1st Gen Taco Kit

Interested to hear about your tie rod replacement because I'm going to do my inners and outers in an attempt to tighten up my steering. The PO already replaced the rack bushings with polyurethane energy suspension bushings. I can move the tie rods easily while they're still attached to the spindle so I'm guessing the ball joints are bad on the outers. The tie rods might be one of the few original parts left on the truck.

Like the overhaul you're doing! Definitely time for a new front bumper I'd say

 

missions guess you guys will have to wait to see how it all plays out ......

Full write up on tie rod once I stop driving

 

FYI not my Ford lol

 

Can't believe yours tow a camper

Mine can't even tow itself

 

25 ft travel trailer 4900lbs only move it around the house and up to the cabin in low. I get a loan of a work gmc 25 Hun when it needs to be moved more then 200ft

 

determination and patients to keeps a 1st gen on the road if i had all that and money id try to keep mine , i bought a 2001 from a auction worst thing i have done i kick my self everyday for buying this truck bought told frame was good .....frame was not good frame broke 2 times 1st time rear passenger side above wheel 2nd driver side cab mont got that all re down noticed my from tires getting chewed up took it in for a aliment got told to scrap truck frame to rotten repaired to many times that was last march still driving , when it gets cold my 4wd stops working when i really need it to work i bought a 2nd gen 2007 v6 trd sport up in goosebay needs a new engine once that happens then ill get ride of my 1st gen 4wd that thinks its a 2wd

 

Sooooooo got off work at 5 and drove 5 hours with my friend mark to the ferry terminal For Fogo island, slept in the truck to be able to catch the first ferry in the morning at 8:00am.

Set up the generator well away from the truck with a extension going to heat dish. Had some good sleeping bags, good thing -14c parked by the ocean wind

 

Is that your every week routine?

 

No not routine at all !

But all this fooling around was worth it.

Picked up a 2004 Tacoma v6 auto 4x4 TRD SR5

FOR PARTS to rebuild my Red 2002 Tacoma




Drove on the ferry, and onto trailer.

This truck's box is in better shape then my red truck after the damage. It's running on 5 out of 6 cylinders, and the frame has been welded so it's a parts truck to keep the red one going.

Guess next week will be "let's find that lost cylinder"

 

Thanks

Replacing inner and outer tie rod ends is easy ! The outer just pop out of the steering nuckel. You can use a puller, or a smack with the hammer with the nut flush with the end of the treads. Then just back off the lock nut and un screw the tie rod from the inner. Take note how far the threads are out so you can put the new one back close to the same adjustment. The inners require the removal of the inner boot. There is a locking tab fold that back and I used a big adj and monkey wrench to loosen.


Again super easy !

 

That's a great little project lol!

 

Post #50 should be fixed !!!!!

I wrote it in the truck on the way home while my friend was driving. I tried to add a picture but added one of me and my niece over Xmas and could not figure out how to remove it using the I phone. I thought I saved it to fix spelling and make sure it was readable. No I poasted it !


Note English IS my first language but I suck at it !

 

I hate rust also.. you basically replaced everything on your truck lol

 

5 out of 6 problem solving happens here.

Trying to solve why the 04 parts truck is running like $hit.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...out-of-6-aint-bad-right.475084/#post-14387759

 

Having fun in the new toy my PARTS TRUCK a 2004 Tacoma v6 auto 4x4 TRD SR5

 

Someone else checking out her spot

 

This is a few pictures of my PARTS truck .....

 

note how the frame was repaired with angle iron


My frame questions can be found here https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/1st-gen-frame-questions.475620/#post-14416199

 

Interesting (re)build thread. Sub'd.

 

The calm before the storm 40-50cm tacomas all backed in