Recent content by crashtest00

Funny you ask...just the passenger side. I've been reluctant to cut it off because I have small kids that need it to be able to climb in. But if it gets damaged, I won't miss it.

Would love to join! My 100-series is bone stock w/ Michelin Defender LTX in stock size. Will that work ok for Badlands?

Quick follow up on how it went: I watched a couple of videos and ended up removing the two bolts that hold the rack. That gave me the extra 1/4" or so wiggle room to get the intermediate shaft off the rack. I put a long prybar on the slip yoke end from the engine compartment and tapped it out of...

Air hammer worked like a charm! Everything is loose. However, the slip yoke won't slide up the #1 intermediate shaft far enough to release the #2 shaft at the yoke or at the rack. I think I'm going to have to do some disassembly under the dash to buy a little more wiggle room. I need about 5-8...

I invested in a decent air hammer years ago. It doesn't get a ton of use, but it has saved the day on multiple occasions. I'm more concerned about the slip yoke near the firewall. The yoke is pretty crusty. Whitec13: I bought it in Texas but it spent a few very destructive winters in...

I'm hoping to avoid taking the steering column out. It looks like there should be room to slide the slip yoke up the steering shaft enough to get the intermediate shaft off.

I'm replacing my intermediate shaft tonight and I expect it will need some coaxing to get off. I've removed the two bolts on the slip sleeve and the bolt at the rack. I'm inclined to try to tap it towards the firewall to get it off the rack but wanted to check to see if anybody had any nifty...

I did quite a bit of searching and couldn't find a good answer to this. Has anybody replaced their upper ball joints without removing the upper control arm? I "rented" a ball joint press from AutoZone but I don't see a way to get it on the upper arm without removing the upper arm. Would be...

This is really helpful, thanks everybody! It never occurred to me that there would even be an off-road section of the manual. I'll definitely check that out.

I'm pretty new to any sort of trail driving so would love people's thoughts on a few things related to water crossings: 1. What's a reasonable depth limit for a stock LC w/ factory tire size? 2. Any concerns crossing a very cold/freezing water? I'm a little nervous about shock cooling the...

Anybody replaced their rear heater lines? Mine are leaking above the cat heat shield under the driver's floorboard. I have kids in the backseat pretty often and would rather not bypass. Can it be done without major disassembly, e.g. transmission?