Recent content by Bentspoke

I'm doing the timing belt water pump install on my 1999 and I've run into an issue. I have the new water pump installed and am on to the timing belt but I'm having a ton of trouble getting it on. I have the tensioner compressed and the pin inserted holding it in the compressed position but the...

I love my 98 SR5 but the rocker panels on it are shot from the Pennsylvania salted roads. I've looked everywhere but I can't find anyplace to buy new replacement panels. Does anyone know of a company that makes them? I've tried the local salvage yards but can't find anything better than what I...

I think I'm going to take it to a shop to have them look at it but I think it's toast too. Now I just need to figure out where to get another one when I do replace it. Thanks for your help guys, I appreciate it.

Yes, it is going into 2nd but not 3rd. It's revving really high and not moving like it should. It's almost like the brakes are on but I know they aren't.

I have a 98 4X4 SR5 3.4 with and A.T. (131k miles) that's driving me nuts. I think the tranny is shot but I want to get some opinions before I change it or have it rebuilt. Here's what it's doing, when I start it and put it in drive it revs extremely high before it shifts into 2nd and when...

My V6 98 SR5 with auto tranny is giving me fits lately. When you first start it and start out on the road it won't shift into second gear without revving pretty high in 1st and when it does go from 2nd to 3rd gear it's like it slips into neutral and just revs. It doesn't seem to do this after...

Just bought a 98 SR5 with 127K miles yesterday. It has a vibration you can feel when accelerating and stops when you let off of the gas. Is it a bad U-joint or should I be looking for something more serious? I know it needs a new exhaust but I don't think this would cause any sort of shimmy...