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Broken Mirrors

new mirror

After 25 years of road use and sun, plastics start to break down. Our mini trucks are no different. The mirrors seemed to be in pretty good condition, but when looking more closely, there is a crack that has formed on the pivot. It has split to the point that it is pretty difficult to …

Rear Drum Removal

Drum Removed

As we are going through and servicing Tyny, we are finding that there are a lot of things that aren’t documented well that are specific to the Sambar. For instance, there are a TON of YouTube videos on servicing drum brakes. any of these will get you most of the way there. There is one …

A Better Shift

Getting the boot off

The Subaru Sambar, well any kei truck for that matter, are not known for the quality of the shift. By that I mean that shifting isn’t a precision affair. These are working vehicles, and the quality of the shift is skewed towards durability rather than precision. Add to that 25-plus years of use, and you …

Hidden Kanji

Tailgate Kanji

Well, I assume it is Kanji. There are several writing types in Japan, of which Kanji is only one, but I’m rolling with it. When the truck was inspected after the auction, it was noted that there was very old, very weathered and cracked, vinyl on the tail gate. I wasn’t too concerned. Generally that …

The Key Chain

keychain

Sometimes in life it is the simple things that bring the most pleasure. One of the cool things that came with this truck was the key chain. It has nothing to do with the car, but it just feels like it oozes history. The hand done kanji characters, over a wooden slug with faded print …