Recent content by Campfire

Pressed on.

Man! All of this made me go dig around in the toolbox. My custom wedge punch ground for pinch nuts. And the old flange wrench for holding the flange while torquing the nut. And all of this did nothing but bring back the smell of 90W on my hands that never seem to fade. Remember walking...

Knew one guy that had the seal go out multiple times, he had a long sandy road he drove everyday. He probably changed that rear pinion seal once a year. Always re-used the nut, had a noisy diff, didn't care. Until that nut broke the collar off, and then the nut back off, then the pinion...

You have to hammer the collar of it into the keyway of the pinion shaft. That collar is usually rather soft but can crack at one of the edges. If you spend enough time, and that's an "IF", and have the right tool to carefully work the collar out of the keyway, you could re-use it. Only to find...

Sorry, I'm just a grumpy old retired mechanic who's had to deal with lots of apprentices over the years. Like #Malleus said, don't re-use the nut unless you absolutely have to. The whole point of the spacer/crush sleeve is to torque the pinion shaft properly and set the height of the pinion...

Not trying to be negative here,,,,,,,,,,, BUT........ Before you take that nut off, do you know what what a crush sleeve is? Do you know what back lash is? And how to set it? And once that nut is off, which also needs to be marked so it goes right back to exactly it is, you also need to mark...

It happens. A lot.

Usually the aluminum shaft between the two, key cylinder to switch. Busted ignition - ignition cylinder rod replacement - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/busted-ignition-ignition-cylinder-rod-replacement.57050/page-28#post-14808124

Finished up the charcoal cannister rebuild, now to put some miles on it and make sure the CEL doesn't come on. ;) Charcoal Canister Replacement Option - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/charcoal-canister-replacement-option.1006708/page-6

Year? Mileage? Ambient temperature? Charcoal Canister Replacement Option - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/charcoal-canister-replacement-option.1006708/ search function is your friend

I got asked if the old charcoal would make a nice "Campfire". So I had to find out as a retired firefighter..... Yes, yes it does. :rofl:

I finally dug into the canister project after having a donor canister gifted to me by #awesomeissquid. Thanks for the incentive! The road trip last year put me on the path of finding out why with an ambient temp greater than 94 degrees (F), the fuel tank would pressurize and the fuel vapor would...

2000? Project car? How many miles on it? And has the timing belt been done lately? Get into the front cover and look for the oil leak and the crank seal.

Look at the side 1/4 window lower mouldings where they attach to the 1/4 panel. There are some clips that have foam seals on them that degrade with time. Check the side panels for signs of water leaks. The sub woofer is always a good catch. Heavy rain can play havoc on water getting in...

Allow yourself some time if you plan on taking the sunroof tray all the way out.