Recent content by notathomie

if I grab the tie rod to the right of the lock nut, I can rotate the tie rod fore and aft about 20 degrees. Maybe I just need to grease it up. I have steering sloppiness at highway speeds that I attributed to this tie rod. Now I am thinking I just need a new dampener. An Old Man Emu...

That's a big nut

Note grease inlet

I would happily slap OEM on, but the PO installed after market tie rod ends that have a larger thread size than the OEM. The PO put on a six inch lift and 37 inch tires so I assume he upgraded / modified the knuckle control arm and tie rod ends for added security. I have not dissembled the...

I went to the Toyota dealer in San Jose Costa Rica and checked the thread diameter for the tie rod ends. The diameter for both the 70 series and 80 series was 14mm. Anybody know which after market tie rod end is beefier than the OEM? Mine are 17mm. I dug around online but have yet to find...

Does anyone have the thread diameter of an OEM tie rod end for the knuckle connection? My 80 might have 70 series tie rod ends ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I ordered the 555 Tie Rod end set from Cruiserparts for my 80. The drag...

The PO never changed the ATF. It was black when I got it. I got a PO770 code the first month after I bought it. I did the ATF flush. Lately I have been getting a PO773 code. I am about to drop my AT pan and change the filter. So while I am in there I would like to switch out the...

Aftermarket appears to be US$60 for three. OEM is US$700. One person that used Cobra aftermarket said they were fine. Just looking for more reviews.

Can anyone recommend good aftermarket solenoids for the A343F?

When my fuel pump relay malfunctioned, it do so sporadically. And seemed to fail only when the engine was hot. So you have to do the test when the car cuts off. When you jumper the fuel pump relay, make sure you get a good connection. I got a false negative the first time because I only used...

You can change the fuel pump relay in five minutes. You can change the fuel pump in an hour or so. The time consuming part is moving out all the rear seats. Make sure you change the in - tank fuel filter while you are in there. Denso sells a kit with both pump and filter. Get that one.

I had similar symptoms six months after buying mine. Turned out to be the fuel pump relay. It is about US$65. (Note: IIRC this problem manifests itself when the engine is hot. And it gradually worsens over time. ie, it will cut out more and more frequently) A year after that, I had similar...

Definitely read page EG 299 in the FSM before doing a delete. I am battling a hot shut off problem with symptoms very similar to vapor lock. The hot shut offs usually occur after a climb. (Engine is hot from the climb and gas vaporizes at a lower temp at higher altitude.) According to page...

I had both adjustable upper control arms fail simultaneously a year ago. The vibration of rough roads eventually wore down the threads. When I hit a bump on a steep climb, they disengaged and my axle rotated 80 degrees so the rear differential was pointing up towards the floor under the...

Good point on the fusible links. This should the first place anyone looks. Particularly if the CEL light does not come on. Also, the inspection of the fusible link wire should be thorough. One must move the loose sleeve over the wires to inspect the area of the wire under the sleeve. I had a...