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by teranfirbt
Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:00 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Can someone write up rear brake shoe step by step?
Replies: 22
Views: 4411

Re: Can someone write up rear brake shoe step by step?

On resurfacing/replacing: New brake shoes/pads *REQUIRE* a fresh cast iron surface for proper break in *every* time. Brakes don't work by creating friction between pad material and cast iron, they create friction between the pad and a very thin layer of the same pad material embedded in the rotor/dr...
by teranfirbt
Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 2010 Pacific North West Meet
Replies: 53
Views: 14924

Re: 2010 Pacific North West Meet

I have commitments for every weekend until the 28th-29th, so that'd be my vote...
by teranfirbt
Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:20 am
Forum: Tercel Gallery and Projects
Topic: Pac NW project fun car!
Replies: 45
Views: 17605

Re: Soon to be 4WD Tercel owner.

True to form, the Tercel has turned into more of a project than I intended. Yesterday I fitted up the 36-1 trigger wheel, VR sensor, and Ford coil packs for wasted spark: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Teranfirbt/07102010020.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Teranfirbt/07102010018.j...
by teranfirbt
Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: To swap or not to swap? Ice racing Tercel
Replies: 75
Views: 20552

Re: To swap or not to swap? Ice racing Tercel

You'll want to get a DGV series. There are 3 different types, DGEV (electric choke), DGAV (coolant choke) and just DGV (manual choke). I've got a DGEV on mine and it works great, although getting the choke set right was a little finicky.
by teranfirbt
Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:27 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: To TieRod or not to TieRod? And whiplash-ish clunk.
Replies: 21
Views: 5502

Re: To TieRod or not to TieRod? And whiplash-ish clunk.

I had that problem, turned out to be a bad CV on the left side...
by teranfirbt
Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:08 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Front end shake
Replies: 11
Views: 2993

Re: Front end shake

Have you checked the inner tie rod ends? Those had about 1/16" of slop in mine and were causing both of my front wheels to shake, cured the problem right up when I replaced em.
by teranfirbt
Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:24 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Is there a secret...
Replies: 23
Views: 4775

Re: Is there a secret...

I ended up having to borrow a friend's 600 lb-ft impact gun to get mine off, they're definitely on there.
by teranfirbt
Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:32 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Headlight Replacement
Replies: 9
Views: 2947

Re: Headlight Replacement

If you get a long and thin flat head screw driver in there, you can see 2 projecting tabs on the front of those clips. Pry up on the tabs so they match up with the larger openings and then pull on the bezel to release the clips. do them one at a time, there's enough play.
by teranfirbt
Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:12 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: clicking sound from front end while turning and acelerating
Replies: 6
Views: 2132

Re: clicking sound from front end while turning and acelerating

I just did the left front axle in mine, it was pretty easy, took about an hour... No special tools involved.
by teranfirbt
Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cold Starting weber 32/36
Replies: 6
Views: 1940

Re: Cold Starting weber 32/36

It was hitting 9 F here and my Tercel with a Weber started every time no problem. Not quite -40, but the weber works fine in the cold, especially if things are already warm.
by teranfirbt
Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Do all t4wd have a locking front axle?
Replies: 6
Views: 1511

Re: Do all t4wd have a locking front axle?

I don't think any Tercel 4WD came with factory lockers on either end...
by teranfirbt
Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Wiring Harness drawings?(shows individual plugs)
Replies: 3
Views: 820

Re: Wiring Harness drawings?(shows individual plugs)

The wiring supplement has what you're after, it's a separate book from the FSM.
by teranfirbt
Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Bosch CIS
Replies: 3
Views: 1051

Re: Bosch CIS

Yep, my friend's CIS Rabbit just randomly started puking fuel into the system to the point that it was literally dousing the spark. TBI would get you what you're after, can be easily programmed, and would pretty much just require a standard EFI fuel pump and some wiring. Multi port would be awesome ...
by teranfirbt
Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:02 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Driving on a bent rear axle?
Replies: 2
Views: 719

Re: Driving on a bent rear axle?

Uhhhm
It'd be a seriously bad idea.
by teranfirbt
Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:56 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: 3ac engine: valve interference or not?
Replies: 12
Views: 5836

Re: 3ac engine: valve interference or not?

As a general rule Toyota engines with timing chains *are* interference, Toyota engines with Belts are Non-interference. There are of course exceptions.
All of my Toyota engines have had 19mm crank pulley bolts (22R-E, 3A-C, 2RZ-FE).