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

No kidding? Where can I get one of those springs?

 

Ahh, okay, it's not specifically Mercon, yeah if it covers at least Dexron II you're fine.

 

Last parts: does anyone have corner lights they don't need?

 

This shits filthy, hoping this fixes my noise I’m dealing with

 

I changed mine for the first time when I swapped engines and it was gross, had basically 1 finger steering since I changed it and it doesn't whine anymore even under load.

 

Carefully remove the torsion spring and bushings, etc that are in place (there's a lot of energy in that facker).

Get the appropriate linear spring (I ordered a Brake Return Spring from Toyota, PN 90905-07028) and connect it to the clutch pedal on one end and to the tab along the body of the cab.

Done.

 

Awesome thanks bud.

 

Alright dudes it’s been almost 2 years since I last did my rear oil seal. Other one went out and has gotten worse and worse so I decided to tackle it. But I forgot what to do next, I got the axle out and I know what to do after this next step. Any help



I thought it was removing a snap ring but it’s super tight to get the tool in there

 

OK, powersteering fluid is back to a red color instead of mud. Doesn’t whine when at full lock.

Still have a constant hum noise though, kinda reminds me of a water pump or something. Seems to change with rpms, not spinning the wheel or air conditioner.

Can’t really pin point where it’s coming from... any ideas? I know it’s really a vague description.

 

Hope this helps in some way. This is for the 4runner but still applies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVhSDnw2ugo&t=2052s

 

You sure it's not still the pump? Is it happening when turning the wheel? When I did my PS it took a day or two for the steering whine to go away completely, I'm guessing as the new fluid started mixing better with what was left of the old.

 

It doesn’t whine at full lock, it barely whined before. What’s another way to diagnose that?

 

Woah fancy smancy slow motion, but my noise isn’t the ps squeal.... it’s just a hum. I tried to take a video but it’s a phone video sooo it might suck, I’ll go listen to it I guess.


Edit: can’t hear the noise in the video...

 

When's the last time you changed the AC tensioner pulley?

 

Power steering whine? Let me play you the song of my people.

https://youtu.be/LAqvJgQ_MJs

 

Probably haven’t...

But wouldn’t the noise change when I turned the ac on if that were it?

 

No. That pulley is spinning all the time.

I would recommend replacing that pulley, or just the bearing if you can find one and want to save a few bucks.

 

How difficult would you say 1-10?

I’ll go watch some videos but in your opinion.

 

.5

 

thats the noise i get in the morning, i thought it was belt squeal