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

I fixed mine by drilling a hole and putting a roll pin in it. I was always dreading pulling th steering wheel since it seems very daunting. In reality I had the wheel on my workbench within 30 minutes. Super easy and wish I had done it sooner.

 

Why does the tilt wheel make it easier? I want to do this mod too.

 

with the tilt, you can access the Allen bolts without having to remove everything as one assembly.

 

Yes very easy to with noticeable results! You can also use a roll pin if access to a welder is limited.

 

Nice! i need to do this ASAP, been putting it off!

 

man, it is SOOO easy. Just line up someone to tack weld it (unless you can) and pull the shaft (15min off and 15min to put back on)

 

BTW, you can test the shaft it prior to pulling it (to see if the play in the shaft is truly your problem) by reaching under the steering column, grabbing both ends of the shaft tight and twisting.

 

You don't even need to tack weld it. I drilled out the hole and put in a roll pin, same result.

 

I did one here: ManyMods-52.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

And 180º of that one.

Write up of it here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...kensteins-helper.390488/page-14#post-14152704

really helps tighten up the steering.

Only downside is the steering is super sensitive now. Can't be lazy with it going 70mph down a skinny highway. if your hand slips just a bit, the truck is moving haha

 

@Blackdawg Thanks! It’s about time to something...

 

I did the same mod. Tack weld broke after a few months...so i just welded that fucker all around. If i go, i would love for it to be in the Tank

 

Good morning to you too, can't say I'm settled as I haven't unpacked all my tools yet but I'm certainly in a routine. Gotta unpack after work today, fixing a friend's truck so my garage is full and not with my own junk haha.

 

Glad to hear you're getting settled, and might be able to unpack . And hey, I recognize the Abomination pic - a rare moment of sun! hahaha

 

I got 6” silver

 

I just got my last PreRunner 4x4 conversion part in the mail last week, in case anyone was curious here is a price breakdown of each part and what you need. I read through a lot of write-ups on here and none of them had a comprehensive parts list and price cost.

This list assumes you have a 1995-2002 mechanical throttle drivetrain, and you will be using a J-Shift T-Case, and manual hubs along with a manual hub axle tube/jackshaft. I could have saved a couple hundred dollars using ADD. 2003-2004 trucks are a lot harder since they utilized an electronic throttle with a kickdown cable.



All in all I'ver paid $1,458 so far, I expect to pay a couple hundred more in new ball joints, oil seals, a transmission fluid service, and an alignment. Not a bad price if you do all the work yourself.

 

Sorry, this is just my OCDness but 95-03 was mechanical...not fly-by-wire. Fly by wire is an electronic throttle which was introduced in late 2003, really just 2004 tacomas have them. Which is exactly what you said..but just don't want someone confused by a fly by wire mechanical throttle...as that doesn't exist.

Great list though. First one i've seen like that too. Lot more expensive then I thought it would be.

 

Thanks for the correction never got the differences right. Isn't both 2003 and 2004 electronic throttle?

 

No worries. Mostly just me being picky haha

Nope. My 03 is mechanical.

I think there are some 03s with fly by wire systems though, like i said, was introduced later in the year. Which in car maker terms is an "2004"..because they like to be confusing like that.

 

Huh, strange. What's an easy way to tell if you have it or not?

 

easy. Open the hood and look

Mechanical will look like this:




Fly by Wire like this:




The difference is a mechanical setup is just a cable that is connected to your accelerator pedal.

Fly by wire is electronic. So a sensor senses how far the pedal is down and sends a signal to the actuator that is mounted in the throttle body that tells it how far to open up.


A fly by wire setup will have two electronic plugs and no cables. One for the Fly by wire, one for the TPS. Mechanical with have the cable, sometimes two if there is cruise control, and one electronic plug for the TPS.