Fuel Tank and Other Repairs

[Strum]

I'm not real familiar with this forum, but assuming it's like many others and people don't read all sections, I thought I would post this here and in the general section.

I have a 1993 Camry that is in need of some repair before I hand it over to my son who will be using it to commute to college.

Although I have done some work on cars, I have not done most of the out of the ordinary repairs. So I am hoping someone or a few of you can provide some assistance.

1) It needs brake disk and I was considering ordering Brembo at $36.00 each http://replacement..com/parts//quote.jsp?year=1993&product=N1000-101523&application=000656087&part=Brake%20Disc&dp= true
Anyone have comments or another recommendation?

2) I need brake pads I was considering PBR at $41.95
http://replacement..com/parts//quote.jsp?year=1993&product=N1010-107168&application=000656088&part=Brake%20Pad%20Se t&dp=true

The work above I can do myself. Now for a couple of things I am not familiar with. One I am thinking of doing myself and the other I will have some one else do.

3) I believe the fuel tank needs to be replaced. The tank is leaking from what appears to be a nipple that broke off near the top area of the tank. When the car is running the gas squirt out of the line that was connected to the nipple or it's coming from the area where the nipple brake off. So, if I need to replace the tank, is this something that is a do-it-yourself project without requiring special tools?

4) There is a boot behind the right front wheel that is torn and when I turn to the right I hear a fairly loud clicking noise that stops as soon as the wheel straightens out. I assume there is a bearing of some sort in the boot and it is now loaded with dirt and grit. If I am correct, what is that part called and if it needs to be replaced, how much am I looking at to have it done.

I obviously don't have the auto knowledge of many of you, so I certainly would be grateful if you can share your knowledge and assist me in these repairs.

Mark

[Kevin89AllTrac]

Mark, Auto Parts Warehouse has good prices and you should do fine with their parts. I've used them before. I did find that AutohausAZ beat APW's prices a bit when I did some repair work a few weeks ago. Free shipping in either case.

You might take the car to a radiator repair shop and have them estimate repairing the gas tank. If the tank isn't a rustbucket, you could get it repaired cheaper than replacing it, even including labor.

You need a rebuilt (or new) axle. There are axle rebuilders in my town that charge $100 to $150 per axle, installed. AutohausAZ has them for $86 if you do it yourself. Dirty, greasy job though.

Good luck.

Kevin

[conor]

1) NAPA and Kragen/Checker both sell ridiculously inexpensive brake rotors.. Check napaonline.com and partsamerica.com (Kragen), then print out the online prices and go to your local store. They will happily price-match

2) As for pads.. whatever's clever. I like PBR/Axxis for performance use on my MR2s, but on a daily driven Camry not likely to get a lot of maintenance attention, any ol' street pad will probably do fine.

3) I haven't pulled the gas tank out of my Camry yet, but it shouldn't be too nightmarish... If you want it repaired, you're going to have to drain the gasoline first, and then somehow neutralize whatever's left inside and clean it out. I don't think too many shops are going to be eager to weld on a gas tank... Might be better off finding a replacement at a junkyard.

4) That would be a CV (constant velocity) joint. You should be able to get a rebuilt driveshaft/axle for dirt cheap through your local NAPA/Kragen type place. You'll get a core charge refunded when you bring the old axle back, too. The downside is that replacing these is a bit tougher than doing something like brakes. You'll need, at the least, a good 1/2" drive ratchet and a very large socket to break the axle nut loose so that you can get it out of the hub (30 or 32mm on many Toyotas).. and they're really torqued on there.. so you'll need some kind of breaker bar extension (2-3 foot long handle off a floor jack usually works well, ha ha!) to get enough leverage.

[Kevin89AllTrac]

Originally Posted by conor

I don't think too many shops are going to be eager to weld on a gas tank...

Radiator shops do this everyday. They tank them first.

[Strum]

Hey guys, thanks for the info. If I get this car running the way I like it, my son just might end up with my 4 cyl 98 Camry. The 93 is a 6 cyl, but it's been about a year since I had it on the street.

I bought it for $5K with 78K miles, drove it for another 70K miles and then my garage caught on fire. Car had smoke damage, but the insurance company deemed it salvage - gave me $4K and I purchased it back for $200. Definitely one of my better deals, although I almost lost my house (attached garage).

Again, thanks for your help.