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

looking for a shorter washer fluid tank since mine is crack and also hangs down past the aftermarket bumper. I wanna say it's been covered in this thread but I can't remember where.

 

Swapped the fuel pump, sock, tank gasket and sub harness out in about 20 minutes. There was not much build up on the original sock to report. The tank gasket was pretty dry rotted on the edges. I so want to drive it to see if it runs any different, but no bed = no tail lights.

 

NVM! I found it and it was in this thread! woohoo!

Windshield Washer Reservoir Bottle with Pump for 95-00 Toyota Tacoma

 

2 1/2 years driving around with a cracked front windshield... decided today is the day to get it replaced.

$135 out the door...

 

Replaced LBJ and fuel pump

Going to see how she rolls before moving into O2 and a/f sensors

 

So I spent all day at Pick-n-Pull trying to get the front differential out for my 4WD swap. Got everything completely disconnected and almost had the damn thing out. We kept trying to muscle it out but the flange on the driveshaft coupling kept getting stuck on the transmission bellhousing and the steering rack.

I used @Timmah!'s video as reference, and he ran into exactly the same issue as me. He solved it by jacking up the transmission but I can't bring a jack into the junkyard.

I was thinking a solution would be to remove the driveshaft flange, but i can't get it off because it spins freely. Any idea how to prevent that flange from spinning so I can get the nut off?

The damn thing is just hanging from the 4Runner. It's ready to come out but it just kept teasing me and didn't budge.



Here was my elaborate solution to bind the differential to remove the axle nuts. A ratchet extension shoved in the brake rotor and a car stand used as leverage.

 

Stick a screwdriver through the Universal joint

 

No the driveshaft is already off, I'm trying to remove the actual driveshaft flange from the differential itself to clear the transmission bellhousong and steering rack

 

That large nut on the driveshaft flange is the pinion nut, if you remove it you'll change the preload on the pinion. I would avoid that unless you want to install a solid pinion spacer or have a shop reset the preload.

There is a certain way to rotate the differential to slip the flange past the transmission bellhousing, hard to describe but you have to drop the front of the diff while rotating it forward. Very easy to get wrong, kind of a pain to get right.

 

Tried the wildernest on.

 

I can't tell on my cheap monitor, is your interior Oak? And if so, does the gray match? Was considering tan leather from the same company.

 

Well that's a different look for sure! Looks good!

 

so awesome. Where'd you pick that up and how good a deal did you get

 

Its coming together, dash black out and no more stained brown carpet. Door cards are next.

 

That is cool.

 

Or run a long bolt through one of the flange bolt holes and put a nut on it and use a pry bar to hold it like the red lines in the attached picture.

 

@BartMaster1234 What @drr said.
The Diff is hard to get out but I have removed a few of them and if you rotate it just right it should drop out.

 

Ordered new Moog sway bar disconnects. Energy Suspension sway bar bushings and bought me some brand spankin new floor mats.

 

I performed the Big Headlight Upgrade today.

I went with this harness as well. Mike was a pleasure to deal with and he produces a top quality harness kit, really, it's a thing of beauty. The kit came with everything needed: installation instructions with pictures, stainless steel screws for the relay bracket, inline fuses, and even an extra fuse. I'm very happy with the kit! I went with the halogen 80/85w Osram bulbs as recommended in the Headlight thread.

While I had it all apart, I also replaced the original headlights that were fogged over from UV damage and replaced the bulb in my side marker light that has been burned out for 5 years. I went with the TYC CAPA Certified assemblies and they seem to throw the light in the correct direction. Further experimentation will need to be done to determine if they are aimed low enough.

Points of clarification for those with a 2000 or earlier. In order to remove the side marker light, unscrew the small philips screw at the top and then deliver a sharp blow with the base of your palm on the marker light lens toward the front of the truck to dislodge the plastic connector.

Before:


After:

Bonus:

 

Any tips? I feel like I have to remove the flange to get it ot but curious if anyone has managed to get it out without doing so. This is on a 4Runner but they should be the same