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

That might be giving them too much credit.

 

Local starter alternator repair shop had the starter contacts and plunger units stock. $15 buck later, starts like new. Worst part was getting the damn tranny dip stick tube bolt in .

 

lol undergrad, teaching credential, masters

 

Took three goddamn days to do my upper ball joints. Next time I'm buying a hydraulic press, seriously. What a pain in the absolute ass.

That being said, it's done. Thank God. In the process of being clamped I disfigured the dust shield beyond recognition so I hammered back into something that resembled a semi circle and sanded + painted it with POR15 just because I can't stand having an ugly dust shield.

I forgot to take pictures of it when I painted it. Once it's dry I'll update.



I was about to use Bondo on it to make it pretty then I stopped and thought to myself why the hell am I doing body work on a goddamn brake dust shield and dropped that idea so fast.

 

are the unit bearings pressed into the knuckle or are they bolted?

 

Pressed in on first gens, bolted in on 2nd gens

 

sweet (well sucky in this instance) but thanks, probably need to replace the bearings before I put them on the truck then

 

This popped up on my FB feed just now

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Use...ium=cpc&utm_source=facebook#listing=192474800

 

bet its 67k on a rebuilt motor or something.

 

It's a 4 banger - otherwise I'm sure it'd be another 5g's

 

That’s funny, I’m finishing my Masters in Teaching this spring. Just gotta get through student teaching and the edTPA. What’s your credential in? I’ll be General science/HS Biology.

 

Nice. My credential is in special ed.

 

Ah, makes sense why you've been in school so long SpEd has so much coursework. Good on ya.

 

Ohio that thing could have heartache written all over it. Rust is not like liver spots on an old lady, turning out the lights doesn't make it go away

 

Next time just buy a new truck.

 

And the dam bursts.

 

508600 , from them

 

Theres a turd gen on our thread pic.

 

Then I can have a backup Tacoma in case my main Tacoma breaks down. Foolproof plan.

 

Problem solved