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by cromagmom
Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:53 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Alloy rims and tires, Albuquerque, $100
Replies: 5
Views: 2004

Re: Alloy rims and tires, Albuquerque, $100

I always forget about shipping on greyhound. At least for heavy boxes, Fedex seemed to be cheaper than greyhound if you have an account. I'll check into it in a bit if I don't get any interest locally.
by cromagmom
Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:57 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Alloy rims and tires, Albuquerque, $100
Replies: 5
Views: 2004

Alloy rims and tires, Albuquerque, $100

I'm getting rid of these after beefing up just a skosh to 14" rims. Pretty good tread all around. I just swapped them in my driveway and the sun had set. Let me know if you want some photos with more illumination! https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2769/33051459281_f293efe4a8_b.jpg https://c1.static...
by cromagmom
Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:46 pm
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: How to lift your Tercel 4wd
Replies: 67
Views: 36140

Re: How to lift your Tercel 4wd

I hope the bearing isn't crooked because I paid a subaru shop wayyy to much to put it on!

Once I forced the rear sway bar back on, the shuddering definitely died down a bit. Still a lil' something, but not bone shaking. We'll see once I get the front done what the situation is.
by cromagmom
Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:11 pm
Forum: Tercel Gallery and Projects
Topic: At long last! My first tercel
Replies: 51
Views: 16544

Re: At long last! My first tercel

The bushings seem OK for an 84. Maybe removing the sway bar made this problem come to light? I'm not against the sway bar, though I tried to put it back on and could quite get the clips to get back onto the axle housing. I'll give it another go. The u-joint is definitely at a different angle. What p...
by cromagmom
Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:59 pm
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: How to lift your Tercel 4wd
Replies: 67
Views: 36140

Re: How to lift your Tercel 4wd

Got the rear part of the lift done today. I also replaced a noisy rear wheel bearing while I was at it. Weird thing though is that there is now a terrible shuddering at low-speed that replaced the noisy bearing. Any ideas as to what could be causing that?
by cromagmom
Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: Tercel Gallery and Projects
Topic: At long last! My first tercel
Replies: 51
Views: 16544

Re: At long last! My first tercel

So I just replaced a rear wheel bearing and replaced the springs/shocks with pathfinder and thunderbird parts. Deleted the sway bar. The awful noise from the bad bearing is gone, but there is now an even more terrible shuddering at low speeds ~ 15 mph. It goes away around 20. Would anyone have a clu...
by cromagmom
Mon Oct 17, 2016 6:26 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Proper method to swap out transmission and diff fluids
Replies: 16
Views: 5240

Re: Proper method to swap out transmission and diff fluids

Is it OK or even possible to fill from one of the driver side fill plugs? I mistakenly didn't check the forum out before draining the fluid and my passenger side bolt is seized/rounded. I want to take it to a shop to see if they have better ways of getting that out, and it would be possible to push ...
by cromagmom
Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:27 pm
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: 85 4wd automatic in Albuquerque
Replies: 3
Views: 1825

85 4wd automatic in Albuquerque

http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/5705465093.html

The short post makes it sound not too shabby! Contemplating picking this up for myself, but I really shouldn't at this point. I'd be happy to check it out for any forum members. It's right down the street.
by cromagmom
Sun May 08, 2016 10:52 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Successful move cross country
Replies: 15
Views: 5443

Re: Successful move cross country

Swapped out the CV and that got rid of the problem! Didn't have too much trouble after I switched the new clip out for the old one. Can or should the carb be adjusted with the idle mixture for its new life at 5,300' (its lived for the past 32 years at or below 700')? I've noticed some struggles goin...
by cromagmom
Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:03 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Successful move cross country
Replies: 15
Views: 5443

Re: Successful move cross country

Moved to Albuquerque for a job at UNM and curiosity about the SW. I would definitely be keen on meeting up and getting some parts to throw on here and there. I'm pretty surprised there were no issues. I had to toss a decent amount of stuff out to make it in one move! I'm pretty sure the grinding whe...
by cromagmom
Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:44 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Successful move cross country
Replies: 15
Views: 5443

Successful move cross country

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Managed to pack it full and move from NC to NM. 65 mph the whole way, and the only symptom of the trip is a metal-on-metal grinding noise from the front passenger axle! 8)
by cromagmom
Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:43 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Engine dies after rough idle when stopping
Replies: 14
Views: 3409

Re: Engine dies after rough idle when stopping

I'm going with the line straight to the CB. The FSM has a picture that leads me to believe there should be some amount of sensible air flow when you blow on it from either end. Now that it is off, 1.5 problems seem to have been fixed! I can drive away after only a few seconds of warming up (this was...
by cromagmom
Wed Jan 06, 2016 12:39 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Engine dies after rough idle when stopping
Replies: 14
Views: 3409

Re: Engine dies after rough idle when stopping

Found out my plastic jet coming out of the choke breaker was clogged. Also, I found it that it is very brittle. I'm going to just cut some new vac line for now, but is there anywhere to pick up a new one?
by cromagmom
Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:52 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Engine dies after rough idle when stopping
Replies: 14
Views: 3409

Re: Engine dies after rough idle when stopping

Sorta...I used to run a bicycle co op in NC. We refurbished and loaned bikes out for people interested in commuting who couldn't afford a new bike. Not being the greatest capitalists, we struggled for a bit after losing our free shop space, and then it went under when I moved away. Other than that, ...
by cromagmom
Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:15 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Engine dies after rough idle when stopping
Replies: 14
Views: 3409

Re: Engine dies after rough idle when stopping

Well, though I had solved my problem, but perhaps just made new ones. Everything is fine when the engine is warm, now the issue occurs when cold, which was probably happening all along. Looks like I just need to carefully go through the FSM from the start and get everything keyed in. Think I'll leav...