25 Oct

Axle pinion shims

Hi all, a simple question but I’m wondering if I can grind this “break away” part of to create more of a horseshoe. So I can just slide it under leaf pack around pin. They seem to be just a general shim but not sure...
24 Oct

Fouling #5 Coil???

Hey gang. I have a 2009 Tacoma 4.0L 4WD. A few months back I had a hesitation that had me worried, then I lost my #5 cylinder and it went into limp mode. I replaced the coil with a Duralast and ordered 6 Denso coils....
24 Oct

05+ V6 Tacoma Steering Rack Bushing replacement

Ok so after a rediculously long wait here is a simple write-up on the removal and replacement of the 2005+ V6 Tacoma steering rack bushings. This is how I went about doing it, not claiming this is the correct or easiest way of doing this. Disclaimer:...
24 Oct

Has anyone here rebuilt their 130A alternator?

I started another thread about my planned trip to Florida. Thanks to those that commented, and helped me to verify that I have everything well planned. It's still a little unnerving to set out on a truck with almost 155K on it. One thing that I...
24 Oct

1600 mile trip in a vehicle with 153K miles

I am about to embark on my semi-annual migration from Eastern Massachusetts to Southwest Florida in my '09 TRD OffRoad with 152.5K miles. Here is my intended route; In preparation for the journey I did the following: oil and oil filter change at 150K miles cleaned the MAF and...
22 Oct

Headlight Help!

Hi folks, I recently "upgraded" the factory unit headlights (mine are the ones of which you have to replace the entire housing, not just the bulb) to Sylvania Silverstar "brighter and whiter." [H6054]. The problem I am having is that these new headlights are like...
22 Oct

Everything LEGO thread!

I LOVED Legos when I was a kid and now have the good fortune of having a 5yr old son who is like minded. He got a few sets for his birthday & we just built the first one today: I know there...