Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior lift bolt

wasup ppl.im taking my car to the dealership again on wed.my lift bolts r definitley broken.dealers telling me dat they need to c da car first.they dont know wat lift is.so only way for me to prove them is to run my car with da mechanic in my car or do i tell them i run my car?wat should i do?anyone ever took their car in for broken lift bolts b4?n also can broken bolts make ur engine make loud chattering noise or really poor acceleration?my acceleration sux even from mid rpm n my car shakes alot.does anyone have dis problem or had similar problems?

man that sux big time.
your actually gonna show a dealer tech that you take your car to redline??? if your dealer is kool thats great but if not i think thats a big no no

no i didnt mean it dat way.im looking for a way to let the dealer c dat my bolts r broken.how can i let them know dat ma lift bolts r broken?my car runs like shit right now.it sux to have a gts n nothing happens when you hit 6 rpm.any of ur cars very shakey while accelerating?

Hey, does anyone know where the instructions for replacing the lift bolts at? I cant seem to find them.

Okay, this is the last time I'm gonna say this...

There is no such thing as a "Lift Bolt". any mechanic will look at you funny if you say to them, "I need my lift bolts replaced". Most mechanics will probably start looking at your suspension or something.

The items you need replaced are called "rocker shaft set bolts". They are there to keep the rocker shafts set in their proper position.

It's mostly called a "Lift Bolt" around the forums, because that's what the enthusiasts started calling them; it's easier to type all the time than, "rocker shaft set bolts".

If you take it in to the dealership, or any mechanic,you should tell them you need your rocker shaft set bolts checked for wear or seperation. Refer to Toyota Engine TSB EG010-03 (dated May 19th. 2003) for the procedure, read up on what needs to be done, that way, you can point them in the right direction. Lots of toyota techs are inexperienced with the 2ZZ, but are more than skilled enough to service it, same goes for any shop; if they give you too much grief, go to a private shop and have them look at it. it's a simple fix, and any half-decent shop should be able to take care of it for you.

BTW, I didn't want to hunt for a link to the TSB, but I decided to post the Rocker Shaft Set Bolt TSB and repair procedure (in .PDF format) on my online server. it's 442KB in size, and will only be up for a limited time, so I suggest you download it while you can.

You can get it from the link below:

download the TSB in .pdf format here [homepage.interaccess.com]