What have you done to your rig today?

The Tacoma got a new winch rope last night
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Removed the parking brake, laid under the taco a looking for obvious leaks or damage, spray painted some things, and kicked a bolt check/ujoint greasing to the morning before I leave for AOP this week :laughing: . Hot as hell in the garage tonight!


Let's be honest I'll be doing the bolt check beer in hand, laying on a tarp in the campground at the park saying to myself "why didnt I do this Sunday in the garage" LOL
 
gslander said:
Let's be honest I'll be doing the bolt check beer in hand, laying on a tarp in the campground at the park saying to myself "why didnt I do this Sunday in the garage" LOL
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Let's be really honest: it probably won't happen at all :lol:

Duane
 
TJody said:
Believe or not has no idea it was damaged if not for checking things out while doing a fluid change🤷
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Funny how that happens sometimes. That's why I never change fluids or do any other maintenance. :D
 
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Yay!

Duane
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Just had mine out when I did ball joints. Replaced the Passenger side around 190k miles. Still rolling the original driver's side at 226k.

You know the trick to push them out with the power steering right?
 
Clubbs said:
Just had mine out when I did ball joints. Replaced the Passenger side around 190k miles. Still rolling the original driver's side at 226k.

You know the trick to push them out with the power steering right?
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This was the driver's side. It had 176k on it, the last 50k with 37s. I'll probably do the passenger side before long just for piece of mind. And I do know the power steering trick, but thankfully I hit with a good sized hammer and it moved the first hit, so I just knocked it out. It took me longer to figure out the damn bearing was bad than to replace it. It started as an intermittent high-pitched squeak, almost like a plastic on plastic kind of sound, instead of the usual whirring/growling.

Duane
 
Specifically in a GM, I definitely prefer a filter! 03+ with that much crap in them usually warrants replacing the evap core and I don't wanna do all that 😂
 
Began conversion to trail rig last night. 40" mickeys off - 42" swampers on, hardtop and doors off - canvas going on.
Ivy Branch bound this weekend. Probably going to be sloppy...
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Picked up my tow rig from the dealer from some warranty work. It was making oil, and had loud valvetrain tick (presumably from all the diesel in the oil). Not sure that im convinced that there isn't more hidden damage from the shitty oil, but it got push rods, rockers, injectors and connector tubes. Sounds a hell of a lot better, now I just have to drive it and keep an eye on the oil levels to see if that did the trick. I'll be driving it to Nova Scotia in a few weeks so i guess we will find out.

Also, @getstucksome came over and helped me get the XJ to roller status, which has got a little bit of wind in my sails to get back to work on the build. Still a lot to do, but it should be yard driving fairly soon. going from 30" rollers to the old dry rotted boggers really made it look like something is happening.
 

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Spence said:
Picked up my tow rig from the dealer from some warranty work. It was making oil, and had loud valvetrain tick (presumably from all the diesel in the oil). Not sure that im convinced that there isn't more hidden damage from the shitty oil, but it got push rods, rockers, injectors and connector tubes. Sounds a hell of a lot better, now I just have to drive it and keep an eye on the oil levels to see if that did the trick. I'll be driving it to Nova Scotia in a few weeks so i guess we will find out.

Also, @getstucksome came over and helped me get the XJ to roller status, which has got a little bit of wind in my sails to get back to work on the build. Still a lot to do, but it should be yard driving fairly soon. going from 30" rollers to the old dry rotted boggers really made it look like something is happening.
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I'm gonna wear my WTFab hat tonight just for good juju.
 
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