Recent content by TomEf

Not higher than the windowsill, but it gives some more width to get farther inboard. I switch between the lower armrest and the upper armrest.

Send @nakman a message, he may be able to adjust shipping depending on where you are. The bags are very, very nice.

I was due for AHC globes at about 160k and it was no big deal. Removing the AHC protection plates from my Slee sliders was more annoying than any other part of the job, and that wasn't particularly difficult with the right tools. I have a little more surface rust than what you shared, and the...

Just surface rust as far as I can see. An afternoon with a wire wheel and some rust converter paint would take care of that. I don't see real rot or anything to actually worry about. The "worst" of it is the gas tank skid, and if you already have a replacement then that saves some work. Those...

The 5mm allen head on the tensioner likes to round out, even without corrosion. A new bolt and a bolt extractor bit would be good to have on hand. I ended up finding one at Ace that was a few millimeters too long and just ground it to size, but there is an official Toyota part number.

It's worth pointing out that the resistance may get more and more out of spec at operating temperature. Bench testing at ambient doesn't always reveal an out of spec condition. I have been hearing more and more solenoid failures in modern non-performance transmissions these days. The Subaru...

https://alignmentsonly.square.site/ Russ is the man.

If you venture north enough to hit SLC, I'll send you to the best alignment guy I've ever dealt with.

It's worth pointing out that solenoids can test good on the bench at room temperature, but have issues at operating temps. I've never actually been able to diagnose a known bad solenoid on the bench at room temp or at operating temp, so your mileage may vary on that. I'm glad you mentioned...

The fill plug is on the transmission body, not the pan. I'm not sure what the fluid expansion vs temperature curve looks like, but I suspect a deeper pan wouldn't cause these problems. You may consider dropping the pan and pulling the valvebody for inspection and seeing what you can clean out...

I just put a set in my early (2011) LX and they work pretty well. I'll need to get a picture soon, but they fit very well between the trailing edge of the door and the beginning of the wood trim.

I popped my left collarbone early September last year. Took me about 20 years of MTB and an aggressive season of lift served downhill to finally crash hard enough. Felt way better after getting it bolted back together and waltzed into my two week post-op with no sling. Was back on the bike...

Did 7 Mile Rim the last day of CM, and had a 700 join us. Not sure if it was an OT or not (I think it was), but had a Dissent front bumper and he didn't shy away from anything.

Get that kid something like a 4th gen 4Runner. Maybe 3rd gen or early 5th gen depending on market. All pretty reliable, safe, and not too fast. Cool and capable enough to catch the 4wd Toyota bug if they're liable to. Cheap enough to not cry about writing off. Old enough to find junkyard parts...

My passenger side drawer has all my recovery gear, emergency essentials (jumper cables, tire plug kit, toilet paper, wet wipes, extra dog leashes, etc.), and some very basic tools. The driver side drawer is empty except for maybe a pair of gloves and a snow brush unless we're camping or...