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

Picked up a new 12” passenger

 

I replaced my driver's side cv axle over the weekend. It's had a slightly tear in the outer boot for a while. The job took longer than I thought it would since it was my first experience with a cv axle replacement. Getting the old one out was easy. Putting the new one in was a b*tch. Glad I finally did it, though. I've been having weird vibrations & humming sounds coming from the front drivers side area, along with a pulsing sensation when braking. It's all gone away since replacing the cv.

 

Here's a discussion of tire sizes and all the things that affect fitment on a first gen: What size tires fit my Tacoma?

I used this bearing, seems to work great and pressed in easily.

6301-2NSE9 NACHI bearing 6301-2NSE seals 6301-2RS bearings 6301 RS Japan

 

Finally some boiler plate haha, I got tired of answering this question and felt bad about copying and pasting previous responses so I just stopped answering.

 

How long do think it'll take to do spark plugs and wires? hour?

 

I needed a break from computering. So I got out some rubbing compound and tried it on my collection of scratches.

Silly me, I'm gonna need paint.

 

Is this buckle tight on your guy’s trucks? Mine has a lot of play in it, and I can’t tighten the nut anymore.

 

Steady hands? Lol

 

my experience with those kind of shears is not a good one haha

 

I put the bearing in the freezer, and the pulley on top of the wood stove. Let it get almost too hot to touch with the bare hand, and the cold bearing pretty much dropped in.

 

Maybe try a lock washer for some added tension?

 

Mine's the same way on the driver's side. Kind of freaks me out but I might try @Blue92 's suggestion.

 

I added a big fender washer, if I tighten it to spec (32 ft/lbs) it won’t adjust anymore. I tightened it to spec, and backed off a little until it was loose enough to move.

 

Working on porting/polishing the supercharger manifold before I throw some paint on it.

 

Made the wiring harness for this.

 

Hoping to be doing the same thing tomorrow.

 

I see you went with a double din. I only went single din cause I think the stereo sits too low in the dash to really use for navigation, cameras etc. That and the 5 speed shifter would get in the way.

I do like the one we put in my dads 2nd gen though. But not having a volume knob like the one you got would bug the piss outta me. Otherwise it looks like a good unit.

 

Oh that looks great. I have to redo mine someday, I used those twist lock connectors.

 

Touchscreen heads are pointless on these trucks IMO for that exact reason, the only reason I didn’t go single DIN is because I use it for the backup camera display.

I’d go for the integrated screen on the Gentex mirror, but the config I want with HomeLink, Temp, and Autodim are almost $1,000.

 

Single makes the a perfect spot of a radio, and you could fit a switch maybe two if you put it all the way on either side