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

WD-40® literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th formula!

 

I thought it stood for the guys initials?

 

Just finished getting the sway bar back in with new links and all new "accessories". This completes about two weeks of work between rain days, busy days, and waiting for parts days.

1.5" aal and Bil 5100s in the rear.
In the front... 3 position Bil 5100s in the middle position and new lower ball joints.
New rack and pinion steering rack (but now my steering wheel is about 60 degrees off center so gotta go back in to screw with the rag joint again I think).

 

Touché... Is that how you use that word?
Did you drive that to the moon?! (238.9k)...

I was starting to smell/see a lil WP weepage or I might have waited.

 

Well, WD-40 is called that for a reason. Water Displacer, formula 40. It was designed to be a coating to protect the outer casing of missiles. It's not designed to be used as a lubricating oil.

Wrong tool for the job, in short. You want a dry film lube

 

A pressure washer with the deck cleaning attachment (or a turbo nozzle, just a lot slower) works extremely well.

 

I worked with a guy that prided himself on that little tidbit of knowledge. He would remind everyone in the shop about it from time to time.

 

It was a lot easier to look like a know it all before the internet was in your pocket.

 

I've also seen a new WD-40 that was $8 or $9 a can but haven't tried it.

 

Where's @joshipps with is WD40 spoof knowledge

 

His name was Norman Lawson? Idk.
I did read that on the internet just now.

All I know is. Waaay back in the day, before the internet... In the 90's...When I was 14 I worked at a bike shop, the owner said always use the tri-flo on the bikes. Only use WD to take the made in china stickers off. This was back before Mongoose went Walmart.

And my Dad taught me... 3 things you never go cheap on is Tires, Brakes & Oil.

I get the PBR blaster for it's "light vanilla scent"

 

180,xxx

 

90k one just looks dirty...good to know. I'll still check mine just due to the age but I expect it's going to be okay until the 90-100k interval at least. Truck's always resided in a hot/dry climate though so that may have had some effect on the belt over the years despite it's relatively low mileage.

 

Got a call that my deavers were in.
Install this weekend.

 

They say 90-110k... I say you can probably double that but just watch your temp & fluid.

I put tap water in the radiator last year during a hurricane @ 150k. I suspect that caused my WP bearing to start to make noise & weep a lil, or I could have gone another year... But with the non-interference & ability to easily inspect it, theTB was a secondary concern for me.

 

Yup...it got worse...just went to lunch...super loud....anybosy have a link to these part numbers?

 

https://www.jegs.com/i/QA1/122/COM10T/10002/-1

 

The bearings? I ordered them for my Kings from Wheeler's, these guys - After I ordered, they called me and recommended I get some new snap rings too, which I did. I still need to get new misalignment spacers though. You might not need new ones but mine won't come off easily and I'll probably screw them up prying them out. They're cheap and good to have new ones anyway.