Hey friends,
A few weeks ago, I returned from a run and realized I had lost the entire tensioning assembly from the smog pump bracket. A temporary fix was applied with baling wire
which worked fine. While the bolt was still available from Toyota, the funky nut which consists of a nut attached to a square receiver for the stub (which comes off of the bracket) is NLA. After trying to get one from various folks parting out their rigs, to no avail, I decided to just go ahead and make one.
Pre-reqs:
Tools:
Welder, grinder, drill press
Parts:
Toyota 2F water pump tensioner bolt
3/8" / 9.5mm carbide drill
Steel hex coupling nut - metric (M6 x 1.0)
Steel hex coupling nut - metric (M8 x 1.25)
Process is simple -
1) drill out the large (M8) nut's threads with the 3/8" bit - this is perfect for slipping on to the bracket stub
2) weld the nuts perpendicular to each other with the smaller nut (M6) situated on the right edge of the larger one (M8)
3) grind down the excess from the welds
I know this is probably a yeah ok for most of the talented folks on this forum --- for me it was my first mechanical fabrication so notable.
A few weeks ago, I returned from a run and realized I had lost the entire tensioning assembly from the smog pump bracket. A temporary fix was applied with baling wire
which worked fine. While the bolt was still available from Toyota, the funky nut which consists of a nut attached to a square receiver for the stub (which comes off of the bracket) is NLA. After trying to get one from various folks parting out their rigs, to no avail, I decided to just go ahead and make one.Pre-reqs:
Tools:
Welder, grinder, drill press
Parts:
Toyota 2F water pump tensioner bolt
3/8" / 9.5mm carbide drill
Steel hex coupling nut - metric (M6 x 1.0)
Steel hex coupling nut - metric (M8 x 1.25)
Process is simple -
1) drill out the large (M8) nut's threads with the 3/8" bit - this is perfect for slipping on to the bracket stub
2) weld the nuts perpendicular to each other with the smaller nut (M6) situated on the right edge of the larger one (M8)
3) grind down the excess from the welds
I know this is probably a yeah ok for most of the talented folks on this forum --- for me it was my first mechanical fabrication so notable.
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