What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

thanks – I'll check those out

 

Added some pinstripes…



Took it to a car wash this afternoon and later hit a couple panels with light duty polish/compound. They mostly came out- will prob hit the rest tomorrow.

 

My clutch reservoir seemed to be leaking. I've had to top it off a few times in the last year. I finally decided to investigate/troubleshoot it. Initially I couldn't see anything but I also had a power block and a bunch of wiring and relays for lighting tucked in the way. So I removed all of that and replaced it with an 8 channel Auxbeam switch panel. That cleaned up so much and let me put my reservoir back to the stock location and sitting completely upright again. I think the relocation spot from the initial power block and the pinching of the fluid line were the culprit for my leak. So time will tell.

Out with the old:





In with the new:

 

I know it’s dull and cheapest on Amazon which made me question, but the part number matched and it states “stainless” material !
When I go to your link it’s the exact one I bought in May 2024. I included a picture of the one I received and a picture of a plastic one on Amazon for comparison!
If you look at the link you sent it’s has machined areas for the rubber O rings, it’s just a bad cast, dull one, a plastic one or a bad picture, but they sent the aluminum one!

 

It's time to start shopping. I changed my pads (only) right around this point... Maybe a little less meat, but I didn't wait longer because I was trying to get all the maintenance finished so I did't have to crawl under the truck all winter. Figured if I went another 10-12 I that would have taken me right to the point where the temps were 20 degrees and there was snow on the ground, so I decided to just get it done in a t shirt vs a jacket.

Everyone drives different, but I had about 70k on the odometer.

 

I get it, I've been there - in Ohio, so the 20 degrees hurdle is familiar.

I think I'll wait till the end of this summer theorietically, and just keep inspecting every 5k miles as I normally do, so that I finally change with about 1.5mm on the thinnest pad.

 

I finally did the brakes on my 2017 TRD OR access cab around 140000 klms last summer. Looks like you have plenty of life in the pads still.

 

Appreciate that, looks like I got ~1.5 mm to go before I pull the trigger. Looks like you got your money's worth on that set of shoes. Did you replace the rotors as well? Just asking because they don't make them as thick as they used to. [That's about 86,991 miles, for us Mericans.]

 

Yes, I replaced with more HD ones for towing since I drag around a max. load 7000lb tandem axle dump trailer sometimes in the summer.

 

Not done just today obviously but over that last couple months so far. Def. more to come.

 

Took the truck into local Toyota Dealership Service Department for a Spark plug replacement and power steering service. Everything looks good. Auto Technicians there seem pretty competent... Don't know if its because of the service or if it's just a placebo, but the truck seems to run and drive a bit better.
I fricken love this truck!!!

 

Haha. I felt like new plugs felt much better, on the first start after replacement. I don't know..then got back to normal real quick.

 

Washed car yesterday, garaged all night, then stopped in Tampa for a photoshoot.

 

I discover that my truck idles very smoothly at around 650 rpms which is a bit lower than before the new spark plug replacement.

 

Ordered a few parts to throw at it, because I'm too cheap to buy a new vehicle. Gotta keep this old turd running.

48068-04060 right lca
48069-04060 left lca

17801-0P100 air filter

81570-04051 3rd brake light
52057-04020 rear bumper step pad

 

Using a 3m scrubbie, I gave the knob some polishing. It’s so reflective otherwise.

 

Installed phone holder chingadera

 

Why the OEM lower control arms??

 

lower ball joint boots are torn

 

I'm pretty sure 4x4 Engineering makes center caps for their most recent Bradley version, they might fit older versions. I think SCS or somone else made center caps for the F-5 those might work. Personally I like no caps on that style wheel.