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

How are the tie rods?

 

The guy that did the alignment the other day said everything checked out

 

I’ve got parts you need collecting dust.

 

What cleaning products did you use? I have some pretty bad stains I need to get rid of.

 

I'm not him but I've had really good luck with good old fashioned dawn or gain dish soap, and ive even used simple green on greasy or oily stains. You don't need a lot and a stiff brush and a wet dry vac will help you finish it off nicely

 

So this guy has reset your alignment how many times in what time period? And he says there isn't anything wrong? Why does he say it loses alignment then? Just curious

 

Oh?

Once ever

 

Yup, nice advantage to synthetic fibers in the carpet... Bring on the simple green or even harsher stain remover without fear! But yeah a lil dawn is all I've used anyway

 

So why are you worried about having your alignment set?

 

My tires aren’t wearing right

 

I'm happy to hear you got there safely and enjoyed the truck! Question that has been on my mind, what did you think of the I4 vs what you feel usually with your V6?

Thank you very much, I appreciate it! You'll probably see me as drive my 300zx through Cali to park it in WA before I move.

 

Yes bad wheel bearings CAN cause your tire wear to be abnormal

 

Guess we’ll see what Mr. Mechanic says

 

Grab the tire while still on ground at 12 o'clock and push in hard and pull back and so forth.... You'll feel wheel bearing play. Some people lift tire off ground to do it but I've never needed to.
Edit -nevermind, looks like you're not with taco rn

 

Carpet cleaning machine. Now that it’s dry I could probably hit it again in the spots that were heavier stained . Next time I would probably get some good stain remover and soak for a few.

 

I had my carpet out when I was sound proofing, so I hit it with the pressure washer with Dawn dish soap. Cleaned up to like new!!

 

I had to cut the fender flair. Was easier than cutting the fender!

 

That looks really good, nicely done

 

Absolutely a bad wheel bearing will throw off the alignment. It's how I found mine to be bad. I kept adjusting toe and I kept chasing my adjustments back and forth.

Pretty easy to lift a tire off the ground and check yourself. The tech should know how to check for a bad wheel bearing.