General Tech What did you work on Today?

[YROC FAB.]

Did another set today.

 

[Kevin B.]

Washboard roads rattled the bolts on my LED lights loose, and I lost a couple fittings. And natch, the seller didn't want to answer emails or Facebook contacts about replacing them. Probably because he ordered them on the cheap and can't source parts. I recommend not shopping with Olympus Offroad.

I thought about seeing if I could find someone with a 3D printer, but decided to order up some casting supplies instead. Silicone and resin to the rescue!



Copy and original.


One got a little bubble and I accidentally overpoured the other. But they'll clean up ok and once the lights are bolted up again nobody will see them anyway.

And then those bolts are gonna get some locktite.

 

[DaveB]

It happens every year on the first snow, snow blowers show up to be fixed. I had two neighbors show up with Toro snow blowers one was leaking gas and the other hadn't been started in over 3 years. Both were the same model and both had plastic carbs on them that are notorious for leaking. Toro doesn't suggest rebuilding them. The factory replacement carb was too pricey so I found an aftermarket one on Amazon that had good reviews. I had each blower fixed and running in a few minutes. The carbs only cost about $20 which is less than what I could rebuild one for.

 

[DesertRam]

Replaced a leaky air spring on the truck.

 

[moab_cj5]

I fixed my sons broken grab handle by redneck fabbing a metal bracket to take the load from pulling the door closed.







Then I got to work on my Land Cruiser. I didn't take any pics, but I found my annoying exhaust rattle and fixed it. One piece of heat shield pre cat was loose and was rattling. A new hose clamp and that was fixed. Then I replaced a couple of bolts in a rear exhaust hanger to stabilize the muffler better, then welded a broken hanger back together. When it was all secured snuggly to the truck, I cut end on an angle to avoid smashing it on more rocks.

When that was buttoned up, I pulled the rear spring off the drivers side and put a spacer on top of the spring to reduce the "Land Cruiser Lean."

Next week I'll tear into the front axle and steering.

Thanks to Cruiser Outfitters I have a ton of parts to install.

This is one of 3 projects.

 

[glockman]

I have always hated how low factory steps hang on Fords. I've raised them on every truck but this one, which happens to be the one I've owned the longest. So I cut and inch and a half out of all the brackets and remounted them. Much better.
Before


After

 

[I Lean]

I have always hated how low factory steps hang on Fords. I've raised them on every truck but this one, which happens to be the one I've owned the longest. So I cut and inch and a half out of all the brackets and remounted them. Much better.
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After
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Dang it. That's another thing I need to add to my list of things I didn't know I needed to do until now.

 

[zgfiredude]

Attempting to execute the "Grand Dash Design", omg..........so much crap in there!

 

[jeeper]

Dang it. That's another thing I need to add to my list of things I didn't know I needed to do until now.

X2. Added to the list.

 

[Gravy]

Replaced a hub today. Thought I popped it at rattlesnake last time I went out along with a couple teeth of the ring gear.
Now with a new R&P, new wheel bearings and a new hub I'm ready to rock!



Old one needed a Wave spring replaced, inner bushing and inner snap ring. If anyone has pull with Warn to get these warrantied. I didn't want to wait.


Internal snap ring (it's the flat spiral ring kind)
I think I can find this at Granger but I wasted at least 2 hours trying to find a rebuilt kit with Warn for the 60165.

 

[moab_cj5]

Replaced the front bushings in my radius arms. I just replaced them in May, but bought cheap bushings. Well, this was the result.



2 didn't look too bad, 1 was completely shot, and 1 has a small tear in it. Hopefully the OEM ones will fair better.




Since I just did them in May, they pressed in and out really easily which was nice!


Still have a bunch of steering stuff to replace and rebuild, but I quickly lost motivation tonight.

 

[I Lean]

Replaced the front bushings in my radius arms. I just replaced them in May, but bought cheap bushings. Well, this was the result.
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2 didn't look too bad, 1 was completely shot, and 1 has a small tear in it. Hopefully the OEM ones will fair better.
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Since I just did them in May, they pressed in and out really easily which was nice!


Still have a bunch of steering stuff to replace and rebuild, but I quickly lost motivation tonight.
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What brand were your cheap bushings?

 

[zmotorsports]

Last week's work.

My son and I were doing some work on his truck.

Removing fan & clutch assembly.

After replacing CMP I verified the waveform.

We then racked it to replace his muffler with something a little more mellow.

On Thursday evening after a test drive in the truck my wife informed me that she thought her tire looked low hen she left work. I had her pull it around to the shop when she got home.

Sure enough, she picked up a screw from somewhere.

Mike

 

[zmotorsports]

On Sunday afternoon my son came over and serviced his Jeep before Sunday dinner.

Last night we finished installing his new CP3 pump on his LB7 Duramax.

Some pictures of when we were diagnosing.

Clamped off and pressurizing the supply side to verify no leaks.

Hooked up clear line prior to filter head.

Clear line at the supply side of the CP3. No bubbles in either which proves no air leaks.

We determined the CP3 is passing too much fuel back through the cascade valve internally. It was borderline but with 262k miles on it my son wanted to replace it.

The FSM states to remove the coolant crossover casting but it is not necessary. The four bolts can be accessed without removing the crossover.

This lower passenger side CP3 mounting bolt can be accessed by loosening the coolant bypass hose mounting tab bolt and slightly shifting it to the side. The bolt will not come all the way out but it can be pulled out far enough to clear the block.

The intake Y-bridge is easy enough to remove to allow better access for pump removal. Look at how nice and clean a non-EGR diesel engine is, even with a quarter of a million miles.

Pump removed.

Re-manned pump ready to swap over mounting bracket with new O-rings.

Pump ready for installation.

Pump installed.

Going back together with new hoses.

And she’s back together. Better but still having an issue with delayed cranking. I think we need to face the fact that we have an injector or two leaking past the return ball seat. Time for more testing.

Mike

 

[moab_cj5]

What brand were your cheap bushings?

I don't know, they were the aftermarket option from CO. Half the price of OE so I gambled. On a stock, or not so lifted rig they may have been fine. I am really hoping the OE ones hold up better to the abuse I put this through.

 

[I Lean]

I don't know, they were the aftermarket option from CO. Half the price of OE so I gambled. On a stock, or not so lifted rig they may have been fine. I am really hoping the OE ones hold up better to the abuse I put this through.

Crap, I was worried you'd say that. I bought those (Karson's brand) for all the rear suspension of my 80, and I know @bryson has a full set for his 80 ready to go in. I would guess the radius arm bushings take more abuse than most of the other ones, but still....gotta keep an eye on mine for sure.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Crap, I was worried you'd say that. I bought those (Karson's brand) for all the rear suspension of my 80, and I know @bryson has a full set for his 80 ready to go in. I would guess the radius arm bushings take more abuse than most of the other ones, but still....gotta keep an eye on mine for sure.

Fwiw, we see a similar amount of failures in the OE and aftermarket bushings in high flex applications. Guys like Woody for example do them seemingly annually. Make sure you are clocking them in the arms correctly and tightening/torquing the arms only when at actual ride height. Otherwise they are both loaded wrong and under constant torsion and will fail fast, again under high flex particularly.

 

[I Lean]

Fwiw, we see a similar amount of failures in the OE and aftermarket bushings in high flex applications. Guys like Woody for example do them seemingly annually. Make sure you are clocking them in the arms correctly and tightening/torquing the arms only when at actual ride height. Otherwise they are both loaded wrong and under constant torsion and will fail fast, again under high flex particularly.

So this is Slinky's fault. Got it.

 

[moab_cj5]

So this is Slinky's fault. Got it.

I don't have slinky...but I did have them installed wrong. I will be pulling the arms back out again to ensure I have them clocked correctly.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

So this is Slinky's fault. Got it.

Or the other high flex application/uses