I am in need of a idle mixture screw (the one with the spring on the passenger side of carb) I've tried multiple parts houses and nobody has them anymore. I even tried toyota of Japan to no luck. it's for the stock 1986 Aisin carb. I have a trollhole on the rig now and the old Aisin is taking...
I have seen scale model kits of various engines over the years but I saw a 2f model on a middle eastern toyota dealer's instagram feed. It would be pretty cool to find one, Anybody ever see one? I tried googling it but no luck...
do you mean keep the bearings and shims intact and just replace seals alone? Getting prepared for this procedure too and in the process of collecting info.
pretty even all the way around.
sounds good-needs to be done anyway. wanted to do an OME lift and use the shocks from the kit but I think I'll go your shock route
I have some bfg all terrains on my wagon and I'm noticing some strange wear on the passenger front. No odd vibrations, weights are still on, tie rods good except for one on the passenger side but I'm not getting play when I rock tire at 3 and 9 o'clock. Shocks are pretty much toast I think, and...
replaced diff fluid in the rear, greased driveshaft slip, greased u-joints, swapped out fill and drain bolts with allens from toyo dealership. Talk about a pain: the fill was totally locked on and heading towards stripped. Heat, PBBlast and impact with a ground down 15/16" finally got it free...
How long ago were the brakes replaced? Did you crank the hand brake about a gazillion times to make sure rears are all adjusted out properly? Just spit balling here.
Damn, just remembered this by way of social networking; po decided the best way to stop the exhaust leak was to JB weld the gaskets on the exhaust manifold flange. Pic is after air scaling the o gasket for approx 30 minutes ...
Funny, but I just realized that every time the phrase "shade tree mechanic" comes into my head, I unconsciously think "shady mechanic" instead.:facepalm: