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

Pass it through a coffee filter & see how much clutch dust is in it.

 

Looks pretty normal to me. Especially the first pic in the bottle.

 

VSC Tundra, so no LSPV for me to mess with and I’m glad of that.

Do you think there would be any issues with me using SS braided lines with the increased pressure of the hydraulic VSC braking on my truck? For the moment I’m not going to order any until it’s determined that I need them. One of my front hard lines is all banged up, works fine but looks like it needs to be replaced.

Happy Thanksgiving FGT fam

 

Finally driving and legal and all the lights work.

 

https://youtu.be/YnjL2eRJO2I?si=m__otGtiTjBHKWxA

 

Braided lines still contain rubber inside and are capable of collapsing with age/time. Hard lines won't, but will bend/break.

 

Started it, brushed the snow off. It's been 7 days since our last drive.


EDIT: Something about getting her out in the snow, like a dog that finally gets to run free...
Not bad here today. Big fluffy flakes in the air. Not bad traffic either for the day that it is. Win win.

 

Answering my own post just as an update.
I brought the drive shaft down to my mechanic. He moved it around, told me that while it seem a bit stiff, he says it feels fine and said it should loosen up.
I installed the other 2 joints and they all feel the same so I am guessing it is normal - yes, I whacked it around and I can confirm it loosend a bit.
Installed the shaft on the truck, drove around, squeeling noise is now gone and I did not feel any vibration or something so I think I am good.

Thanks.

 

Here's what I did to my FGT today, I parked it in the garage for the first time ever! A lesson I have learned, if you keep buying tractors eventually you run out of room to park the truck. No more scrapping the frost off the windshield in the morning!

 

Replaced rotors and pads on my AC. Got Dynamic Friction fully coated rotor kit from Rock Auto. The rotors look really nice although rust is not a concerm in SC. I bought the hardware kit from the Rock but the pins were longer than my OEMs so I tossed them and cleaned up my originals. I did use two spreaders per side, however. Interestingly my passenger side the outboard pad was much more worn than the inboard. Pistons moved easily and cleaned up nicely with some Brakleen. No leaks seen. I’ll keep an eye on wear before deciding if I need to rebuild or replace caliper. I did have a friend help me with the lifting and torquing since I had surgery 3 weeks ago and not supposed to lift anything heavy or overhead.

 

Got my estimate back from the repair shop. Figuring out if I want to pull the trigger on this guy, while it is 15% off for the front bumper:
https://www.coastaloffroad.com/prod...model-year=2003-2006&attribute_pa_tubing=none

This looks pretty good.

 

I mean, do it now, or wait until next BF, I guess? I hate this time of year.

 

So many things one could buy haha. I’m looking at catch cans/oil separators now. I threw some fuel codes a couple weeks ago. My fuel trims were way off. I swapped the MAFs between my trucks and cleaned the throttle body without removing it on the offending truck that had codes. Codes went away. The oily buildup behind the throttle plate is my suspected culprit because nothing else has changed and both MAF sensors are reading well. Who has a good catch can recommendation to prevent some of this buildup?

ideally it with be both safe/functional and not cost $500. Or is that too much to ask?

 

You're not running an oiled filter, are you?

 

I had maybe the luckiest moment of my life today. I changed the oil. But get this - I greased all the zerks without having to move the truck back and forth to get access to all of them. All 8. First shot. Maybe some of y’all do that on a regular basis, but not me. It’s a good day!

 

I spy a 3G 4Runner

 

Don't be a Grinch. gon geit ya

 

2001 4Runner. I've had it 9 years now. The interesting thing about it is it has just about all of the Limited features, including moon roof and leather seats, but is designated an SR5. It has two main jobs, towing my tractors around and snow plowing the roads. It's somewhat modified - Tundra brakes, Cruiser (?) rear suspension, aux trans cooler, roof rack, after market fog lights, LED's etc. She is a great workhorse.

 

Factory E locker?

 

I have always liked that configuration and looked into buying one several times. The problem I had is I never found a used base model 4runner. They all had the girly stuff like sunroof, power seats and every "luxury" gadget and option imaginable. A more utilitarian, K.I.S.S. principle, green jeep-like no-nonsense workhorse 4runner would be right up my alley, but I guess they weren't targeting that market.

 

Nope, manual 4WD only but I have the best snow tires I have ever had in 68 years of driving - Sumitomo Ice Edge. (also have traction control and stability control disabled). I once pulled a loaded UPS truck that was stuck on the ice off the ice onto clear road. He didn't believe the 4Runner could do it. My neighbor has a very long uphill driveway. His Ford 4WD w/plow can't make it up the driveway so he calls me and I drive right up the hill, turn around, and plow the driveway open going downhill. She is one amazing vehicle!

 

they are great rigs, my tundra with limited slip, new blizzaks and gravel bags in back and in 4wd does really well. My 2000 4runner ( highlander version, factory lift) with rear locker ( with gray wire mod) , j shift transfer case, tundra brake up grade and new blizzaks is my daily driver. Ive had several 3rd gen 4runners and on a 2001 I had I also disconnected traction and stability control...poor design.....kills power to engine if wheels are slipping.
A lot of people have plows on front up here, one neighbor with a taco with plow said its important to have airbags disconnected as you hit something hard it can trigger the airbags, dont know how true that is for toyota,,but another friend with a ford f250 and plow has his airbags disconnected during plow season

 

time to buy a lottery ticket to see if your luck still holds out

 

I suppose when all of us were ganging up on you to fix your AC, we now don’t have a leg to stand on anymore

 

Brand new wheels and tires! shout out to @shifty` for the wheel rec. I think they’re awesome!
No longer rubbing!

 

Hahaha, yeah you don't need air up here much, maybe a week or three get hot. This first snow is super late this year too. NOT complaining!

 

Orderded soem parts. Replacing fender liners b/c they got eaten thru at the pinch weld while running the Wildpeaks in 285/70r17. And back slider plastic cover has been office, previous owner left it in the glovebox, wouldn't install b/c they broke the tab. And fender liner inserts because two on each mudflap are stripped from swapping them on/off so much while battling thru rubbing.

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Pro tip:

You can plug those fender holes with this style of push-pin. Not sure if this specific one will fit your hole, but you get the idea. I got similar for my our Highlander to plug the license plast holes in the front bumper, paint-matched so they blend right in.

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I'm always confused by the parts Toyota still makes vs discontinues. How many people are buying fender liners for our trucks? Can't imagine very many. And they stopped making critical brake parts. Makes no sense.

 

Is “soem” the new abbreviation for “some OEM”? I really need to catch up on my internet shorthand.

 

I highly suspect it's an item that stayed in-demand at body shops for a long time due to fender benders ruining the liners and aprons, and with the tooling involved to make that unique shape, they wanted to continue selling for as long as possible.

I wouldn't doubt if it eventually becomes unobtanium also, once demand drops and they whittle down stock. There are some things I expect to eventually come back, like reman OEM axles. At least one more burst of 'em. Other things, like colored interior parts, I suspect we'll have access to the parts, but they'll all be beige so guys with charcoal interiors like me are screwed.

Just at tpyo. I tpye too fast for my own doog. And I may be a bit dyslexic.