What is broken on YOUR Toyota
#307
considering i haven't seen my rig in 2 years this is off memory (and updated educated guesses)
~front suspension/steering shot (bjs, bushings, linkages, steering box etc.)
~oil pressure sender
~flat battery
~water in fuel
~body damage
~broken taillight
~dodgy window regulators
~no reverse or 5th gear in transmission
~exhaust leak
~broken rear shocks (1 broken shaft, 1 punctured body)
~broken from shocks (2 broken shafts)
~pesky valve cover gasket leak
~wear and tear on a vehicle thats 18 years old and has 410,000 miles on it
The biggest one: I haven't wheeled it in 2 years!
~front suspension/steering shot (bjs, bushings, linkages, steering box etc.)
~oil pressure sender
~flat battery
~water in fuel
~body damage
~broken taillight
~dodgy window regulators
~no reverse or 5th gear in transmission
~exhaust leak
~broken rear shocks (1 broken shaft, 1 punctured body)
~broken from shocks (2 broken shafts)
~pesky valve cover gasket leak
~wear and tear on a vehicle thats 18 years old and has 410,000 miles on it
The biggest one: I haven't wheeled it in 2 years!
#309
Stopped by the transmission shop today. They were just about to drop the gearbox, everything else was disconnected and it was strapped to a tranny jack.
No metal shavings, very little oil came out when they drained it. They're guessing that the bearings gave out and dropped the shaft.
Shame on me for not checking the oil levels everywhere before driving it home. sheesh.
No metal shavings, very little oil came out when they drained it. They're guessing that the bearings gave out and dropped the shaft.
Shame on me for not checking the oil levels everywhere before driving it home. sheesh.
My 4x4 indicator light doesn't work, gotta take a look at that.
#312
Only had the rig for about a month... but this is what I know of:
-Rip in driver seat cloth, from the major but wear off the fat guy I bought it from.
-Shifter console is loose, shifts fine though.
-Passenger side rear window motor is busted.
-Driver side rear window is straight missing.
-Fan shroud cracked on first owner and he took it off, and now it resides in the trunk.
-And I'm quite sure I pulled some water into the rear differential breather, but she's been fine so far.
All in all I love the beast.
-Rip in driver seat cloth, from the major but wear off the fat guy I bought it from.
-Shifter console is loose, shifts fine though.
-Passenger side rear window motor is busted.
-Driver side rear window is straight missing.
-Fan shroud cracked on first owner and he took it off, and now it resides in the trunk.
-And I'm quite sure I pulled some water into the rear differential breather, but she's been fine so far.
All in all I love the beast.
#315
in one outing i broke a birfield, flipped and bent trailmaster lift springs (bump stops...nexttime), broke my frame in the rear, siezed the motor, fried my alternator from too much winching, burned the starter wire, rescued a damn jeep cherokee, who later helped pull me out. needless to say i gained the repect of the guys with the jeeps. this was all from a 15 minute game of follow the leader in some crazy ditches and swamp. 6 hours of recovery, because we refused to give up. oh, 2 weeks later the motor was started with only 20 minutes of work and i got to drive big red 200 feet with a smile until it stopped...
Last edited by Moebass; Jan 25, 2009 at 08:04 PM.
#316
you have a bad ground on the left side of your truck. i found my bad ground at the taillight plug after pulling the lens. the rotted ground made the power go through my reverse lights too when i hit the brake. crazy problem simple fix. i just ran a new ground to the bed and soldered on the wire. it made all the lights brighter. hope this helps if you haven't fixed it yet.
#318
as of this weekend, rear diff sprung a leak. 2 studs seem to be walking out. thought i heard clunking but turns out all but 1 of the bolts that mount the transfer case to the crossmember walked out on me too. %#@%#$



