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

Is it an actual mechanic, someone you trust... or just a guy who says he'll do it for $300?

I just did most of that list myself this weekend, there are quite a few things in there that can be fucked up if you're not paying attention to what you're doing.

It's not a "hard" job, but if he goes in there ham handed there's plenty of opportunity to screw something up.

 

Does it in 4low.

So?

 

Hmm, but not when 4WD isn't engaged?

 

Nope, everything’s good in 2WD.


CV axles spin all the time right? Even when in 2WD? No manual hubs.

 

Yeah your CVs always spin. Can you feel it clicking or only hear

 

what clutch would you guys recommend when replacing it? i have a R150F 5 speed. idk when the clutch was last replaced but i figured it would be a good idea to replace it before i go on my week long off-road trip in a couple of months hopefully

 

Only hear, it’s more of a tapping noises

 

Haha nothing wrong with it but thays why that was forgotten was trying to be funny lol.

 

Well technically it’d be illegal, if it were true....

So I guess there is something wrong

 

This is an actual mechanic not like the friend I had weld my sliders on. It's the shop my work uses for 22 fleet trucks they have. He said for 100 more he will do a oil change and radiator flush since he's halfway there. So it's going to cost me 400 labor and 550 for parts

 

Sounds good then... just lookin out

DEFINATELY have him flush it. I actually flushed mine before I did everything because I wanted to avoid running crap right in to my new waterpump, and radiator.

 

If it was just a random I'd do it myself just haven't done a timing belt myself before and have been working 6 day weeks so for the price he's offering im getting it done. He also thinks my boss is paying. So I might be getting my works discount, I also dropped it off today and all the parts and told him time isn't a issue if someone's fleet truck is down for my company or another that he works on. He just fixed my bad gas mileage plus not starting after sitting 2 days 7.3 diesel work truck issues, He's also currently rebuilding the transmission in my lady's 79 k10 plus installing a 1 wire lockup. Definatly a reliable mechanic and comes with a warranty when I bring my own parts.

 

marlin crawler used to have a nice kit that was a OEM clutch and parts but a slightly stronger pressure plate. LCE makes a lot of good ones too.

 

All done and spare on! Seems pretty solid going down the road but I can force some flex with my hands. Should I add more braces to the swing out? How much stiffness is expected normally? @Blackdawg @Digiratus

 

thats where i was looking. would you recommend a new flywheel. i do plan on getting bigger tires later saw they have some heavier flywheels.

 

Sounds like a good deal then. That'll save you a bunch of time. At the price you're paying, that's a really low hourly rate because all that list is time consuming.

 

Mine move. The more stuff you put on there the more it'll move. Whats your latch setup like?

If yours is fine i wouldn't bother. A heavier fly wheel just makes the motor not drop in RPMs as fast.

 

Ya I agree he said it's going to take his main mechanic almost a full day to do it all and I believe it. Would probably take me 2 days or more

 

so no real benefit other than holding the revs

 

I’m heading down this road soon. What parts did you buy for your swing out and we’re did you get them?