TL;DR - I replaced the lower ball joints (LBJs) as preventative maintenance after 75K miles. I wasn't having any issues with my LBJs, but as a known weak point on 1st gen Tacomas, I figured that 75K miles - and a little less than two years - was long enough and I replaced them. I'll continue to check the new ones every time I do a tire rotation, but by and large I feel as though this part has served me well, despite the trouble it seems to give many. Out with the old, in with the new.
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TL;DR - I noticed on the NMBDR that the steering rack was leaking. I'm going to replace it with a new OEM Power Steering Rack (44250-35042) I don't know if it was related to the work that I did on the steering rack bushings or LCA bushings (where the steering rack has to be moved pretty far in order to access the rear cam bolt), but shortly after Replacing All the Bushings, the steering rack started to leak. So far, it's a very slow leak and carrying a quart of ATF to refill the power steering fluid reservoir - about a…
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