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

I’ll try that. Thanks.

 

Trip to Trail Gear = Successful

 

Picked up my All Pro bumper and skids today, thanks @Prayn4surf !

Don't know if I'll have time to get them on until the weekend, but I'll find time if I have to

 

Hung the driver's door today! Had to swap out the wiring harness, so that was a task previously unattempted.

 

Has anyone had any experience with trouble out of this joint? It is the joint on the steering that passes through the firewall. I believe the FSM has it labeled as 'U-joint 2'. It looks like it may be causing some vibration issues, and feels like it has a slight catch in it. I disassembled it, regreased what part of it could be done and put it back together. Looked at ordering a new one until I saw the $300+ price tag.....

 

That's the steering ujoint/rag joint. Not sure how that would cause vibrations.

 

New wheels and tires!

 

Correct, the one that goes through the firewall. Only thing that I can think may could cause a steering wheel shake would be the joint not being tight. It felt fine and smooth when I removed it and put it on my bench but with it back in the truck it feels like there’s a slight catch in it.

I believe a little of the slop in it was attributed to the shaft connecting the joint to the steering rack not being fully inserted. My truck has a 1.5” RB body lift, may have accidentally slide the shaft too far down when replacing the rack first of this year. With 380k miles on it, I didn’t know if anyone else has ran into having it wear out or needing to replace it.

 

I want a set just like this. I have wheel envy.

 

Shit's going down on my son's 2nd Gen tomorrow.





He still hasn't decided 100% on wheels.

 

What kind of slop? Maybe a dumb question, but could it be slop in the slip joint?

 

Do a search for the tack weld mod. You might want/need to do that to the slip joint on the shaft to cure your steering wheel shake.

 

$24 Red Line 57904 75W90 GL-5 Synthetic Gear Oil for Hypoid Limited Slip Differentials - 1 Quart

Red Line 57904 (75W90) Synthetic Gear Oil - 1 Quart
2 For rear diff

$24 Red Line 50304 MT-90 75W-90 GL-4 Manual Transmission and Transaxle Lubricant (MTL)- 1 Quart

Red Line (50304) MT-90 75W-90 GL-4 Manual Transmission and Transaxle Lubricant - 1 Quart

3 for manual transmission

$12 GENUINE TOYOTA GASKET KIT FOR TRANSFER AND DIFFERENTIAL SERVICE

GENUINE TOYOTA GASKET KIT FOR TRANSFER AND DIFFERENTIAL SERVICE

$7 AOIT 10 Pcs Aluminum Transmission Fluid Drain Plug Crush Washer Seal Fits for Toyota Prius Corolla Tacoma Camry, Replacement for The Part# 90430-18008, Used for Change Transmission Fluid

AOIT 10 Pcs Aluminum Transmission Fluid Drain Plug Crush Washer Seal for Toyota Prius Corolla Tacoma Camry, Replacement for The Part# 90430-18008, Used for Change Transmission Fluid
this is whats in my cart for the trans and rear diff fluid change on the 03 taco 5sp 4 cyl 2wd
Anything I’m missing?

 

30 pack of coors light so you can stay hydrated when you change the fluid

 

Could be worse

 

I've experienced that before with the Jeep XJ I had for a short while, years ago. That shit ain't fun at freeway speeds.

 

Part 3

...Soon enough, we found ourselves high in the Inyo Mountains. This was a spot that I'd fallen in love with as soon as I'd seen a similar photo from a fellow explorer, and I'm happy to say that it didn't disappoint. We arrived just as the sun was setting, a purple hue cast over and area we'd spent the last two days exploring.

Read the fully story
To Thunderbirds and Beyond - In Search of Overlooks #3







catch up on the whole story [part 1] [part 2] [part 3]​

 

Those wild donkeys?(apologies if that's a dumb noob question, but I still wouldn't mind knowing lol)

 

+1 to that. Roughly 10 years ago, I sound deadened an old car with a marginal A/C. Afterward, I had no issue with the A.C cooling capacity.

 

Wow, hadn't really considered the effects on that end of it