How did you guys learn how to work on a Tacoma?

Tacomaworld and YouTube.

 

My first car was a ‘65 Chevy Nova that had been passed down through the family for years. When it hit 100K miles, my buddy a professional auto mechanic, and I rebuilt the engine. We sent he head out for valve guides and such but we did mains and journal bearings, ridge reaming and honing, reassembly etc., ourselves. That was an amazing learning experience. Subsequent to that, years of being poor forced me to either fix whatever car I had at the time myself or do without. Fast forward 40 years and I am in a much better place financially but I kind of miss those day. So I have my garage queen Taco that I wrench on for the pure enjoyment derived from fixing problems and making things better. To that end a lot of fixes are just common sense (this old part came off of here so the new one goes back in the same place) but this site has been indispensable as the people here are a bottomless well of knowledge.

 

Was poor and taking stuff apart is fun.

I don't know why I typed 'was'.

 

When you buy them like this, what do you have to lose?

 

"Is poor" cause when you own a reliable vehicle you spend the extra cash on mods.

 

ha, I got stock wheels. I'm not a modder. My Fadder wasn't a modder.

 

Pretty neat. What's the subscription cost?

 

Started in the 70's helping my brother work on a 64 pontiac tempest, 65 plymouth Valiant with slant 6, push button auto. Then my first car was a 1974 honda civic, broke the timing belt, bought a haynes or chiltons manual and started from there. 1975 for maveric, 1980 ford mustang, 1974 Ford F100, rebuilt engine in a 1969 El camino. Overhauled a 1979 4x4 GMC Jimmy with SB 350, what a bad ass truck that was. Brake jobs, carb rebuilds,valve cover gaskets, water pumps, tune ups, wheel bearings, seals, you name it. Way before you tube and internet. You did it your self, and if you were lucky sometimes a friend with more wrenching experience would help out. I still have most of my original Tatco JC Penny tool kit. The 3/8 ratchet is still going strong. I like it better than the newer craftsman that I've bought over the years. Of course, now days my heavy duty wrenching days are done. I'll still do small jobs, but I'll have to beg and plead for help with anything physical. Good luck, and don't be afraid to jump into it. Read everything you can on the subject, and of course you now have TW, and youtube videos which take out a lot of the guess work.