Well, finally after having the CV axle replaced w/alignment, the problem was as bad as ever.
I took it back to Les Schwab Tire, for the 4th time, and the mechanic showed me the cracked frame, which was missed upon the previous visits. Luckily, they refunded me the money, put in my old CV axle, and sent me to find a welder.
Which I did, Fischer's Welding, in Tilamook, Oregon, did a GREAT job, and it was only $75.00!
Who would have thunk it???
Thanks for all the replies...
Any suggestions for a suitable wrench for removing the Distributor cap??? the right side is pretty hard to get a wrench on...
Lots of Heavy Vibration when Decelerating from HWY speeds
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4WD_Oregon
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Mine are 8mm hex heads with a flathead channel built in. I find a stubby screwdriver to be the only way. If you have a proper sized nut-driver, I'm sure it'd work fine.
RIP 10-07- 1984 Toyota Tercel SR5 4wd Wagen 6 speed
RIP 04-05- 1986 Toyota Tercel SR5 4wd Wagen 6 speed
1st Terc- 1987 Tercel SR5 4wd Wagon 6-speed, Sadly cubed
1985 Tercel Standard 4wd Wagon w/ 3-speed auto, Living a happy life in Boulder last I knew
RIP 04-05- 1986 Toyota Tercel SR5 4wd Wagen 6 speed
1st Terc- 1987 Tercel SR5 4wd Wagon 6-speed, Sadly cubed
1985 Tercel Standard 4wd Wagon w/ 3-speed auto, Living a happy life in Boulder last I knew
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tonythayer
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A small 1/4" drive ratchet with a small extension on an 8mm socket seems to work fine for me.
For the bolt on the right-hand side, work the ratchet from under the distributor. I've taken these damn things off and on like 10 times in the last two weeks trying to get the timing right on skullone's tercel and this is the easiest method I've found.
For the bolt on the right-hand side, work the ratchet from under the distributor. I've taken these damn things off and on like 10 times in the last two weeks trying to get the timing right on skullone's tercel and this is the easiest method I've found.
Some of the cheap tool places like Harbor Freight Tools sell a set of wobble extensions. They are cheap and not very strong, but they are handy. The 1/4" wobble extension with an 8mm socket is very handy for those distributor caps.
At the time these were designed, Toyota was bragging on hoe easy routine maintenance was on their vehicles. Since there were no points in the distributor, I guess they didn't consider removing the cap as routine maintenance.
At the time these were designed, Toyota was bragging on hoe easy routine maintenance was on their vehicles. Since there were no points in the distributor, I guess they didn't consider removing the cap as routine maintenance.