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Continuous Taco Troubles, Looking For Advice

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by slightfi, Nov 25, 2019.

  1. Nov 25, 2019 at 6:07 PM
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    slightfi

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    After coming off a one and a half year deployment to East Africa I bought a '10 access cab in 5 speed manual. Came with a 2.5" bilstein lift, rims (not my favorite) and tires and a camper shell. I put $7 or 8,000 in parts alone into it and did as much labor on the truck as I could myself.

    I spent two months living out of the back of this thing, hitting the start of the transcontinental trail, Elephant Hill in Utah, and a dozens camp sites inbetween there and San Antonio. I had zero problems while using this thing as an adventure rig.

    Now that it's my daily driver I am plagued with constant repairs, the most recent being a "busted" power steering line and leaking rack. The dealer wants $1840, but it seems like I'm paying $1000+ every month to maintain this thing and wondering if it's time to draw the line.

    I love this thing, but is it time to walk away? Is there a cheaper option than $700 to replace just the power steering line?

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  2. Nov 26, 2019 at 6:47 AM
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    muddog321

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  3. Nov 26, 2019 at 6:52 AM
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    mjp2

    mjp2 Living vicariously through myself Moderator

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    It's 10 years old and has been through some serious adventures. Replacing items should be expected, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper than car payments. Keep the rust at bay and this thing will last a long time.

    Replacing that hose is easy and, as posted above, the aftermarket has you covered. I had to replace mine years ago and was stuck with a factory hose ($270, I think?) as no aftermarket options were yet available. When the time came to again replace it (was cutting into it to plumb hydroboost brakes) I went with the $90 aftermarket option and it was an exact fit.

    Out of curiosity, what have you been buying each month at a grand a pop?
     
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  4. Nov 26, 2019 at 6:57 AM
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    Extra Hard Taco

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  5. Nov 26, 2019 at 6:58 AM
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    uurx

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    call CVJ and inquire about their steering racks, a good alternative to the oem new rack price tag
     
  6. Nov 26, 2019 at 6:59 AM
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    GorgeRunner

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    When you use them, they get worn out. Get a new truck or replace parts, question of sentiment and money. At least when you do the work yourself the job will be done right.
     
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  7. Nov 26, 2019 at 7:01 AM
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    badger

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    second this!
     
  8. Nov 26, 2019 at 7:12 AM
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    DavesTaco68

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    Your truck looks good and you definitely use if offroad, I'd keep it and fix the occasional thing that comes up. No payments is awesome!
     
  9. Nov 26, 2019 at 7:46 AM
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    Thank you for serving. That's a beautiful truck. You need to consider turning wrenches yourself or buying new and have the warranty department do the repairs. If you do buy new you'll have to carefully consider your upgrades so you don't void the warranty. Good luck.
     
  10. Nov 26, 2019 at 1:50 PM
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    lynlan1819

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    Parts don't last forever,not even on Toyota's.
     
  11. Nov 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM
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    Loco_Barbon

    Loco_Barbon Just deez nutz hangin’ out

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    Good aftermarket parts, a handful of tools, and YouTube and you can pretty much fix anything you need.
     
  12. Nov 26, 2019 at 2:12 PM
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    eon_blue

    eon_blue If I would, could you

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    Having a truck that you use as a daily and also wheel the heck out of and take to the dealership for repairs will indeed make it one hell of an expensive hobby.

    I daily my truck and wheel it considerably, I also find myself needing to repair things on a monthly basis. Wear and tear happens exponentially faster when you go offroad regularly, just part of the game. Especially when the truck's parts start getting older as well (take from me, mine is almost 16 years old now).

    If it weren't for the fact that I did most of what's needed in my driveway then I think I would have had to sell the truck a long time ago...taking it to a dealership especially would make it way too financially unsustainable.

    You could always trade it in on a new truck, but keep in mind if you do the same things with the new truck it'll start needing repairs sooner than later too. And dealers don't usually look too kindly on performing warranty work when offroad activities are involved
     
  13. Nov 26, 2019 at 2:13 PM
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    knottyrope

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    rack 250 on ebay
    PS hose assy 150 on ebay
    lower steering shaft 150 (my ujoint was bad) ebay
    PS mount bolt 20

    do it your self for free, i did two years ago

    using just metric box wrenches and 3/8 drive socket set 8mm to 19mm
    only special tool needed for me was metric flare wrench
    hardest part was them rusted bolts holding it all together, turn out till tight, lube, turn back in, repeat 3 to 30 times until off
    I cut my PS bolt off under the AC comp and installed with nut on top. I did chisel the threads so it cant come off if it ever gets loose



    227k miles on my DD
     
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