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

Maybe for full rebuilds (and even then that's way too long of a service interval IMO) but definitely not for the lower spherical bearings. Mine make it one wheeling season, sometime less than 10k miles.

 

I agree. Replace that stupid coil spring with a linear spring. A hardware store spring works, a brake pedal return spring also works. As does a clutch pedal return spring for a 4-cylinder first gen Tacoma.

Did you get new plastic bushings? If not, things will start to wear quickly. If you did get new bushings all will be good until the new plastic bushings wear out.

 

I got about 20k miles out of my lower bearings, they were pretty shot and had a bunch of play. I can’t imagine them lasting 60k.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/clutch-pedal-squeak-new-bushing-design.76599/

If for some reason you absolutely don't want to change the clutch spring to a linear one.

 

Yup. You can see the new plastic bushing in the post’s picture lying next to the old pedal assembly.

I will try this brass bushing when the plastic bushing fails.

 

What have I done with my 1st Gen today, I drove as far as I could on several trails.

 

Some people just gotta do things the hard way.

 

That's just the one that goes in the center. There are also bushings that go on each end.

 

Id agree with this 100% almost all shock companies recommend rebuilds at 15k for driving in only dirt. Dirt plus pavement its like 25-30k. Mine lasted about 10k as well since it really only lives in the dirt now and I got a lot of miles in last year. 60k is way too long

 

Made that annoying battery light go off with a new alternator, came on this morning on my way to work and wouldn’t go off.

 

Well today it was the starter (at least the removal), tomorrow I’ll install the new one. On the bright side the Northstar AGM battery is still good...

But when it rains it pours. In the last month and a half: tires, timing belt & water pump, 90k mi maintenance, LCA’s, left inner tie rod, alignment, new King struts & coils up front and Foxes in the rear, and another alignment next week after I put the new suspension in this coming weekend.
Hopefully she’ll be good for a while after that.

For the record I’m not complaining, she’s a great truck and I’ve put a lot of performance parts on her. For an 18yo truck with 114k miles she still feels like she only has 20k on her. Just painful to invest this much $$ in such a short duration.

Okay bitch session over, this will help get another 30 years and 900k out of her.

 

Same here. 10k

 

nothing to my Tacoma but I bought this 4Runner

 

Here’s another situation when what we drive, how we drive and where we drive are all part of the answer to the “how often” question. Most of you said you don’t agree with the 60k recommendation because of your experience. I have over 100k on my kit and my CO bearings upper and lower are fine. I check regularly and lube/clean often.

I’m just repeating what was told to me by ADS. Yes it was a full rebuild that I asked about which obviously included the bearings. If your experience is different then by all means go with that and recommend that to others but again, all of our experiences differ.

 

The motor itself is the same basically. Shouldn't be an issue.

Depends on your driving. Lots of wheeling, 10-15k. Street mostly, Id got 20-30k max.

 

mine were seized up after 7k... but road salt.

 

Glad it worked for you, if you read my post I pretty much stated what is recommended by King, Fox, and Icon on their websites. If you wanna take yours to 60k thats cool with me. I still think the intervals should be sooner, and you will benefit from better ride quality by cutting that rebuild time in half. And I agree 100% terrain differences and driving style affect intervals.

 

Agreed. I drive like an asshole and i hit the sticks at least once a month. My lowers squeak like whores bed. Especially after water crossings or rain. A little wd40 shuts her up for a bit. I need to have them rebuilt, or better yet, teach myself and save some $$$

 

CO are super easy to rebuild. The thing that makes it difficult is getting the coil off lol. A good coil compressor is worth it. 5 of us in SD threw in $100 and got one. Replacing the bearings though you just need a pick to get the snap rings out, then press it out with a c clamp or vice and a couple sockets. I was surprised how easy it is to do.I also Have been beating my rig up so my intervals seem sooner than most. A new rebuild makes the truck feel awesome!

 

So, here's a fun story from some recent work on the truck. hahahahaha

Almost Dropped the Truck Off the Floor Jack - ADS Coilover Maintenance

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