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Hey guys, I have a 1984 SR5 4wd and I have redone the a/c on it. It works great but I have a leak at the upper condenser fitting right by the battery on the drivers side that I cannot resolve. I have tried new orings, nylog sealant and nothing I do stops oil and gas from leaking at this threaded con...

I have a 1984 Tercel 4x4 wagon that I have mechanically restored....my body is in excellent shape but my rear liftgate has some sheet metal damage that is going to be hard to correct and maintain the lower body line. I am looking for a donor liftgate that is in great shape metal-wise (no rust) but t...

I am looking for the rear liftgate on a US model 1984 Toyota Tercel SR5. Mine has sheet metal damage on the right hand side which will be very difficult to repair before repainting. I am wondering if I can find a liftgate from another car and repaint it. Please let me know if you have one in good sh...

I've tried a shop with an excellent reputation here and they said they would have to search extensively but really did not know either. Chances are they would modify another one to work in this car. I've blow mine out really as good as I can, hoping for the best. I can push plenty of air out of it w...

Has anyone who has done any work on these cars been able to locate an air conditioning condenser? I am in need of a condenser and have called all over the country to no avail. at this point. Are there any aftermarket condensers made that fit these cars? My Tercel was built NOV 1983 and I have found ...

Yeah I've been reading up on the cooling unit removal in the factory service manual. Fortunately I have that. It looks like you just disconnect the two lines under the hood at the firewall and then everything else is under the dash and that center section between the heater core and the blower fan c...

I have not replaced the expansion valve yet....I know i can get it from rock auto and another drier too for pretty cheap. I am concerned with how hard the expansion valve is to get to since my understanding is that it is in the heater box. I can't find any youtube vids of people doing this job on th...

Hey guys, When I first got my Tercel, someone had converted the A/C to 134 and it was not working, with no refrigerant in the system. I decided to charge it and see what it would do on the original '84 nippondenso compressor. It charged and worked for a while but I could tell the compressor was weak...

Wow, I have not seen snow like that probably ever, but in a LONG time where I live. That is amazing. I like the Rav4 with the plow too.

Wow, travel safely....will you be traveling in your Tercel? ;-) I am down in Virginia, please let me know and I will give you all of my information. :-) I have no problem compensating you for it or for at least the mail cost....just let me know how you want to handle it. Look forward to hearing from...

Hey Jim....that would be great. I have not been able to find any of these cars in local scrap yards and I have called several places and no luck yet. If you have an upper Driver's corner, that would be GREAT. Where are you located? I am in Richmond, Va, zip 23060. What would you want for it price-wi...

Thank you...I appreciate it. I had just redone all of it, blasted it and repainted it and I should have installed it with a different adhesive. I didn't think it would some off at such a low speed though, I was only doing about 40mph at the time. I am still kicking myself in the rear because now I l...

Hey all, I have an '84 SR5 and I just painted and reinstalled my front windshield moulding. The clips were gone when I took it apart from someone doing a front windshield, so I put the moulding back with a gooey adhesive so that I could get it back off when I paint the car later in the year. Tonight...

sorry, could not resist. I Just could not let that line go unanswered, the visual with it was just too good.

"...how do the beatings come off?" LOL!

Son, you just sound like someone that has never been to a good beat'in.[/quote]


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@ 84sr54wd - glad you got to talk to Rick! As I mentioned, he was very helpful and knowledgeable. The shaft has been in 4 years now with no complaints. A note, however... Be sure to mark the flanges front and rear before removing the shaft! It is balanced and fitted to the flanges. I installed mine...