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

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. Jul 21, 2024 at 9:06 PM
    LanceRN

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    Adjusted my windshield washer squiters, does that count?
     
  2. Jul 21, 2024 at 9:26 PM
    cbechtold

    cbechtold IG: @corybechtold

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    I used a Derale transmission cooler for a power steering cooler. Just plumbed it into the return line and called it done. Zero issues on my end.

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  3. Jul 22, 2024 at 5:45 AM
    Rucas

    Rucas 1st gen

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    Second time doing the timing belt and water pump. Good for another 90k
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  4. Jul 22, 2024 at 5:22 PM
    Jase

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    Installed my Seat Trim Side Cover Reinforcement

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  5. Jul 23, 2024 at 11:10 AM
    ztwatson

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    A/C quit on me the other day. Came to find that the idler pulley nut came loose and so did everything else with it. Thankful for an easy fix and that the components (other than the nut) stayed on the skid plate.

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  6. Jul 23, 2024 at 11:38 AM
    Squeaky Penguin

    Squeaky Penguin Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

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    You should replace the bearing/pulley while you're at it.

    Wonder if the bearing going bad caused the nut to loosen. :notsure:
     
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  7. Jul 23, 2024 at 12:17 PM
    FlexingtonKY

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    Grabbed a new parking brake cable (old one frayed behind the dash). Might make a post to document the job
     
  8. Jul 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
    ztwatson

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    Yeah you're probably right. Money is tight right now though so I'm gonna send it. The bearing felt smooth when I had it off.
     
  9. Jul 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM
    Red_03Taco

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    Just so you're aware there's some really cheap options that are pretty decent quality to replace that idler:

    These 6301-2RS bearings are like $4 each on Amazon and press right into the OEM pulley housing:
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    Or this Duralast assembly runs like ~$30 and uses the same 6301-2RS bearing as OEM (I've run this for a couple years with no problems):
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  10. Jul 23, 2024 at 9:12 PM
    ztwatson

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    Appreciate it.
     
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    where’d you get it? Would love to do this to mine as well
     
  12. Jul 24, 2024 at 8:01 AM
    Sicyota04

    Sicyota04 Slowly but surely.

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  13. Jul 24, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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    What is everyone’s thought on lower ball joints for my 98 that only goes on the beach maybe 5 or 6x a year? Other than the beach trips, it’s a mall crawler. Will Moog work well enough or do I pay double the price each for OEM?
     
  14. Jul 24, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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    OEM and you won't have to worry about them for another 100k miles in your use case.

    If you go Moog and they fail (which is far more likely than the OEMs failing), you'll be wishing you'd spent a couple hundred more dollars instead of thousands to rebuild the front end.
     
  15. Jul 24, 2024 at 12:28 PM
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    Yeah he sells them on eBay, not sure if there’s a link in the thread but you can search for “Tacoma Seat Track Plastic Trim Cover Reinforcement”
     
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  16. Jul 24, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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    Moog are fine. They hold up better than oem for me.

    I get less than 10k out of them before they have enough play to fail fsm spec.
     
  17. Jul 25, 2024 at 6:52 AM
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    Installed some DDI seat jackers and dipped the grille and chrome bumper trim with anthracite gray hyperdip. Not sure how well the dip will hold up, but I'm liking the color change.

    [EDIT] Forgot to mention I used these Dorman corner markers, which already have the dark gray accent strip
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JW24H2Y/
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JW1YVPI/


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  18. Jul 25, 2024 at 7:58 AM
    Red_03Taco

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    That looks awesome. I'm preparing to do something to my ugly chrome grill and bumper trim. Can you share any info on how to go about this dipping process? And did you have to peel off the old chrome wrap or sand it down prior to dipping?
     
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  19. Jul 25, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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    Curious how you go about actually measuring the FSM spec. I pulled mine out recently and felt a little vertical play, but didn't try to go about measuring it.
     
  20. Jul 25, 2024 at 10:30 AM
    CrustyTaco

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    The grille was pretty easy, I bought a new one off Amazon so I could work on it off the vehicle. I went with a black plastic one instead of chrome to hopefully get better adhesion. I didn't want to remove the bumper which was part of the reason I used plastidip. I figured any plastidip overspray would be easier to remove compared to paint. For the bumper chrome I used an angle grinder with an 80 grit flap disc to create some scuffing in the chrome to improve adhesion. I'm not sure if that was really needed but it didn't take too much time. For the plastidip I applied 4 dust coats and then followed with 5 wet coats.

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