Recent content by alia176

I'm curious if you fixed the problem by replacing the knock sensor or my moving the wire around, which might've temporarily improved the connection! Let's hope it's the former, not the latter! In my case, both knock sensor wires were brittle so I ran two new parallel wires from the sensors to...

Agreed. I bought two knock sensors for my daughter's 5VZ-FE from Amayama for a significant cost savings. I also ordered bunch of stuff or a head gasket job at the same time.

LOL, that's how I refill the ATF through the dipstick tubes and it works a treat!

I buy gear oil by the 5gal pail and use a standard pail/bucket lever pump to transfer oil into diffs and tcases. I swapped the hose with a longer one so that I can pump from the side of the vehicle on the ground vs laying under the vehicle. Each stroke delivers a decent amount of oil and the...

nice step by step installation doc.

I think printing this out then tossing it in the glovebox is a good idea: Emergency Troubleshooting Procedures - FAQ Item (Recommend Keeping Copy in Truck) - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/emergency-troubleshooting-procedures-faq-item-recommend-keeping-copy-in-truck.115816/ If the PHH has...

I have ARBs on my 80 but they're quite old, circa 2004. At that time no weirdness took place during the install, no pinion grounding required so I'm curious if the ARB case got larger since those days. On the above pic, pls explain to me what exactly went down for my edification. Did the...

Dang, has it been three years already?

she was in charge of swapping out the rear shocks, while I installed a ATF cooler in order to avoid the dreaded "pink milkshake" that is common in her world. Also it was time to install the winch inside the bumper, which requires some fiddling!

Isabelle came over for a wrenching session on her ride.

damn, my wallet just screamed......

oh SNAP, i'm not camping this weekend but let me see if i can swing it.

@William839 got any ideas?

This is a very messy job indeed. This is also a great time to set aside the tools for this job out in the bush and keep those tools in the spare box with the spare CV. i know that some folks use a 'rope' tool for shaft extraction out of the diff, while others use two pry bars. I've always...

Yes, it would. The diff lock ECU gives the motor "run" signal until it sees a feedback from the limit switch you're holding, then it removes the run signal. Otherwise, the motor would just keep going! Quick trail fix: Apply pos and neg 12vdc power to the two terminals while pressing the...