What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?

[Mezzy]

Yesterday (since I wasn't a member until today) I replaced my rear U-Joint. I've owned the Yota for about two weeks and since I bought it, it had a slight driveline vibe above 40mph. I had a hunch it was the rear U-joint, and it was. Drives awesome now other than lower than expected fuel economy.

 

[ToyotaBrah]

Brake fluid flush. I wasn't expecting there to be any difference in the braking, but it actually increased the brake pedal firmness. Totally worth doing it in 30°F.


IMG_5791 by FaheemBB6, on Flickr


IMG_5790 by FaheemBB6, on Flickr

 

[legokcen]

Installed rear auxiliary lights in the bumper. Also installed a 12V outlet in the back.

 

[jgd99]

More info on this please

Ha, well I got this with Christmas money--I believe it was $26.99 and shipping was like $5ish. It fits perfect on the driver-side visor with room for a garage door opener on one of the sides. Cool straps on the front to hold just about anything (pens, pencils, Tire pressure gauge). And it came with a card that said who sewed it and who inspected it. It also comes in black.

MOLLE Visor Organizer-Coyote

 

[Stgo2019]

OME Nitrocharger struts and shocks.
880s up front and 890s in the rear...

Now I need bigger tires... Grrr

 

[Black798]

Built and installed a poly mount for the auto trans.

 

[nc-grayson]

Built and installed a poly mount for the auto trans.

details please? this looks clean

 

[Black798]

I based it off of the 4x innovations mount that they have for the manual trans. I took my old worn out stock mount cut it apart and then flattened out the bottom to give some more room for the poly bushings. Then I welded on some sleeve for the energy suspension bushings to go into, pressed them in painted everything and bolted it back together. There are some more details in my build thread, it needs some refinement but so far is working out really well. Here is another picture.

 

[theesotericone]

Got back home after a little dirt road action. Parked the rig and left it running so I could check voltage at the battery. No reason other than I like to do that to all my vehicles once a month or so. After making sure every thing was good I closed the lid and shut it off. I was about to head inside when I heard the very distinctive sound of an air leak. I followed the sound to my right rear tire. Sure enough there was air escaping from a small gash in the tread. I thought for sure it was a rock puncture. There was nothing visible from the outside. I pulled out my compressor and aired it back up. Then I drove to the local tire shop so they could pull and patch it. Here's what we found sticking through on the inside:

 

[RedSled]

Got back home after a little dirt road action. Parked the rig and left it running so I could check voltage at the battery. No reason other than I like to do that to all my vehicles once a month or so. After making sure every thing was good I closed the lid and shut it off. I was about to head inside when I heard the very distinctive sound of an air leak. I followed the sound to my right rear tire. Sure enough there was air escaping from a small gash in the tread. I thought for sure it was a rock puncture. There was nothing visible from the outside. I pulled out my compressor and aired it back up. Then I drove to the local tire shop so they could pull and patch it. Here's what we found sticking through on the inside:

That's going a little overboard on the hide-a-key thing. :roadkill:

 

[Road Bull]

Got back home after a little dirt road action. Parked the rig and left it running so I could check voltage at the battery. No reason other than I like to do that to all my vehicles once a month or so. After making sure every thing was good I closed the lid and shut it off. I was about to head inside when I heard the very distinctive sound of an air leak. I followed the sound to my right rear tire. Sure enough there was air escaping from a small gash in the tread. I thought for sure it was a rock puncture. There was nothing visible from the outside. I pulled out my compressor and aired it back up. Then I drove to the local tire shop so they could pull and patch it. Here's what we found sticking through on the inside:

The hell man? Is that a couple of industrial staples? But it looks like they were stapled from the inside. Am I seeing that wrong? I would hate to think that was maliciously done.

 

[JayRolla]

The hell man? Is that a couple of industrial staples? But it looks like they were stapled from the inside. Am I seeing that wrong? I would hate to think that was maliciously done.

Looks like a broken end of a key to me.

 

[theesotericone]

Yep that is indeed the end of a key. I talked to the guys at the tire shop. They've been in business for 15 years and nobody in there had seen that one yet. I'm just glad I heard it and was able to take care of it before it actually went flat.

 

[Road Bull]

[MENTION=50342]JayRolla[/MENTION] you win the ink blotter test. My brain was seeing two staples with paper in between.

That is just bizarre.

 

[d_benet]

Finished up my Satoshi grill and painted my wheel center caps.

 

[Oneluv13T4R]

Got back home after a little dirt road action. Parked the rig and left it running so I could check voltage at the battery. No reason other than I like to do that to all my vehicles once a month or so. After making sure every thing was good I closed the lid and shut it off. I was about to head inside when I heard the very distinctive sound of an air leak. I followed the sound to my right rear tire. Sure enough there was air escaping from a small gash in the tread. I thought for sure it was a rock puncture. There was nothing visible from the outside. I pulled out my compressor and aired it back up. Then I drove to the local tire shop so they could pull and patch it. Here's what we found sticking through on the inside:

And what tires are you running?
So I know not to ever buy them if a key can puncture them ...
That's crazy.

 

[Oneluv13T4R]

A few days ago I put some new shoes on her and today I washed and waxed that a**!!

 

[A.Wilson013]

And what tires are you running?
So I know not to ever buy them if a key can puncture them ...
That's crazy.

IIRC he has Duratracs. I could (very possibly) be wrong.

I've never had issues with mine but I sure have read a lot of stories.

 

[MarkamisPrime]

And what tires are you running?

So I know not to ever buy them if a key can puncture them ...

That's crazy.

A key can puncture any tire
If it's on the road and it wants to get into your tire it will. Theres just no stopping it, that shouldn't be the reason as to why you don't buy a tire.

 

[nc-grayson]

A key can puncture any tire
If it's on the road and it wants to get into your tire it will. Theres just no stopping it, that shouldn't be the reason as to why you don't buy a tire.

this. anything can puncture any tire if the right conditions exist.