What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

When I clicked on the photo's here, A hijacker virus tried to take my computer over. Maybe it did, I will find out

 

Oops.. misread it.. coulda sworn the i and e were switched..
Little dyslexia goin on there

 

Did the illuminated 4x4 mod today

 

True. Pics to come tomorrow. Will show the new sliders and pioneer touch screen head unit.

My wife said I am done fow a while.

 

I like how they seem 2 B made for the cubby - fit perfectly.

 

One of my favorite mods. Makes me glad I don't have a new Tacoma. No 4X4 illuminated switch mod for them.

 

If you ever run - short PM me - I more then I need.

 

Did this and just going to wash her later

 

Got it dirty at Hurricane Creek and Mirror relocate thanks to ImMrYo

 

Mirror relocate? I've done that.

 

Elegant

 

I uploaded the pictures using imageshack.us I dont know how that could bring on a virus??

 

This morning at 115k miles my stoppping distance was getting longer. So I buy pads and pull off the front wheels and inspect the brakes. They still have lots of pad left! Next I adjusted the rear brakes and it made a huge difference in stopping distance.

 

How did you adjust the rears? I've heard that you are suppose to put on the parking brakes while going in reverse slowly. Is that right?

 

Installed a new valve cover gasket. Hopefully the leak goes away!

 

yah, I don't have a clue either. Just warning others is all

 

Interested as well.

 

I actually had a perfect stranger do that mod for me on my other car.

 

Just depress and release your parking brake a couple times. As your rear brakes wear they have to travel farther to reach the drums. When you use your park brake it engages them from the bottom of the shoes rather than the top like the wheel cylinder does. As the park brake engages it will unthread a bolt (called the brake adjuster) that has a catch on it to keep it from threading back down. That bolt will unthread as necessary for the shoe to reach the drum, thus it compensates for brake wear on the shoes by spreading the shoes farther apart from each other and placing them closer to the drums.

If that doesn't make sense do some reading on brake drums. They are pretty simple.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/brakes/brake-types/drum-brake.htm
Page 3 discusses the brake adjuster.

Edit: Actually I just read that article on the brake adjuster and it says all you have to do is back up and use your brakes and it will set the adjuster, but in their diagram that brake drum setup is a little different than on the tacoma so I'm not sure which the Tacoma is. I'm still leaning towards the e-brake method as the Taco brake drum is set up identical to my '99 Hyundai.

 

I pulled off the drum. A the 12 o'clock position there is a sprocket looking adjuster with a sheetmetal tab placed in between the teeth. I rotated it "downward" about 4 clicks. Until I felt drag when I replaced and turned the drum. Did the same on the opposite side.