... don't forget to show the frame repair because I have a 71 El Camino with the same problem!

[@ronbutler6502]

ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO U REALLY OVERDUE YOUR REPAIRS BACK IN THE 70'S I USE TO WORK AT A DODGE DEALER IN PA. AND I UNDERCOATED "NEW" CARS IT WORKED WELL AS U SAID NOT ON USED CARS..TKS RON

[@Giblet535]

I went through all this too. Charcoal gray 2004 Tundra. Take off the truck bed, use a needle gun to blast the rust off, and coat it with marine grade red lead primer. You can't get the inside of the beams, but you'll add another 6 years to the frame. Long enough to sell it without feeling bad.

[@athiest4you]

Great work. Like your explanations of what you are doing and why

[@Spartan-ry1hh]

Painstaking process. Like you said in your comments you bought it right. Once you have completed your frame repairs and coating you will be confident in what you have going forward. Paul Short, a fellow You Tube contributor, shares your belief on undercoating.

[@aleblanc3547]

Seeing all that rust behind the "protective" coating makes you want to grab a Toyota engineer and show him how great their "fix" is. Then again, he'd probably blame the dealer for some kind of mis-application error.

[@neil6212]

Wow! I can't believe that Toyota used such thin steel in the frame and rear axle housing, then didn't even give it a good coat of paint at the factory! And yes, the "fix" really was aquick coat of magic elixir, did more harm than good, but probably got it through the warranty. At the time, Toyota apparently didn't quite have a grasp on how Americans used their pickup trucks, and what was expected. The half ton pickup is probably the most overloaded and overworked vehicle made...or, it is simply used as a car.

[@alt7488]

@Genghis Chuan tar has been around for decades ..it is still widely used ..that stuff was/is just crap

[@alt7488]

@Genghis Chuan never said that toyota applied tar was saying tar is available and won't be a shitty job like what they used

[@alt7488]

@Genghis Chuan lol..i applied it as a job,if you do it right it takes the same amount of time as what Toyota used... it's sprayed on and drive out..

[@alt7488]

@Genghis Chuan lol you fucking idiot did you miss the fact i said i used to APPLY IT FOR A LIVING....por-15 is harder to apply,you thin the shit out in the drum,spray it on with a spray gun then wipe off the overspray off it's fucking simple and quick ...

[@delmontindustriesltd7501]

That's awesome you got the rear diff back together. And for only 50 bucks in parts!!! Truly an incredible score. Well done!! I fear for the body on my truck on upcoming winter here in Michigan. It's a G.M. so the frame is good, but the body is going fast. . . Drivers quarter panel is already gone. Michigan has started using a salt brine that they put out before a storm. I honestly think it is stronger than the pellets they spread causing the vehicles to rust faster. Keep up the good work! -Nick.

[@alnbaba]

You really lucked in on that diff, the pinion seal went bad on my truck. It was $1000 for new bearings, race, axle, pinion seals and fluids. The fine tuning of the shims scared me off from doing it myself and the fact I don't have a garage or a driveway for that matter. My brother's ranger locked up on the highway when the diff shit the bed its no joke when they fail.

[@getyerspn]

I always use a 50/50 mix of black waxoyl and engine oil to under coat our vehicles and it never fully sets always stays like a soft goo works really well on our over salted roads .

[@Billythebubble]

That drill sounds like the dentist haha!! Fascinated by this video, garage would charge a fortune to conduct this repair

[@djambrosia]

My first super beetle back in the 80's had a bitumen type undercoat from new. When I restored her in the late 90's I removed it to check for rot and found perfectly preserved heater channels and floor. We also have winter salted roads in the UK so it did an amazing job. I decided to go with a thick epoxy paint on my current bug and see how that holds up.

[@kenshores9900]

It is very good the way that you take the time to explain how and why you are doing the things that you are doing. This is educational as well as informative. Keep it up. I really enjoyed your VW videos (since my first car was a wrecked 60 VW beetle)

[@cigarcaptain]

mighty fine sir! I learn a lot watching you

[@allenlarabie8854]

I use Fluid Film for undercoating for years. Works well.

[@richardbrooks3569]

I feel for you. I live in AZ and there is no rust here. I remember the rotting cars when I grew up in MA.

[@thomasvosburg6926]

You'd make a great teacher, we use to scrap the frame of lose crap, then use kerosene or trans fluid with a brush, putting on 2 to three coats heavy, protects the frame the best

[@Papa_D]

My God .... you have the patience of Job from the bible ! You have such a smooth way of doing your video's in such a soft voice. I can just tell that you are a good Christian man. God Bless and keep all your vids coming. They may be long but you are educating while you are working and I want to fast forward sometimes but at the same time, I don't want to miss anything so I do not fast forward. Love all your video's and have started to watch older one's to see you work. :-) Dennis in Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada.

[@kdtrimble]

Watching you on this Tundra makes me nervous about mine. What going on under her? Well, she's a beaut from 2001(original owner I am) and only 160K miles. 2 years ago she got a new frame courtesy of Toyota. They did not say there was anything scary so I hop I got many more years with her. She's never let me down. Even original battery lasted 13 years! Sure, I am fighting some rust but nothing major. I live in Philly so we do have salt on the roads but prolly nothing like you guys.

[@williamcrews1525]

Good to see you taking on a project and sharing it. I wish you the best with that truck. I've heard of the frame rust issues from the 1st gen Tundras and was skeptical as I had a 2002 Sequoia and never had an issue. However, a good friend of mine recently bought a truck like yours and he's showed me the frame rust on it. I have lived in the south so we don't have the same exposure you do but, this truck he has spent some time up north. I've heard they fixed the issue with the 2nd gen Tundras, and I'm hoping that's true as I'm on my second one, a 2016. I recently took off the bumpers, sanded, cleaned, primed them and then put undercoating on the inside of them. I also put primer and bedcoating on the outside. So I was glad to hear you say maybe if you put it on before the rust starts while it's new; which is the case. I'm disappointed in Toyota spraying over rusted frames. That's just idiotic. But, I guess every vehicle up there gets rust; some just more than others.

[@RickRose]

I've had good luck brushing on Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer on underbody areas. Checked back years later, and no issues. I read somewhere it has a fish oil base.

[@sscott5340]

Damn, the rust, glad I’m in mid Florida good video

[@andrewcooper8980]

I’m was so glad when you said you were going to weld up the pinhole first

[@alanmumford8806]

This reminds me of trying to fix up my dad's old Vauxhall Cresta PC 3.3. Damned thing was rusting away faster than I could replace with new metal! Gotta hate that winter salt...

[@jimmybs]

I wish I saw this BEFORE I did this! Lol. But in all seriousness, thanks for your tips on the rack and pinion power steering box. The air hammer trick saved my butt.

[@michaelenglish7905]

Toyota had a frame recall for these trucks for this very issue. They put a brand new frame under mine at the dealership. Mine wasn't as bad as yours either, they would have loved to have gotten yours. Anyway, looks like you you got on top of it.

[@tomrich3398]

Looks like a great job for the pin gun. Really loud and messy but it'll knock all the crap off. Been tbere, done that.

[@tails345]

I live in Maine, those kind of undercoats will literally bore a hole in your frame due to winter in a season or two tops. Like, I saw a 2016 Ford with an undercoat like Toyota used and it had a golf ball sized rust hole through the frame. Oil based coats all the way! :D

[@mikeycunningham2307]

Can't wait to see more progress on that34 Plymouth it's going to be one awesome hotrod

[@charliebarber1488]

I just got my 01 tundra back from Toyota it has 270 k on it and they had no problem replacing the entire frame .they have a recall and won a judgement against the frame manufacturer for something like 3.5 billon dollars .if your frame is rusty I would give them a call all they should need is the VIN NUMBER .it took them about a month to get my frame in but only a day and a half to replace it good luck .

[@granskare]

I redid a 78 toyota land cruiser and found the same problems. Now we have Mitsubishi suvs and I don't think we had such problems. This is good to know - Subaru next time and never ever a toyota:) you really did a great job on the toyota :)

[@sheilarb77]

There is a recall for early toyota tundra frames for rust damage. Under the recall toyota will replace the frame and control arms free of charge. However if you do any welding or repair yourself it may void your chances to file a recall claim.

[@Z-Ack]

The shit he was picking off was toyota’s fix for the recall.. its their goodnuff undercoating. A recall like that is based on the factory technicians opinion on whether the frame gets replaced or not and that recall didnt kill enough people so it is voided now and they retired their coating fix also..

[@turdsandwicher]

@@Z-Ack getting a new frame on a Tacoma next month. Not sure about Tundra recalls but I think it would be worth it to at least point out to Toyota that their undercoating didn't work. Mine isn't nearly this bad, small hole on rear cross member. Apparently if any holes it gets replaced. The undercoating is still a "fix" as well if no holes.

[@Burn377]

When overlaying steel like that you should really use a weld through primer to prevent rust between the patch and the original steel.

[@ctiley2212]

I reckon the gear oil will do much the same in this case.

[@Goomer]

I just got my Tacoma back 2 days ago from the Dealer, the whole frame was replaced, on them. I'm going to a video of the work tomorrow.

[@sixpacksandsrts9122]

Those cheap harbor freight needle scalers work great for that frame work

[@johnnewbould777]

Keyboard warrior Hitman I

[@johnnewbould777]

Slightly worrying a previous comment is in my name as I certainly wouldn’t post a weird comment like that. Regards - John

[@sixpacksandsrts9122]

John Newbould Ha. That was my old screen name. You must of replied to it

[@paliacho9]

Nice job as usual. It must be planned obselesence on the part of auto manufacturers to do so little development of frames able to drain fully, e-coat and then a sealer when new, polymer rockers and fenders, etc. They think we all live on the equator. Good job. That's a bargain.

[@willtricks9432]

If you clean off all rust dust and moisture before and thin down and use the black jack warm it does ok and will last but it will flake and needs to be maintained. Most do not do this and see it as a quick cheap tidy and then sell the vehicle, new owner buys and never looks again. Been using waxoi and it is ok but i have 40 litres of chain oil and will give it a go. Thanks for the tip

[@steveyulenburg129]

I once bought a 1973 Ford Thunderbird (yes a big 460ci land yacht of a car) from Ca. that lived it's life next to the ocean in San Fransisco, and it had surface rust on every nut bolt and screw and I swore I would never buy another rusty car again, .BUT it sure didn't look anything like this truck! Honestly I don't know what the heck I would do if I had to work on something like this! Hell I just picked up a 2004 Toyota 4Runner again out of Ca, that literally looks new under neath (well it also has 39K miles).. So I guess there are some small benefits living within driving distance of Commyfornia! LOL..

[@saha6818]

I wonder if they put some lead or other awesome chemicals in the undercoating too, just to make that cleaning job even more alluring. Thanks for the lesson!

[@RKHarm24]

God Blessed Texas. TXDOT uses sand and sharp chat granite chips on ice, which is what we get mostly. Snow will quickly end up a solid sheet of ice also. I can tell a transplant from the North by rusted rocker panels. doors and fenders.

[@jlucasound]

When I first started watching Mustie1, I thought he was a retired NASA engineer or equivalent. I shit you not.

[@petepilot1661]

Looks like you're due for one of those free Toyota frames. Good luck with it.

[@mustie1]

not avialible any more

[@thomascott7425]

Hi, I'm enjoying the series of videos you put out. I must say that since I can't do body or chassis work I have to admire the your abilities. I guess that it helps if you have a back yard full of spare parts and a shop full of the right tools. ;-) It's a shame about the frame rotting out because of the undercoating. Keep up the good work.

[@MRrwmac]

Congrats again on the rear differential! Well sir, my hat is off to you once again for all the work you did flaking off the undercoating and rust spots. Labor intensive but has great results when you put your special sauce to it! Obviously that pumpkin cap doesn't come off easily without taking the whole rear axle assembly out?

[@phiksit]

The rear pumpkin cover is welded on.

[@rrcoster]

Awesome video looks like it going make you a nice truck for you. Down fall up in the northern state with salt and snow it eat away at vehicles fast and getting false advertisement on undercoating products that are spouse to help your vehicle but actually makes it worst. Hopefully your video help a lot of people to go a different route and use oil to help stop rust on their frames.

[@rockinrowdy13]

OK I know this is an old video...but Mustie? Have you ever heard of/tried a product called "POR"? ( Paint Over Rust) You can either put it in a paint gun or use a brush. It neutralizes the rust a stops any further rust from appearing. My brother did a resto on his '85 Delta 88 about 20 years ago. The paint looks like ass now,but the frame and body panels are still rust free lol

[@adamhenry102]

JASSCO mettle prep converts oxide to a phosphate . love your vids brings back mems of times in the past . keep um come"n

[@andrewwillard2313]

Looks like it's coming along. If it works out the rear assembly was a steal!

[@henrychristian6825]

I live in Texas and I almost bought a Tundra and my wife did a search o Toyota Service recalls and found the problem with front Ball joints and decided we did not want problems since we had a front ball joint failure at one time. Although we don't have a rust problem such as yours down here. I was wonder about Toyotas response in regards to the frame and differential problem. Your frame problem solved the question of ever owning a Toyota for me. I just won't ever own one. Semper Fi, Henry. PS Enjoy your videos.

[@jamesfreddys]

Great stuff. Can't wait for frozen parking lot donuts to come. 🍩🍩🍩

[@markwnjr]

I just recently rebuilt one of these trucks... rebuild engine and full frame replacement.

[@treadhead7651]

another great video. enjoyed it as usual.

[@randys6381]

Hi, great videos, I've been binge watching. You do great work. I just wanted to point out, you've used Permatex The right Stuff regularly, but you're using it incorrectly. You always apply, let sit for 5 minutes, assemble loosely, let sit, then do final assembly. You're supposed to assemble within 5 minutes of application. In some situations, letting it set up before assembly will keep the parts from sealing. From the Permatex website: DIRECTIONS: Clean and dry parts. Push nozzle to dispense the Right Stuff®. Apply a continuous 1/8″ to 1/4″ bead to one surface, surrounding all bolt holes. Assemble parts within five minutes, tightening bolts to recommended torque levels. Material will fill any surface imperfection. Equipment can be returned to service immediately. To reuse package, leave a 1/2″ length of material extending out of the nozzle. Cured material will form a protective plug. To reuse, carefully remove the plug and dispense as before.

[@Sea.dweller483]

I use old engine oil for the underside I spray it on . messy job but keeps the rust away. especially in the winter months with all the salt on the roads.

[@michaeljohnson4204]

To watch a guy that is an expert in both welding and painting and bodywork, watch Coldwater Motors from Canada.

[@salmonslayer49]

Another great video that I learned from. Thanks.

[@zoltanx9374]

holy gears batman ...lived west coast 20yrs never had rst problems moved east coast 3yrs ago and my F*@#$% mufflers fell off! and im ocd with powerwashing after salty winter weeks etc and still the car sounded like stingray corvette LOL keep the vids coming ....

[@KlokbekerErmelo]

I can recommend a product like Tectyl ML, is is very thin and penetrating when sprayed on, and forms a rust inhibiting, slightly elastic amber coloured layer. Also very suitable to spray into hollow forms such as suspension bars under the doors (using the tube provided on some products). There is also a compound with the same stuff protecting against rust, but in a black rubber/tar like form, where the surface is exposed to impacting gravel and rocks. Some car brands used it on every new car in the nineties and early 21st century, before aluminium car parts and fully electrolysed bodies. Toyota apparently did not on your Tundra ;-)

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Great explanation of the limited slip diff. I have been educated. Thanks.

[@stevanrose7439]

On my Toyota Tacoma I took a long air nozzle and blew as much dirt and rust out of the frame rails as I could. And now I’m gonna weld some patches over the holes. And then I’m gonna oil the daylights out of it. I’ve got a big industrial tank sprayer that I can pump up with the oil/diesel mix I’m going to use. Oiling inside and out.

[@allenlarabie8854]

We have the same problem here with rust in Northeastern Ontario Canada. TOO MUCH ROAD SALT ON THE ROADS.

[@toddster772008]

Maybe you can make a dodge from all that rust.

[@JerryDodge]

I doubt it.

[@JohnCran]

Nah an EH Holden... and you wouldn't have to paint it either.

[@Rosskenpo1]

Have you seen the guys on KZbin that change Tundra frames without (totally) removing the drive train? It's pretty ingenious

[@ravenfeather7087]

Toyota's frame recall called for an exam of the frame. If it looked good as in no rust they coated them. If rusty they replaced the frame. I think the guys who went in with rusty frames got the better deal. I agree that the over-coating probably speeds up the frame rusting process. I talked to a guy who had about a 2001 Tacoma who told me his son works for Toyota. And his son told him it costs about $10,000 to replace the frame. A costly recall for Toyota. There was also a recall on lower ball joints for some of those first gen Tundras. You may want to give Toyota your VIN to make sure yours wasn't one of the affected vehicles and if so that the ball joint was replaced. I think the recall/warranty has expired but even so if you replace it yourself their OEM balljoints cost only a little over $100 and are an easy job.

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

Man I got nervous for you picking at that rot. That frame looks weak at the spot you were working on. Can see how the rust starts though. The curved part of the frame just collects water and dirt till the drain holes plug. Then the gunk just sits there wet..and then a rust blow out.. Silly design..

[@tbas1972]

now that's a score 50 bucks heck yea! hope everything works good when your done, I hate it when you put it back together and it's worse than before doh.

[@IntegraDIY]

Why don't you use POR15? You can flapdisk sections at a time and brush it on.. It'll probably hold up better since it's not thick rubberized coating or too thick of a material. Looks like you should wire wheel the rear axle and fully redo it since it had a hole already

[@JerryDodge]

At the end, I thought I heard "There's probably a good ten pounds of crack on the floor right there..." Which also kinda fits.

[@darylnicklen3685]

What you guys have to put up with regards to rust. In Australia we have 40 year old cars that have less frame rust. Glad I don't have to put up with snow and salted roads.

[@stevenhardy2898]

Back in the seventies when I did get my new vehicles zbarted....the guarantee would only go into effect if the job was done within a couple weeks of delivery

[@rockinrowdy13]

Wow! Just watching more of this. God forbid anyone whacked you from behind with any kind of force and the back end of that truck would fold up like an accordian! Danger Will Robinson! Danger!!