jccobia
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- salt lake city
Thanks you. I would love to go on a run with you sometime I want to pick your brain on these tacomas I have read your build threads and you know a lot about these trucks.
2004 tacoma clutch swap questions
- Thread starter jccobia
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Thanks you. I would love to go on a run with you sometime I want to pick your brain on these tacomas I have read your build threads and you know a lot about these trucks.
sixstringsteve
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- UT
I'll let you know when we're going wheeling next. There are lots of guys who know a lot about these. I've just done a ton of reading and watching build threads, as well as building my own. Cruiseroutfit on here knows about 10x as much as I do about these rigs.
boogie_4wheel
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- North Salt Lake, Utah
The only thing I can think to add to this project is to place the transmission in gear before before you pull the shifter out. When you go to assemble, if the splines don't line up you can bump the rear yoke to rotate the input shaft to get the trans to go back on the engine. If you leave the trans in neutral, you have to roll it back and rotate the input by hand then try to stab it again.
I don't know how big a deal this may be on the 'smaller' transmission; when I did a clutch on my dad's Dodge Cummins/6spd, it was a lot of work to get it back together and I didn't think about leaving it in gear till it was too late. We had a hell of a time over something that simple trying to get it to go back together, and it's too friggin heavy to just manhandle it.
I don't know how big a deal this may be on the 'smaller' transmission; when I did a clutch on my dad's Dodge Cummins/6spd, it was a lot of work to get it back together and I didn't think about leaving it in gear till it was too late. We had a hell of a time over something that simple trying to get it to go back together, and it's too friggin heavy to just manhandle it.
jccobia
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- salt lake city
These tranny bolts are so tight. I have been spraying pb blaster all day and hammering them. Then the few on the back im not sure how to get all. Any advice or help is welcome.
sixstringsteve
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- UT
Are you able to get to the bolts ok? A longer wrench will give you more leverage. If you don't have a breaker bar or a longer wrench, you can slip a pipe around the handle to make it longer. That should help.
jccobia
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- salt lake city
What I have been doing I am just going to go back and soray and hammer it then spray then let it sit over night om thinking.
Spork
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- Saratoga Springs, UT
I used a breaker bar on some of them, I piece of 3/4" PVC for a cheater bar works also.
sixstringsteve
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- UT
Is your truck rusty at all under there? The trans to engine bolts shouldn't be too rusty, but every truck is different. I'm guessing they just need a lot more force on them. I'd be worth picking up a breaker bar. This should do the trick:
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-drive-25-breaker-bar-67933.html
jccobia
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- salt lake city
Time to raid the fils van for tools. About to nurse thid hang over then finish up Im down to 3 bolts and pulling that hydraulic line and pinching it off. Hoping to make a run this weekend. I need to get a list of pm for my truck and priotize it. This thing was so low miles and so cheap because of the rebuilt title. The bank says it worth 3k more then I paid but It needs some work bad. Just not sure where to start.
Spork
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- Saratoga Springs, UT
I didn't unhook the hydraulic line, I just unbolted the slave cylinder from the bell housing and tied it out of the way.
jccobia
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- salt lake city
What about that rubber boot going into the tranny? That and the bolt right behind the front diff is all I have left its kicking my ass right now.
Spork
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- Saratoga Springs, UT
I don't remember a rubber boot, I just unbolted the 2 bolts holding on the slave cylinder and it came out. I also left my front drive line attached to the diff and only did the transfer case side.
jccobia
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- salt lake city
Got all the bolts and the cylinder but I cant grt it to slide out. Maybe I should have got that transmission jack....
Spork
Tin Foil Hat Equipped
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- Saratoga Springs, UT
You're welcome to use mine, with the jack I was able to lift and lower it a little to get it to rock free.
Spork
Tin Foil Hat Equipped
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- Saratoga Springs, UT
Now that I think about it I hooked a ratchet strap from the rear axle to the transfer case to get it out.
jccobia
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- salt lake city
I would love to barrow it I can leave you some collateral whats your number? Or your more then free to come over.
Spork
Tin Foil Hat Equipped
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- Saratoga Springs, UT
Sent you a text to the number you listed earlier. Ends in 9812.
jccobia
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- salt lake city
Thank you again!
jccobia
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- salt lake city
So I have everything thing off the transmission is 2 inches from the bell house but the input shaft wont let it out. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? Is there some trick I am not getting?
audiofreak97
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- Location
- Magna
My guess is the engine and trans aren't lined up and binding, the exhaust collector is in the way or you aren't pulling hard enough. Make sure everything is disconnected, everything is lined up and run a ratchet strap or comealong around the rear axle to the trans and crank on it. I had to do that trick to get mine out.
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