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I can upshift and downshift pretty smoothly without using the clutch by simply rolling off the throttle, or blipping the throttle at the correct time. Motorcycle transmissions are not like car manual transmissions. They are constant mesh, meaning all gears are always meshed with each other...

It would be good if OP posted a pic of his crush washers. I googled Tacoma crush washers and got these, they definitely look like they can compress.

Has it always done it, or is it a recent development? I would start with the wiper stalk. From your description of how you use it, it sounds pretty rough.

Why not re-use the washer and see if you still have the issue? I suspect the washer may be compressing even more during the OCI and that will leave the bolt feeling like it loosened up. Generally speaking a fastener should take more torque to remove than the installation torque. So something is...

I agree, for the traditional axles all the service manuals that I dealt with also called for a thin coat of grease. But a single sided swing are is more like a car wheel hub, so it may not call for anything. But regardless if the service manual calls for it or not, one has to use some common...

Oh I do the same, but I've had many used bikes and most didn't have any grease on the axles at all and were hard to remove and they must've been serviced at some point because many of them were 20-30 years old.

There are a lot of people that strictly follow what manufacturers do and motorcycles coming out of factories are all dry, I suspect they follow what the OEMs are doing.

In my limited plumbing experience I noticed that any threaded connection needs to be super tight and I need to use a lot more torque than expected (probably because I’m used to working on cars and motorcycles) If it leaks, don’t use more dope or tape, tighten the connection some more. Sometimes...

I find ONR (Optimum No Rinse) works very well and removes bug guts quite well. And if you have chrome pieces, it’s simply amazing on these. The only thing it struggles with is greasy or oily stains, but those are rare on well maintained motorcycles.

Why do people even bother with this “free” service? Especially if you DIY between their 10k intervals? The hassle alone and the possibility of a screw up and playing games would be enough for me to skip all of that and just do my own changes.

It might be hard to get any apps to work. I successfully re-purposed a second gen iPad as a live security camera feed. Turned out very clean and worked great, but that was years ago since I sold the house. No clue if it still works or not.

If you purchase another primary residence in another state, CA cannot tax you on the capital gains from selling your primary residence in CA. That's about it, everything else just file as normal and I used my closing date in TX as proof of when I moved out. If you're planning to rent, you will...

Meantime in Europe...👀

Overkill at least is being honest :ROFLMAO:

Got it. Could that have been the cause of bubbling/delamination then?

Try double clutching when going into third and see if that makes any difference. If it does, your synchronizer is probably defective.

I wonder what happened in this area. Looks like someone was in there and perhaps they used an aggressive degreaser or some other cleaner which would’ve wicked its way into the gasket.

Chinese propaganda at that.

I would’ve told the lady that in addition to parking in clean vehicle spots, I also put garbage in the recycling bin and recycling in the garage bin.

It’s fine, it just looks bad.