What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

It was an easy install.... I love it. Had Mopar installed struts on my Dodge; now I want them on every vehicle.

 

Which bulbs?

 

Installed a tailgate lock:




Goodies from the good folks at @Wheeler's Off-Road Inc. Installing this weekend!

 

I started hearing a new noise a couple weeks ago. The closest thing I could think of to describe the sound was like a lose heat shield. I had a recall notice and took it in to Toyota. They said I had bad wheel bearings. The noise was not the wheel bearings but at 130xxx miles of wheeling I replaced them. I did the drivers side and ran out of time. I had a local guy do the passenger side but then when I picked up my truck the brakes didn’t work I had to pump them now there’s a “click click click” sound that’s new. The mechanic hasn’t returned my call or texts so I will have to take it apart see if he messed something up, bleed my brakes and see if the clicking goes away. I greased the zerks, checked the cv’s, all heat shields are fine, nothings loose underneath. Fan clutch seems fine, pulleys are fine. I do have bad bushings on the LCA’s but that would not explain the noise and I need an alignment but it’s not that bad so I’m lost.

 

Any deterioration in reception?

 

No reception issues that I can tell. Other than my gf not being receptive on why I had to have it lol

 

Women....

 

Sounds like you need a new mechanic. Finding good people is a life's work. Brakes are kinda critical, dont wait on this.

 

I just normally do everything but I no longer have a garage and we had thunderstorms all weekend. I did one in the middle of a thunderstorm and that was enough. Now I’ll have to see what got messed up. I live in a small rural town and there are only a couple shops in town have not liked them and the Tacoma dealer 2 hours away is t any better.

 

I hear ya and wasn't being critical. Help is around, just need to find it. Maybe "mechanic" should have been "new friend".

 

Maybe it’s a long weekend so I doubt I’ll get help this weekend. I’ll bleed the brakes first then deal with everything else.

 

So not on my 2nd gen, but my ‘01 Tundra farm truck...
Turn on the defrost fan, mouse turds and seed husks rain down on me. Yeah, awesome...there’s a fan in there somewhere.

 

As Forest said “it happens”

 

Used the Taco for a HomeDepot run. Picked up soil mixes for the wife's new raised garden beds. And propane tank refill for me and the grill.

 

Installed the Redline Tuning Quick Lift from the group buy

 

Looks good! Personally I love me some debagged yotas!

 

Power washing my truck the other day, sprayed the lining around the top of the windshield too close and some spots got mashed in. Is this a problem? Should I try to pry it back out or just leave it like that?

Hopefully you'll be able to see what I mean in the picture

 

If it were me I'd probably try and pull it back out with some trim removal tools or tweezers or something, while being careful not to damage it.

That's my inexperienced opinion, so take that with a grain of salt.

 

Is it currently leaking wind/water? If so I'd pick up a pastic trim removal set if ya don't have one handy. And try that before ya break out the "big guns" ie anything metal. I did something similar to my old 85 long story short, I tried a flat head screwdriver......and I roached it big time. Ended up pulling the windshield and resealing it. But that seal was 30yrs old lol. Take your time and I'm sure it'll probably be okay. Good luck with it!

 

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