What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Post whoring today but i started cutting up my spare grill for a satoshi.

 

Hit 200k today!

 

You can pull the EFI relay and after about 3 or so start and stops it'll have relearned itself.

 

Thanks again, Zane! There is also a steel sleeve, correct? I'm assuming that gets reused, and it reduces from the 3/4" bushing ID to a clearance diameter for the ~1/2" bolts. Just trying to make sure I don't miss anything!

Great point! The truck is super clean and rust free, but not having new main eye bolts after cutting out the old ones would bring it all to a screeching halt.

Thanks, fellas!

 

Exactly. Thing is, even on non rusted trucks those bolts seize.

 

So after pulling my mud filled skids I found this...

 

Put some new rear shocks on today along with all new hardware. Oem Tokicos, but they will do for now till I can afford something better. My old shocks I believe were original and crumbled in my hand when pulled off. Soaks up the bumpy bumps better now

 

Shoulda gave her a little wire brushing and a quick shot of rust paint while you were under there.

 

Well a few hours and 30$ later and its fixed.

 

Seals pretty easy to replace. The needle bearing not so much if hes showing play.

 

Hate those front diff oil seals at the cv

 

Yeah I plan to get it undercoated soon...

 

Yep. PB Blaster is great stuff, but I've already found out what it can and can't do. I'm gonna take your advice and get a set on the way from wheelers.

Were you able to reuse the shock bushing sleeves? I think I might have found some on summit, just in case.

 

No sleaves used in the factory location.

 

Right on, brother! Thanks for the assist!

Another rookie question: It looks like I need the hourglass bushings with a 3/4" ID. Does that mean that the stock mounting bolt is around that diameter, or is there some slop between the bolt and the bushing?

 

Hopefully that's not the case.

I've got a spare set of OEM CVS I've been meaning to rebuild, guess this will get me on it.

No shock bushing I can remember, but it's been awhile, your new shocks should come wit everything you need bushing wise.

 

I have that same leak...bummer

 

Make sure you've got oil, mine isn't bad, but it can drain the whole diff.

 

New shocks should come with bushings if not use the factory ones. The mounting bolt is much smaller. Its only there to hold the washer and keep shock from sliding off the mount.

 

Just ordered a second Tach... The first one has a lot of needle bounce, and the backlight has failed.