Limited on time and tools.
It's a 30 min fix, but I get that it's like an hour and a half round trip to town depending where you're at in JV.
Limited on time and tools.
30 minutes if you have the tools and parts. I'm not worried about the difficulty, but more about the convenience of doing it at home rather than with limited time and tools.It's a 30 min fix, but I get that it's like an hour and a half round trip to town depending where you're at in JV.
30 minutes if you have the tools and parts. I'm not worried about the difficulty, but more about the convenience of doing it at home rather than with limited time and tools.
EDIT: Also since the brake shoes were soaked in brake fluid, might as well replace the brake shoes on both sides while I'm at it. Again, more time effective and convenient to do it at home.
On a side note, a hard brake line is a great item to have in the spare parts kit. @Airdog found some at a Napa onceGotta take the shoes off to replace the cylinder so they would be getting replaced at the same time regardless. I get it, but I never wheel without tools either and I have no issues getting shit done in the dirt if it means finishing a trip or getting home safely.
I usually have no issues getting dirty and fixing things on the trail. Done it many many times. Sometimes its worth fixing at home. A quick trail fix is all I needed to continue my trip and get home comfortably.Gotta take the shoes off to replace the cylinder so they would be getting replaced at the same time regardless. I get it, but I never wheel without tools either and I have no issues getting shit done in the dirt if it means finishing a trip or getting home safely.
I was thinking about getting some caps for the lines in the event this happened again and it couldn't be resolved by something as simple as some small vice grips. Capping a line would at least get you to the nearest road for a tow truck.On a side note, a hard brake line is a great item to have in the spare parts kit. @Airdog found some at a Napa once
And a premier AAA membershipI usually have no issues getting dirty and fixing things on the trail. Done it many many times. Sometimes its worth fixing at home. A quick trail fix is all I needed to continue my trip and get home comfortably.
I was thinking about getting some caps for the lines in the event this happened again and it couldn't be resolved by something as simple as some small vice grips. Capping a line would at least get you to the nearest road for a tow truck.
I already got that. Luckily I’ve only had to use it a few times. Once for my motorcycle back in the day, once when I blew my rear diff, and once when my coil pack went out. It was pouring rain and it was easier to just get it towed home than fix it at my office.And a premier AAA membership
I have one that’s never been used. @4runner DOA isn’t breaking his shit as much as I expectedI already got that. Luckily I’ve only had to use it a few times. Once for my motorcycle back in the day, once when I blew my rear diff, and once when my coil pack went out. It was pouring rain and it was easier to just get it towed home than fix it at my office.
Went out to Ridgecrest over the New Years weekend. Other than freezing my balls off half the time, it was a great time. I am looking forward to getting back out there again at some point. Most of the group was long travel (Broncos, F150, JeepSpeed, and high end Baja Bugs) and a few Jeeps. With good communication, wide open desert for great visibility, and everyone knowing where we were going, it was a blast. It was a good time being able to drive fast for long periods of time with a group like this. Plus the whoops aren't too big in a lot of the areas so I was actually able to stay on top of the whoops most of the time if I kept the pace above 40mph. I definitely have some things to comb through after this trip. Hood latch broke, front fender cracked by the headlight and is noisy as hell. Also looks like I need to replace the rear axle seal again. I just changed the bearings and seals like 6 or so months ago. Maybe it is a bent axle or something.
Nah, it's too much fun to slow down. The BeerRunner will probably be another year before its done if I'm lucky. Might as well have fun and enjoy my desert trips in the meantime.Maybe you just need to get the beer runner finished and stop banging on the overland rig.
Also looks like I need to replace the rear axle seal again. I just changed the bearings and seals like 6 or so months ago. Maybe it is a bent axle or something.
I didn't do them myself. A buddy gave me the axles with fresh bearings on them because I helped him with his truck. I'd have to check to see if that's the case. I did that on my other 4Runner and it worked well.did u flip the bearing retainer the seal rides on when u replaced the said to give the seal more surface area to ride on vs the OEM way with the beveled by the seal...
WTF you got a fridge?!Few things going on lately.
First of all I had a trans leak if you didn’t see the other thread. Turned out just to be a front pump seal. Other than dropping the trans and all that fun stuff, it was an easy fix and a $10 part. I did have a cracked flex plate but super lucky that Roberts truck was 10 feet away and already had the trans out, so I stole his flex plate. While I had the trans out I figured might as well upgrade the torque converter at the same time. Unfortunately the torque converter had some shipping delays due to a “mechanical failure” somewhere in PA with UPS. I wasn’t able to get it installed before this coming trip.
I also got my antenna mounted through the roof via an NMO mount rather than the shitty magnetic mount that likes to fall off on a regular basis. Simple and easy install.
Lastly I finally got a dust light installed. Since I’ve always had a weak point when it comes to electrical, I decided to make my own wiring for the dust light and set things up to plug in a fridge for camping trips. It wasn’t nearly as hard as I expected it to be once I understood how relays work, and understanding how to layout the wiring properly.
I used a 6 way fuse block that I mounted on the removable piece in the back cubby. I ran 10ga wire from the battery to the fuse block with a 30a fuse near the battery. For the dust light I wired in a relay block with a switch that is also lighted and powered by an ‘add-a-fuse’ from the interior fuse panel on the ignition fuse. Knowing my dumbass I’d leave the light on with the ignition off so I wired it to be retard proof. Overall it went well and was able to knock it out after work. Now I just need to make sure I have the right fuses in the block. I have a 10amp fuse for both the light and fridge. I assume the light only needs a 2.5a or 5a fuse. Gotta look up the specs on the fridge to see if 10a is good or too much/not enough.
View attachment 77791View attachment 77792View attachment 77793View attachment 77794View attachment 77795View attachment 77796View attachment 77797View attachment 77798View attachment 77799View attachment 77800View attachment 77801
It came with my race trailer. I decided to put it in the 4runner for this trip.WTF you got a fridge?!
Had to fit in with the cool kids somehow