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by xirdneh
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Pilot bearing installation and rear main seal?
Replies: 3
Views: 417

Re: Pilot bearing installation and rear main seal?

I drive pilot as far as it will go. Every crankshaft I have messed with is that way
by xirdneh
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Rolled car back and forth while engine out. Reverse and 5th not working
Replies: 2
Views: 238

Re: Rolled car back and forth while engine out. Reverse and 5th not working

You can remove the reverse pin and see if the slot the pin fits into is centered on the hole
by xirdneh
Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: tips&tricks on top end rebuild
Replies: 4
Views: 5955

Re: tips&tricks on top end rebuild

Wet/dry sandpaper glued to tablesaw top works too. As long as it’s flat. I sprinkle water on sandpaper
by xirdneh
Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Ignition Key
Replies: 3
Views: 5317

Re: Ignition Key

I recently went to local bicycle/key/lock shop and they made keys for me copying old one.
I have also done the passenger door lock number thing. It’s easy to remove door panel with common flat tip screw driver. Use old tee shirt to snag handle clip loose. Phillips screwdriver for three other screws
by xirdneh
Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:19 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Idling too long?
Replies: 8
Views: 3583

Re: Idling too long?

Is it stock carb or Weber?
by xirdneh
Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:18 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Tercel differential rebuild questions
Replies: 24
Views: 11912

Re: Tercel differential rebuild questions

Maybe it’s the rear axel bearing
It’s easy enough to pull axles
Cup bearing in hand and spin shaft
Should be silent and smooth

It’s not worth rebuilding rear diff
Just find a replacement
by xirdneh
Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Tercel differential rebuild questions
Replies: 24
Views: 11912

Re: Tercel differential rebuild questions

Rebuilding a diff is complicated
Having someone do it is expensive
It’s better to find a replacement
Used one
by xirdneh
Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: My MR2 brake upgrade experience
Replies: 2
Views: 3841

My MR2 brake upgrade experience

My experience with Petros like method MR2 brake upgrade for 1983-88 Toyota Tercel July 2023 After driving a Tercel with the Petros MR2 front brake upgrade I was so impressed I decided to try it on my 1987 Tercel. Its brakes could not make the car skid like the upgrade does. I ordered the calipers/br...
by xirdneh
Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Oxygen sensor ?
Replies: 8
Views: 4917

Re: Oxygen sensor ?

The primary butterfly on stock carb will wear on forward side causing it to hang up sometimes not allowing return to low idle. i add extra spring for this.
by xirdneh
Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:49 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Souping up a 3A Engine
Replies: 20
Views: 10055

Re: Souping up a 3A Engine

Quick and fairly easy way to boost engine power is to change the main primary jet on stock carb.
Stock is usually 101 or 103. Put a 106 in there and you will notice an increase in power and a 5 mpg decrease in mpg.
by xirdneh
Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: fuel issue?
Replies: 10
Views: 6927

Re: fuel issue?

My friends Tercel sits for months at a time. Fuel pump goes bad. I suspect the Ethanol messes up the pump. I wonder if fuel stabilizer would help stop that?
by xirdneh
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:41 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Blown head gasket scenarios/ diagnosis
Replies: 20
Views: 8305

Re: Blown head gasket scenarios/ diagnosis

I use screw in compression tester that has two sets of threads on end for both thread sizes. Each size thread has an “o” ring. Been using it for 20 years and never had a problem unscrewing it. I prefer it cause I work alone and do not need to find someone to turn the key while holding it in place. I...
by xirdneh
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: My 3a engine rebuild notes
Replies: 5
Views: 4136

My 3a engine rebuild notes

Toyota 3A Engine re-build Block 1. Check rod bearings; remove cap, wipe journal dry, insert Plastigage strip (color green), install cap and torque to spec. (12mm nut 26-32ftlb or 14mm nut 36-42ftlb), Remove cap and use paper gage to determine if clearance is too large. If so, new bearings are needed...
by xirdneh
Tue May 23, 2023 10:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: A person generously let me have a transmission
Replies: 3
Views: 4227

Re: A person generously let me have a transmission

I take every tranny apart and check them before using. I almost always find something in there to fix. There are a few kits out there with some of the bearings and all four seals but they are scarce. One kit includes synchros but that is even harder to find. So really all you can do is replace bad p...
by xirdneh
Tue Apr 04, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Mouse nest in heater fan, and suggestions for prevention
Replies: 19
Views: 17087

Re: Mouse nest in heater fan, and suggestions for prevention

Remove the wipers then the metal between hood and windshield. If it is rusty and holes in the metal that’s one way they get in. It’s the only way that I have found. I patch the holes with thin metal and some kind of sticky goop. The urathane stuff used to install a windshield works well. Even wet/dr...