Recent content by SnoboardingDave

Looking for a little advice..... I'm the original owner of my 05 SR5 V8, currently sitting around 230k miles. I love this truck, always have, and while it's nowhere near perfect, it still does everything I need it too. However, it needs a lot of work, nothing related to breaking down (it's...

I'm the orginal owner of an 05 V8 SR5 here in Maryland. I noticed some rust holes forming (& growing) on the front rightside of my frame, kind of around the front wheel & passenger door. Does a regular body shop evaluate if it can be repaired? Probably sounds like a ridulously stupid question...

Has anyone ever had a noise coming from the area of the Throttle Body? It sounds exactly like when a power steering pump is low on fluid, that buzzing, groaning kind of noise & it goes with the rev of the engine. (It's not the power steering pump, that's quiet :)) Could it be the actuator...

Did you ever figure this out? Mine is doing the exact same thing.

Not ruling anything out this point, however, tire pressure has never been an issue & I can't remember the last time it went through a car wash. I took the tire off & that tab part that sticks out is shiny clean & it lines up with the rub marks. A storm rolled in yesterday so I had to stop...

Just changed the oil this morning and noticed that there's been some serious rubbing on the inside of the front left tire against what I think is a knuckle. While parked, it is not touching the tire while facing straight, turned hard right, or hard left, but the rubbing definitely lines up with...

I've got the problem now too..... @119,800 miles, my 05 just started with this issue. Question - It was very loud when I fired it up for the first time this morning (50ish degrees), after +/- 15 seconds (not sure), something clicked & it became much quieter but still a very apparent hum/whine...

Replaced the sway bar bushings over the weekend & now all is well (& quiet).

GoodSide, it was indeed the sway bar bushings. I pulled on the sway bar back & forth like you suggested but it still felt tight, nothing out of the ordinary. However, I'd already ordered new ones so I installed them the other morning. Now it's nice and quiet again. This morning, I drove into...

Is there any way to tell if you're front sway bar bushings are worn? Mine is making a clunking noise when I go over hard bumps. Doesn't sound like metal on metal either & the truck steal feels relatively tight. I'll probably switch them anyway as mine is an 05 V8 w/ 86,000 miles.

Is there a way to tell if the front bushings have gone bad? I have the clunking noise that comes with hard bumps, I'm thinking this could possibly be the problem. I'll change them anyway as mine's an 05 V8 w/ 86,000 miles.

I have a problem & I'm looking for some advice. I had new front calipers/pads installed back in October. I noticed a rattle right away when the brakes were NOT applied. Searched TR4.org & learned about the anti-rattle springs, which the mechanic didn't install. I took it back, he popped them...

Does anyone have a link to a good Toyota parts website/store. I broke the rear wiper arm while loading floor tiles through the back window, dah. Everything was still attached (some cracked parts) until my wife drove it through a car wash. Now all that's left is what sticks out of the door and...

Darn, I wish whoever built it was closer to DC. I'd like to put a similar one on a 4-door Tacoma.

Who manufactured the bed on the '89?