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

The other option is they self adjusting. Pull the ebrake while rolling backwards slowly and it’s suppose to ratchet the mechanism to “self adjust”. Never tried it though

 

Never worked for shit for me haha

 

never needed to use it. lol adjust them when you do the drums. give em a click when i do the oil change. do it on all my cars.. never an issue

 

Gentlemen, I have broken a ball joint.

In downtown San Francisco. Tow is costing me about $400 back home.

 

Oh wait, you didn’t even bounce across the ground?


Doesn’t count

 

Looks like it wasn't the ball joint itself that failed?

 

Nah that's just the bolts.

Also common.

Someone didnt check the torque..

 

Also, AAA is $55/year

 

They’re the original ball joints.

 

Two bolts failed. Last one is still there.

 

The 4th MIA?

 

oof.... shoulda replaced that ball joint a long time ago.
speaking of which i need to do the joints on the tundra and the 02 taco

 

Sucks. Oh well. Easiest way to learn that lesson for sure.

Although I'm still surprised that is how it went. Could they have been loose and bouncing around?

 

There’s four?

I’ve had five people tell me that. I know. Just easier to say I broke the ball joint.

I’m in the wrecker right now, don’t know when I’ve got time to fix it.

 

If there’s one thing that has to be done is have those ball joints and bolts replaced every 100k just like the timing belt.

I just replaced mine last week.

This kit has the bolts, castle nut and pins.

Your luck it wasn’t the whole assembly coming apart

 

Blinking guy gif*


Yes there’s four

 

I got Moog 555s from a local advance Auto parts, and it's really a straightforward job. You should get all of those power outage refugees camping on your lawn to help.

 

i'll give ya 500 shipped for the truck. it was a good run tyler.

and yes theres 4

 

Funny thing is I ordered new OEM ball joints six months ago. They’ve been sitting on a shelf.

 

And this is how it starts