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Stripped a screw, now what?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by JustADriver, Nov 30, 2021.

  1. Nov 30, 2021 at 5:29 PM
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    jake72

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    Just take a 3/8 socket extension and place it on top of the screw and tap it a few times with a hammer,the shock will loosen it up
     
  2. Nov 30, 2021 at 5:33 PM
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    [​IMG] [​IMG] Impact screwdriver, what I used on mine, simple.
     
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  3. Nov 30, 2021 at 5:45 PM
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    JustADriver

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    Tried that, won't move.
     
  4. Nov 30, 2021 at 5:55 PM
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    ARB Bumper, SOS sliders, SOS rear bumper, SOS skid plate. OME Lift. Some other stuff.
    Well, I'm not a smart man but I'm guessing it's because they want use thier own parts that are marked the hell up

    Gotta make that money.
     
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  5. Nov 30, 2021 at 6:02 PM
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    OMG I got it!!! Putting the #2 phillips screwdriver in and smashing it down with a hammer knocked it loose.

    jake72 and se7enine win the prize! Good suggestions from everybody though. Thank you!!

    During cleaning I've discovered a new potential issue in the intake manifold. New topic, so I'll start a new thread... (edit: nvm, I'm doing it in this thread, see below)
     
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  6. Nov 30, 2021 at 6:05 PM
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    Replace those screws with Allen head screws, apply anti seize when putting it back together
     
  7. Nov 30, 2021 at 6:05 PM
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    Why, keep this one going... it's all the same repair.
     
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  8. Nov 30, 2021 at 6:09 PM
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    Or just use JIS tools like you should
     
  9. Nov 30, 2021 at 6:12 PM
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    Ok, since I've got everyone's attention on this thread!

    2 pics below, intake manifold (that's what it's called, right?) where I removed the throttle body.

    Is there supposed to be a hole there going into the EGR something or another? I scraped at it with a toothpick and wiped it with a rag and throttle body cleaner. Can't tell how deep the gunk is gonna go, but it sure does look like a hole is completely blocked. I'm unsure I want to keep going yet, for fear of gunk dislodging and going into the engine. I have no fault codes, at least not with my cheapo OBD2 reader.

    IMG_0911.jpg IMG_0912.jpg
     
  10. Nov 30, 2021 at 6:14 PM
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    Glad you got it. There is one more method you could have tried if it didn't work!

     
  11. Nov 30, 2021 at 7:03 PM
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    In addition to the intake manifold gunk issue above, one more Q for tonight...

    As I turn the throttle on the throttle body, there is a significant noise that sounds like an old worn spring, not alarming but I doubt it's new sounding. Worth disassembling further to clean or replace a spring, assuming that's what it is? Earlier before taking off the throttle body I thought the spring noise was on the front where the steel wires clip in, but now it's apparent it's on the rear, next to the TPS, and hidden behind that yellow plastic bushing in the pic. Need to remove more JIS screws to get at it. Not sure if I should just be blasting throttle body cleaner in there.

    IMG_0917.jpg
     
  12. Nov 30, 2021 at 7:29 PM
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    I bought some 555 lower balljoints, 4340 chromoly rear axles and bearing pockets just a couple years ago and my dealership gladly installed them.

    Took a reman front diff from ecgs that I had locked and geared and they looked at me like a 3 legged hooker. But these are the same morons who took 1.5 hrs just to get my front skid off to get to the drain plug.
     
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