What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (22 Viewers)

[ga12r1]

OK-....What went wrong with the original TB??

APPS and maybe TPS. I was having issues at WOT and I would get a CEL (most recent an 1121 that wouldn’t clear) and go into limp mode about every 6 months. Progressively getting worse. I was able to get the new loaded throttle body for less than just replacing the parts.

 

[SmoothLC]

How much did you pay @ga12r1?

A new TB is likely in my future.

 

[heymarv]

Important summer mod.

 

[midniteRNR]

Replacing my sway bar bushings, using Moog K200007. Made in Japan, which is a bonus. The ones that came off are pretty bad. Removing the brackets is also a huge PITA on a vehicle that's spent its entire life in Michigan.

 

[jLB]

Replacing my sway bar bushings, using Moog K200007. Made in Japan, which is a bonus. The ones that came off are pretty bad. Removing the brackets is also a huge PITA on a vehicle that's spent its entire life in Michigan.

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I think I might be able to detect just a little bit of wear on the top bushing...

 

[Asanka]

Replacing my sway bar bushings, using Moog K200007. Made in Japan, which is a bonus. The ones that came off are pretty bad. Removing the brackets is also a huge PITA on a vehicle that's spent its entire life in Michigan.

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Is this for front or rear or both? Thanks for sharing, I want to do the same

 

[geanes]

Important summer mod.

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Just need to add the bottlecap catch tray under it to complete the utility

 

[Betty100LC]

Bought a new project this week.
2004 TLC with 250k miles.
New transmission going in yesterday and today.

 

[midniteRNR]

I think I might be able to detect just a little bit of wear on the top bushing...

Yeah... let's just say that I'm finding a lot of items past due for replacement while baselining my truck. Always fun. Haha

Is this for front or rear or both? Thanks for sharing, I want to do the same

Just the fronts for now. I would recommend a ratcheting wrench for the bolt located above the torsion bar; it will make your life much easier. It's a pretty straightforward job, otherwise.

 

[Brandon Ryder]

Bought a new project this week.
2004 TLC with 250k miles.
New transmission going in yesterday and today.

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details please. about the deal, the trans and the cost of the work and source of the new trans.

 

[Betty100LC]

details please. about the deal, the trans and the cost of the work and source of the new trans.

I work at the Toyota dealership and the tranny was blown to the customer basically gave me the car. Sourced one from Ebay for a good deal.
As far as labor goes, I got my employee rate. Ended up doing the Rear Main Seal and Input Seal white we had it dropped.

It will be for sale fairly soon.

 

[ga12r1]

How much did you pay @ga12r1?

A new TB is likely in my future.

I think it was around $420. My local Toyota parts dept matched an online price.

 

[Sargy]

Fog lights!

They barely fit. My guess from this website and a bit of research is that they are Wuhan shells with CREE L2 LEDs. The brightness did hurt my eyes

Dark Defence - DDS4 Off-Road Pod Lights

Extreme Off-Road Lighting

darkdefence.co

Hondabond was used instead of the seal provided

 

[Dockofthebay]

Filled the tank up for less than $40. bucks!! Now driving it around like it's a Prius.

 

[Pucker5]

Filled the tank up for less than $40. bucks!! Now driving it around like it's a Prius.

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That white lettering is for sure improving your mpg

 

[J1000]

New oem throttle body. Fun times.

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Did it completely fail one day or did it slowly go out? I haven't heard of a TB failure yet.

 

[J1000]

I finished up my cheap winch rebuild with a new 3/8" fiber core cable and swivel hook and mounted it to a hitch receiver mount. I figure it might come in handy some day. All in less than $200. I made an adapter for alligator clips so that it can be used on someone else's truck real easy. I used my wife's car to spool in the new cable, she didn't mind...too much.

75' fiber core 3/8" cable: https://amzn.to/2W2qnIS
Cheapest Roller fairlead: Amazon.com: Bulldog Winch (30003 Roller Fairlead: Automotive
Receiver Hitch Winch Mount: Amazon.com: Winch Hitch Receiver Mount Plate Winches 24" x 7" 9000 LB Capacity: Home Improvement
0 Gauge wire: Amazon.com: SoundBox Connected 0 Gauge Red Amplifier Amp Power/Ground 1/0 Wire 25 Feet SuperFlex Cable 25': MP3 Players & Accessories
350A connector: Amazon.com: AURELIO TECH Universal 2-4 AWG 350A Battery Connect Quick Connector Plug for 12V Winch Trailer Driver Electrical Devices: Toys & Games
Alligator Clips: Amazon.com: Road Power 400C-2 Replacement Jumper Clamps: Home Improvement
Textured Rubberized Truck Bed Liner: Amazon.com: Seymour 20-041 Truck Bed Coating: Home Improvement
Permatex Ultra Grey RTV: https://amzn.to/2Y6fisG

 

[ga12r1]

Did it completely fail one day or did it slowly go out? I haven't heard of a TB failure yet.

APPS and maybe TPS. I was having issues at WOT and I would get a CEL (most recent an 1121 that wouldn’t clear) and go into limp mode about every 6 months. Progressively getting worse. I was able to get the new loaded throttle body for less than just replacing the parts.

 

[OwnerCS]

Getting the new 555 lower ball joints ready for installation. I cleaned the exposed metal surface area with acetone and sprayed them with some Duplicolor clear wheel coating that I've used to protect metal parts in the past from rust or oxidization. Since the coating was designed for wheels, it holds up to heat and sticks to smooth metal surfaces.

I will pull off the boots before installation and grease the contact area with the LCA. Then I will wipe off the grease and replace it with some sticky waterproof green grease that I've found to work extremely well for ball joints, tie rod ends, u-joints, and CV axles. After I apply the new grease, I rotate the joint so the grease fully covers that ball until it rotates smoothly like butter. I've been using this approach for a decade to extend the life of MOOG ball joints that were not supposed to last. Details, details, details.

Note: This is an experiment to see if it works for 100 series ball joints.

I'm trying to avoid the issues reported in this thread.

555 Lower Ball joint corrosion

I had the 555 ball joints installed for about 4000 miles (one year). Somewhere the boot was torn. It looked like is was fairly recent, so packed it with additional grease, duct tape and zip tied it up and broke off 1800 miles over the holidays. I removed the joint and the grease wasn't too...

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[DreddIsDead]

Drove deep into the hill country of Texas to have a fellow cruiser head work on the lx470. His rate was $70/hr. Between that and being able to buy my own parts i was happy to save some $$$$$$.

Had him do the standard work on my 2000 lx470 ~173,000 miles

Timing belt/Water pump Aisin kit
Cam & Crank Seals
Idler pulley
serpentine belt
tensioners
fan clutch
differential bushings
Throttle Body Cleaned

I bought the truck last year and decided to have this done early mileage wise as i did not know when it was changed in the past. The old belt looked OK but it was not OEM. Some random off brand kit.