Recent content by davidch

I think you may be having the same problem I had on my 2000 4-cyl 5peed: there are two steel locating pins, about 12mm in diameter, 25mm mm long, that position the transmission (the bell housing, of aluminum) to the block (iron). Ordinarily, these pins, of steel, are pounded into the block. It's...

I nursed a friend's '96 Tacoma from Missoula to Seattle back in 2014. Same 3.4 V6 engine, the 5VZ-FE. It behaved about the same way. The problem turned out to be the fuel pump. It had ingested something, very tiny, when its filtering sock had fallen off. So it could pump enough fuel under...

This Australian video may give you a good line to use when folks ask what happened to your harmonic balancer.

If I recall correctly - I've done this job on four 4Runners and one Tacoma - a pair of flat-nosed circlip pliers, not the pointy style, is invaluable. An example of such is the Lisle 44900. And a Dremel tool cutoff wheel is handy for removing the CV clamps. Finally, I have used flush cutting...

This company Tanin Auto Electronix | Auto Repairs, Sales and DIY Parts repaired (ie, recalibrated) the speedometer on my '93 Lexus SC300. For the same vehicle they sold me a rebuilt HVAC display. They do have some listings for Gen3 4Runners.

Charge the battery well. Then unplug the radio/cassette/etc unit. You cannot just pull the radio fuse: the radio gets power 24/7. Why? Well, to maintain the preselected stations, and maybe the clock if the unit has one. Also, and one doesn't typically think of this, but you can eject cassettes...

For installation "rails" I have used, to good effect, a pair of axles from a small motorcycle. Most any 50-175 Honda/Yamaha/Suzuki/Kawasaki has a 12mm front axle with 1.25 thread. These are plentiful on eBay. The photo shows such an axle with the nut still installed.

I have replaced 3 Gen3 4Runner clutches and 1 Gen1 Tacoma clutch. And I have replaced a clutch in an Acura Vigor. (This was much more difficult.) Somewhere in all that I devised two tricks that made reinstalling the gearbox-transfer assembly much easier. I, too, used Harbor Freight's...

On a '96 Tacoma (same 5vz-fe engine) with a similar problem the issue turned out to be a failing fuel pump. (It had ingested the little clip that holds the sock filter to the pump). The pump would get enough fuel to the injectors to get to about 3000 rpm, and no more. So, you could start by...

If you haven't already purchased a Heli-Coil kit, I recommend at least familiarizing yourself with Time-Serts. I think they're better; others may disagree. + TIME-SERT? SPARK PLUG THREAD REPAIR KITS + spark plug stripped thread repair kits for spark plug problems, thread stripped spark plug...

I would do this: visit this company Just a moment... and purchase 2 socket button head stainless M3.5 screws in of length 10.(That's the only head style they sell in M3.5) Also purchase 2 nuts. In stainless. The screws are longer than what was already there, but the extra length is so you...

This is interesting. I guessed it was an ordinary M3 screw and was all set to make a flippant, dismissive reply, but figured I'd pull one of the screws and measure it just to be sure. Glad I did. It's an M3.5 screw. I happen to have some M3.5 screws - reason below - so I measured one of them...

Might it be a piece from one of the tools the mechanic used? I've seen parts like that on adjustable circlip pliers, the kind that will work on both internal and external circlips.

Toyota sells shims in thicknesses from 2.5 to 3.3 millimeters, in increments of 0.05mm I had intended to add a link to an Australian company that makes 28mm shims from 2.0 to 5.50 millimeters, in increments of 0.02mm. I have not ordered any shims from them. Flat Shims That they have shims of...

Likely I will be widely condemned for making this suggestion, which contains a massive assumption, WRT the 6-cylinder. But here goes: You could just check clearances on the passenger side bank of cylinders. This would save time and money. No gaskets needed. If those 12 valves are well within...