Rexburg Pit-stop

Pulled into a city park just outside of Rexburg, ID on Monday afternoon.  Only $5 a night for a site, which isn’t bad considering it’s only a few miles into town.

Had scheduled our tire replacement that afternoon, which went great.  Based on a friend’s recommendation, bought the tires on TireBuyer.com, then they can ship them directly to an installer in your area.  Worked out as expected and saved some cash too.

Cindy and I spent those couple hours walking around the downtown/campus area.  The BYU-Idaho campus is located here.  She also took the opportunity to get a pedicure, which was thoroughly enjoyed.  A big farming area here, so we have been sampling their great ice cream and frozen custards.

Not allowed to post both the before and after pictures

Picked up the truck and drove back to our campsite, anticipating a quiet drive on new tires.  The same noise returned, so it was quickly determined that tires were not the issue.  The wheel bearing issue had returned.  Had a bunch of service done on the truck about a year ago before we left on our first road trip.  This included replacing both front wheel bearings, which appears to be a common issue at higher mileages on Tacoma trucks.

Luckily a Toyota dealer is in town, so I called them up to explain the issue.  He explained that all toyota replacement parts are warrantied for a year.  As usual with warranties, this issue started again just over a year after the replacement.  So we scheduled a visit for Tuesday afternoon to check out the issue.  Woke up tuesday to clear skies and a fresh breeze, so we decided to take the opportunity to empty out the trailer and do a full cleaning.   Also did laundry and filled our propane, so we are ready to head back on the road!

Found out later in the day that it is the bearing again but covered under warranty, so waiting on a part to be shipped and planning to get it fixed on Wednesday at 10am.  We relaxed the rest of the day back at the trailer, watching a few movies with our 4g cell coverage here.