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Just a word of caution. If you ever remove the starter, be careful not to snap off the knock sensor plastic that protrudes from the metal base. I've done this and from now on I use a U joint socket adapter to give me some flexibility in avoiding repeating this mistake. The other option would...

I have mended my splash pan so many times. The front 3 clips snapped off so I used pop rivets and the standard card slot covers from the back of a computer and some Prematex Ultra Black silicone. The next thing was some of the other holes started to enlarge so I used brass flag type grommets of...

Here is a rebuild on Supra Forums that may be helpful. Click here to go there.

When I put these back in I use a little bit of Prematex Ultra Black silicone to seal for oil seepage.

The torque spec is for constant turning not break away. 1.0 N meter is equivalent to 8.9 Inch pounds. Here is a photo from the Supra manual giving the specs. Bear in mind this is with the side shafts removed that could cause additional drag. It's hard to do on the car because you only have...

I posted this for community knowledge. it may help someone. That bang experience was the same one with me when my buddy used his 20 ton to pull the first pinion gear apart that came from a differential from eBay that had a bad noise. There is a shim that lives under the bearing to adjust the...

Here is a link to a very educational website on YouTube run by Weber State University. This old guy reminds me of my high school auto shop teachers. Click here to go there. I too used a solid spacer with shims. You can go back and forth until you get the pinion preload right, and then in the...

Why does the diagram in the 1987 Toyota service manual differ from what I am finding in 2 LSD differentials that I have opened and even yours from the pictures? In the service manual they have you putting the square pinned retainer in the right hand side of the case and the round one in the...

Does anyone know Lee Fisher a mechanic in St. Petersburg, FL? He sold me a "rebuilt" Supra engine a year ago that he rebuilt a year before that for someone that stopped coming back to his shop. He listed it on Craigs list at a time when I needed a cylinder head because mine was cracked. I...

The tubo intake lobes look more pointy. Non-turbo lobes have a slight bulge on the sides. The lift is the same. Non-turbos need to gulp more air since there is no positive pressure pushing it in.