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

Be patient, label everything, and watch Timmy the tool and guide on YouTube! Having the factory service manual helps too... let me know if you need any screenshots from it!

 

Thanks!

 

Moved the winch control box, it didn’t have enough room to sit on top of the winch

 

looks like its mostly plastic still on all the parts that tend to break?

Did you loosen the bolt first? Cause that is best to do then torque it back down.

 

Loosen the bolt before greasing and then torque it back after youre done

 

The whole handle is metal, I can take better pictures when I get off campus.

 

hm interesting.

 

Pretty stout, only thing that’s ever broke on me is the hook on the back of the handle, I don’t see this breaking. Not saying something else won’t happen if the handles bound up enough though.

 

I wonder if it's real metal or that plastic enfused stuff that's real cheap.

Still probably better than a cheapo plastic handle. It's cheaper than an oem one too so hopefully worth it.

 

Yes I did and it did it when I re torqued. I loosened it and repeat did the same.

 

Feels solid, to me.

I can’t imagine it’s weaker than plastic

 

I never had luck with those using the gun. I just ended up taking the bushings out and manually greasing

 

I’ve had them on for a few months and they’re super solid. Much better than the $80 OEM option

 

Source for the handles?

 

Amazon

 

Thanks JKO

 

1% battery?! Living on the edge, I like it.

 

Tried Amazon sold out of drivers side handle. Guy on Ebay has pair of OEM marked 50% off. $44 for the pair. Snagged a pair.

 

Yea they sold out until the 25th