I bought my first Toyota last night. It's a '92 but it has no power steering. This doesn't bother me much since my current vehicle has no power steering either. The person I bought it from said that it's possible to take the pump, reservoir, etc. off of a wrecked truck. Has anyone done this before and how time consuming is it?

Also, since it's a bottom-end truck it also has no tach. I've seen single unit tachs for sale in Shucks but I don't know how to hook them up. Can someone give me some advice on this also.

Thanks

 

Any aftermarket tach that you buy will have detailed instructions on how to install it in your truck. I put one in my 94 F-150 and it was very simple. As long as you have a basic electrical knowledge you will be OK.

Your other option would be to go to a salvage yard and buy a whole dash for your truck, to keep it stock looking. I am sure that there is all kinds of information on this site to help you with that, search for it and you will find.

 

not worth the time to put in powersteering unless you're a grandma, or a rockcrawler. I actually prefer not having power steering personally.

aftermarket tach's are fairly easy to install as long as you can follow directions, and crimp wires. I was considering getting one, but couldnt find a decent place to mount it, or a decent sized tach for cheap so i just ended up getting used to driving by sound. The problem i found with all the store tach's was that theyre all like 6" diameter with a giant ricey shift light.

There is a fair amount of info on here about swapping consoles, but if you're not used to doing electrical work its probably beyond your capabilities because a lot of things arent compatable between the two, and a lot of little things need to be dealt with.

 

my dad did his. took maybe 3hours. deponds what you are doing. if your gettn a rebuilt pump its gonna take about 3. if your just gonna get the rebuild kit, its longer, and u have to take the pump appart. for a truck, i think u should do it. its dangerous when your stopped, and trying to turn your wheel all the way to the right or left. but good luck with your problems