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

Worked on my squeaky clutch

Yeah it comes back every 6-8 months, but a quick squirt of WD40 solves the problem.

 

Replaced my carrier bearing with a Timken HB-31 - My old CB literally fell off once i removed the nut and flange.

While the shaft was apart, noticed this bugger as the root cause of a) my CB failing and b) the massive vibes i've been getting. Replaced with a Precision 387 joint and we're all set.

 

You can replace it with the linear spring and solve it for good.

 

Replaced B1S1 about a week ago. Looks like I'm getting 1-2 MPG back. We'll see after a couple tanks.

 

What do ya got?!?

I'm thinkin of going with this:
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/details/p300-12
But I gotta sell my 2 8" RFs that are built to be installed in the storage area in the back on the passengers side of a 1st gen.

I dono... it has been doing this "popping" sound that made me think it was going to go soon anyway. Stupid MTX 10"! Now I get to go sound system shopping again!

 

You went to Montana and wy and didn't tell me?!

 

Mine has been squeaking for 3 years u get use to it

 

Yeah but what he is getting at WD40(water displacement formula 40) is not an oil. its in large parts solvents that evaporate...i use Dupont teflon lube on a lot of stuff now including motorcycle chains instead of chain wax its is dry and doesnt sling everywhere

 

It's an alpine type r 12inch in a ported box just throw me an offer if your interested

 

I think the motor in my driver side window is goin out I go to roll window up n sometimes I have to do it several times to get it up. Can anybody tell me

 

this weekend got rid of those crappy wheels/tires the previous owner had on and got some new ones. Ride quality just improved 100% because one (maybe more) of the old POS American racing (pure crap) wheels was out of balance and they were all rusting out plus had a bad stretch tire on there (235/75R16) they looked like ballons, lol. Got the Level 8 Trackers w/265-70R16 and Hankook Dynapro RF10 tires.

 

Installed the tool box I picked up to run with the bed rack. I'll run this set up when I go wheeling on some tight terrain. I'll run the camper shell on expedition stuff

 

It's more than likely that the switch contacts are extremely dirty.

I had the same problem trying to roll my window up. Down wasn't a problem, just up.

Take out the master switch assembly, use electric contact cleaner and clean up all the contacts. Works like a charm now. The driver's side window contacts are the four (two per side) thin copper blades that are coated in black in the first picture. Not much clean contact area = no signal to the motor.

Before:


After:

 

I had problems with the contacts in my driver side switch. Ordered that whole switch panel from Switchdoctor.com for $27. New one works amazing.

 

Yea no problem goin down. How do I remove the assembly

 

Master of the fix in a spray can strikes again .

Good to know, I am sure this will happen to all of us eventually.

 

IIRC, you just gently pry off the trim piece on the armrest (where the switches are situated)

Unplug the wire harnesses feeding into the switches and pull out the assembly.

It's super simple but I can't remember exactly how it came out because I was tearing my entire interior apart.

 

VERY GENTLY take a flathead screw driver and pop up on it. It has two tabs the lock it down. I say GENTLY because I broke one of the little tabs. Its still secure though.

Has one plug on the back. Super simple.

 

Yesterday I started to replace an oil seal in my R&P, but I ran out of air half way through taking it off. Oh, the problems of using CO2 instead of an air compressor. Guess I get to back up and try again next weekend.

 

Nice. We've got the same idea. My shell comes back off this week for some mods to my bedrack before another trip. Love having the different options with the rack/shell etc.