Recent content by WarriorJ

I hear ya brother. We're coming back into the times of bartering with neighbor. We need to build community again. I honestly think that's what led me to this forum. I used to be a lone ranger and just try to do it all on my own but these forums are like community of brothers helping brothers out.

Pretty much the same time actually. Toyota gave me a days wait, but Tacoma Screw 20 minutes away same day & same distance as Toyota. But to be honest, I can't exclude principles. 50 bucks for 7 screws is enough to piss me off. Talk about price gouging where I live.

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I hear ya. Tacoma Screw store had them in 16mm but not 14 so went ahead & bought them since they were only $3.38 for 8 of them. They do also offer the torx but didn't have them in stock so I just went with the allen. I stuck an Allen in the screw hole to measure the depth that these screws could...

Yeah I was just reading on a Toyota forum, guys were complaining because one manual says facing cover, Toyota factory says facing Engine block. But everyone agrees, it doesn't matter so long as it's brand new install, otherwise make sure to leave it as is if it is used, because it has a wear...

Oh ok, Gotcha. I'll be out shopping tomorrow and hopefully find some screws at a fastener hardware store nearby Spokane WA. One place looks to carry them but they are 12mm. I recall a brother on here measured OEM to be 13.6mm. I'll chime in later after I go shopping around. thanks!

I just called the dealer today for a set of screws and they want over 6 dollars per screw. lol YIKES! Almost 50 bucks for all 7. I'm too stubborn for that kinda price for some damn screws. This pathetic Plandemic scamdemic has screwed us all!

Did you do this job yet? If not I just did it today. Drilled the head off and accidentally took too much so wasn't able to grab bolt with pliers but the bolt was ready for a small drill hole as the larger drill prepared the surface of the bolt without need of a punch to center it. You may still...

Yes sir! Good stuff to learn, never did this before. I decided to use the speed bits as they were brand new and thankfully the extractor side of the bits worked perfectly without any hassle, after I did step one in your pic with a separate drill bit. The drill side of these speed bits don't do...

lol Yeah, well when I was drilling I just drilled until the head popped off. I'm thinking this screw extractor set at Lowes will do the trick. https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-5-Pack-Steel-5-in-Screw-Extractor-Set/1000594887

I'm in the same position right now. There is no thread available to grab with pliers. I've never done a drill tap & assuming that's what I'll need to do here? I just posted my pics and thread here.👇 https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/oil-pump-cover-screws-oil-pump-gear-job-need-some-advice.1322378/

So here I am 3 screws stripped. I tried the speed bits and wasn't able to grab a bite. So I drilled the heads off and wondering if I should drill another hole into the bolts and try the speed bits again or another type of drill tap of higher quality someone may be familiar with. These were the...

Interesting. Starting tomorrow on my entire coolant system starting with heater core flush. I'll keep you all posted. Thanks for the info.

I hope you're right, and I'll let you know as soon as I get this rig back on the road within a week.

Will do, thank you!