Recent content by Midgainc

where are you located? does bumper have a built in trailer hitch? i am wanting to replace mine and ditch the Reese that was under it because of how low it hangs.

is there a source for used parts on the forum? I am ready for my rear bumper, but wanted to check used ones first. Tire carrier and a stout rear bumper.... anyone have one for sale?

Check this out! Dr.Roc Compatible with Spare Tire Tool Kit with Tire Jack Handle and Wheel Lug Wrench 2005-2021 Toyota Tacoma https://a.co/d/9nynU0X FYI, worked great in letting spare down on my 1996 LC 80. I had looked everywhere and no one said it was compatible. works fine. i hope this...

I decided to drive with the noise until it gets worse while checking periodically for its source. As a side note, I had not set the timing using the jumper wire and have been getting 10 mpg. Before heading to Table Rock this weekend, I checked it and set it to about 6 degrees btdc. After 400...

I replaced my PS pump recently, along with nearly everything else. My noise is more of a slight scrubbing, squealing noise. It changes when you turn the wheel. Do you know what the power steering pump gear inside the block turns on ? Is there a wear part in there that can go bad? I torqued...

well, I have already done that.....and the noise is pretty much coming from the power steering gear and oil pump gear area. I am wondering if the oil pump bushing has spun (or is spinning) or if there is another bushing like that for the power steering gear. It is the most bizarre thing I...

i have spent a lot of time and $$ under the hood, surely dont need chunks of loose metal....

sorry to disappoint!

thanks.

do you have a pic of the general area where the problem was discovered? I am frantically trying to figure mine out.

i actually replaced the power steering pump with another new one and re-examined the gear again when swapping it over. Gear looks great. depth was checked again, IIRC at 5/8". i am wrestling with what can be causing this.

Where can I get an exploded view of the 1FZFE oil pump and power steering gear area? I am looking for what the PS pump gear/shaft rides on. Is it a bearing? Is it a bushing like the oil pump? I have a noise in that area and have exhausted all exterior possibilities....I think.

can the oil pump bushing be removed with block in the vehicle?

ignorance......today, I discovered reading other people's threads that there is an oil pump impeller bushing that is pretty much only available from landtank. This has me scratching my head about my sqialing up front. At 348k miles, I have done everything that you just about everytjing you can...

top end sounds like a singer sewing mschine and the idler pulleys are new. i took the belt off and ran it without it.....still had the noise. so, you dont think it could be the oil pump rubbing the housing?