What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

I got down to business and replaced rear brake shoes and hardware, along with rear brake cylinders. While I was at it I decided to paint the drums black. The rusty orange and black wasn’t doing it for me.
All went smoothly so I moved on to the steering rack. Replaced the rack along with new total chaos bushings, and steering shaft seal while I was in there.
Fuck the steering shaft, its seal, and its whole existence. definitely the hardest and most difficult part of the whole day.
I called it a day after getting that done.

Tomorrow I’ll bleed the brakes, replace TREs and hopefully knock out the rear leaf springs. Then I’ll be able to adjust my front coil over height to level the truck and get it ready for alignment on Tuesday.

 

Are there not plugs here?

 

Yeah, Mapp gas, and make it glow red hot. If it's almost liquid, it can't be tight.

 

Yes, I can see them from below, but homie sprayed right over them.

 

Can you look underneath the bed to see where the drain plugs are located? May be an easy fix to just cut through that since the plugs are plastic.

 

Where can you buy proper mapp gas? That stuff was phased out years ago. What they call mapp gas today is only 10-15% hotter than propane.

 

Well, that's news to me. Not sure then Jack

 

They have the portable oxy-acetylene kits at home depot for $400. I don’t have a big enough job to warrant buying it though.

 

Anyone ever tried this?

$206 Solary Flameless Heat Induction Tool, 1000W 110V Magnetic Induction Heater Kit with 8 Coils, Handheld Rusty Screw Removing Tool

https://www.amazon.com/Solary-Flame...ef144fd3521136e4809c7aec32f716de&gad_source=1

 

Yeah we had these in the Navy. They're like a 50 50. When they work they work so so well. When they don't you just get a hot ass sheared bolt

 

Niether the titan or tundras plastic bedliners have drain holes. I keep a bit of hose to siphon it out. Or, reverse then brake.

 

Just drill some holes through through the spray. Probably wouldn't hurt anything. Right?

 

@FishNinja has the spray-on liner though so the plugs should be under the spray, right?

 

That’s the plan. Then maybe just hit it with some black spray paint if I have to go through any metal.

 

Didn’t get any real truck time this weekend other than driving to the hardware store. We are doing double bunkbeds in the girls’ room, so the wife wanted something to keep their nasty feet off the walls and make it look a little nicer. This is after caulk, but before paint, so hopefully some of those seams between the panels settle down a little bit when they get paint on them.

 

I should probably do the PCV on the 03. I can't remember if I'd done it yet.

 

Just curious, what keeps their nasty feet off the walls? I’ve got boys so I know all about nasty feet and hands all over everything

 

Peep that siiick spoiler bruh

 

There should be two slits in the front bed floor, left and right of center. They often get clogged with debris, especially when bedlined. Grab you something to poke around in there and see if they'll free up the clogs

 

Peep that extra door handle and the sick 2nd gen grill

 

the unwed suffer not such issues.

Attaboy.... don't be shy with it. Remember, if you screw up it's okay. Those bedsides will be getting cut off and replaced with fiberglass when we long travel the rear.

 

It's pulling it off though

 

Is the PCV 90 just an R&R or do you clean it?

 

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

 

mine have the holes for plugs. So I'm assuming yes.

 

i know i've seen people replace it, but i think you can clean it until it rattles, and its good as new... havent done mine yet, so i'm not positive, but i'd try to clean it first. For $3-13 on RA, not much of a loss.

 

Thanks.

 

It's right on top of the throttle body. Not sure what RnR means. And then these the PCV valve/ sensor on top of the front to the engine. If you want to clean the valve/sensor alcohol or parts cleaner.

 

Well how else is it gonna fly?

 

Spoiler + turbo