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

Totally get it man.

And I guarantee I'll be freaking out with OCD on my flexplate when I do my swap.

 

Found the guy who's job it is @BartMaster1234

 

lololol

 

Got a package in the mail.. ups sent them across the country..

 

You don't even need to remove it - I just replaced my rear main seal at the same time since it was right there. It wasn't leaking or anything, in fact it only had 92,285 original miles on it. Just preventative maintenance is all.

I must have dropped the flexplate when it was off the truck or something, or maybe it was already cracked. Who knows.

By far the hardest part of the swap is aligning the bellhousing to the engine and making sure the torque converter is properly seated. Took me almost three hours WITH a fully adjustable transmission jack mind you to line it up.

 

Hey that's my life motto. I break things while trying to fix things a lot, but that's what happens when you work on old vehicles.

 

Ya... I was planning on replacing the rear main seal while I was in there. Now (due to your experience)... I wont be touching it unless it's gushing oil.

 

My E320 has a leaking rear main seal. Leaks almost a quart a month, I was considering doing it until now. Hell no. Especially on a German car.

I learn a lot through trial and error. Y'all really think I had a goddamn clue on how to remove a transmission? I just followed the FSM.

I started my 4WD conversion when I was 17. If I can do it anyone damn well can do it.

 

I would replace it anyway, especially with that mileage. It's about $750-$1000 to R&I a transmission at a shop. Trust me once you remove a transmission you wouldn't want to do it again.

 

You weren't kidding. It's a 2001-2004 Double Cab PreRunner.



At least I can say I have the same tires as Christian Bale.

 

My Cobra overheated like crazy one day out of no where and I wasn't paying attention to the gauge so the car shut off. I could not figure out what caused it, ended up pulling the radiator and flushing it and flushing the block out. Ended up burning 3 of the 5.5 quarts of oil and I didn't have a clue and I drove it like 30 miles... I learn a lot as well through trial and error, like cracking a valve cover

 

Looks great both truck and location.
What's the location?

 

How much tri-flow dry lube do I need to use for my uniball?

 

2 Weatherguard side boxes for a hundred bucks... couldn't pass it up. Nice place to keep things secure. I have some ideas. Starting with cleaning them up, and hosing them down with some bedliner spray.

 

I can’t tell if these are jokes or not.... on either side....

 

Bad ass. Get your diffs done. I can hear your tranny screaming from here haha

 

Why would that be? Total Chaos tells you to do it as part of regular maintenance.

 

...if you ever find yourself in the Seattle area...

 

I always clean mine out really well. Ill listen to TC on this one though. I get what you mean though and could see that happenening