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OMG man message me I owe you a beer or drink . It steers like a dream now !!!!!!! I noticed the old belt had the power steering pump adjusted all the way to the top and it was a gates belt too . So there was no more increasing the tension on it ... -
Original belt? 33yrs old? Time to replace it? It was probably overdue 23 years ago! Ever heard of preventative maintenance? :lol:
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Can you hear the actuator motor when you move lever? If not, Lower Xfer case a few inches, remove actuator. It’s not a difficult job by any means.
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Irish Reiver reacted to Trigger6's post in the thread What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? with
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here are the speakers I used (I mis-stated in a previous post I used Kenwoods in the rear, but I used Alpine all around) Also added the Alpine powered subwoofer in the rear…. which remains a work in progress… I do have an extra set of the... -
Irish Reiver reacted to bwesty's post in the thread What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? with Like.
Replaced the Goodyear MT/R 315/75 with a new set of Yokohama Geolandar X-AT in the same size plus got the 80 aligned and completed an oil and filter change as well this week.
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Irish Reiver reacted to tcolt45's post in the thread What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? with Like.
Finished installing new speakers in the rear doors. Love I was able to make the factory speaker grills to work.
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Irish Reiver reacted to 250below10's post in the thread What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? with Like.
Got my Lutz speedo calibrator 5000 thingy! And also managed to burn my knee during the install Dont be like me
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Irish Reiver reacted to Broski's post in the thread What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? with Like.
Some more
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Thanks! Here's a couple from today.
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Older springs will definitely fatigue and loose some of the OEM characteristics such as static height under load and rebound rates...just ask my 2nd gen 4Runner that I had...headlights pointing to the sky with no load in the rig and all stock...
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So it's all back together now as shown below. See Bilt4Me's My Ignition Broke thread if you want to see how it all goes together (lock cylinder, rod, upper bracket, ignition switch) And this is the orientation you want it to be in when removing...
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Welcome to Mud. :flipoff2: Those Tcase switches just need a little TLC. Unscrew them out of the holes, then use a continuity meter across the leads while you rapidly depress the balls at the end. If that doesn't clean up the contacts, slap a...
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I'm not a big fan of decals normally but I do love the factory "Turbo" decals that have been removed from my truck at some point in its life. Ordered up a set of OEM decals and did my best to get them installed in the propper location and...
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Both of my turn signal housings were pretty tired, cracked, and sun faded so I ordered up some replacement clear DEPO's.
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All said and done the shop billed Progressive $8100 for the repairs. I got my truck back and at first glance it looked great. Hoped in and started driving home and noticed the first issue half way home. The grab handle was broken. Easy...
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A handful of progress photos from the shop along the way.
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Early in the teardown the shop found some rust behind the windshield seal, and its not great. They said the rust extends down into the firewall. I asked if they could just cut this out and repair it while it was already torn apart which...
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Irish Reiver replied to the thread Measuring ride height.I' I'm not sure that springs "wear out" so to speak. No doubt that the wrong rated springs will sag like a witches tit but bump stops and shocks - even blown shocks will keep the springs from being used outside their designed limits.
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Irish Reiver reacted to Cruisers and Co's post in the thread Cruisers and Company 80 Series Turbo with Like.
If anyone has not received a call or email from me by tomorrow by 5 PM regarding your turbo order please email me again. We are still here knocking orders out. I have been out of the shop for over a week and a half with the whole family and...
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Irish Reiver reacted to S.CarolinaFZJ80's post in the thread Supercharger Oil Change Question with Like.
I put it all back together and oiled with GM Supercharger oil that has been in my tool box, triple bagged, for the last 15 years. Spun it a bunch and she's tight. No noises or wobble. Must have been damage prior to last rebuild. I'll reinstall...
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"I stopped using speed bleeders." Same here also, didn't have any specific issues once the Speed Bleeders were installed but when I replaced the old calipers with new OEM calipers I kept the OEM bleeders and tossed the Speed Bleeders. Now use a...
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After stewing on my screw up for quite a while my options were to either attempt a similar DIY fix as what I had just done, take it to my father-in-law across the state and have him help me do a more professional DIY respray of the roof and rear...
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As we were driving back from skiing it suddenly got very windy and my heart sank. We were still 15 minutes away from home and I knew the awning I left up over the drying paint wouldn't likely survive the wind. My wife pulled up the camera we...
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Next up was the 045 color coat and it was time to see how close their color match actually is. I applied the paint with their tiny applicators that are basically Q tips for ants which made keeping the touchup paint isolated to just the repair...
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Removed the spotty touchup paint with a razorblade and some tape to prevent scratching/cutting into the factory paint. Then used a scotchbrite pad to lightly remove some of the surface rust that had formed. Next took a pad with a bit of...
