Recent content by Kendo

Whoa! I didn't say anything about a birf repack, but I admit I could have been more clear (I used 'BBs' to mean 'ball bearings') -- Weatherman is right, I am talking about front wheel bearings. But I wouldn't be much of a newbie if I didn't get my terminology mixed up once in a while. ;)...

Just had the U-joints replaced in my '91 FJ80 yesterday and I feel like I bought a new car. The ride is so smooth! Wish I were tech savvy enough to have done it myself -- maybe I will have learned how by the time these wear out. Next up in the maintenance/repair queue: Repack BBs and get my...

Excellent! I'm looking forward to not resting my hood on my head while I poke around the engine.

I was planning on tackling this very issue with my '91 FJ80 this weekend -- but rather than buy a new one, I was hoping to find a workable hood support rod at my local PicknPull. The PicknPull doesn't have any FJ60s, so does anyone know if I can pull one from either an '89 or '91 4Runner?

Grendel - 1991 FJ80 3FE Meet Grendel, my new-to-me 3FE 1991 FJ80 237K pretty much all stock, excited to change that but no specific mod plans yet (feel free to suggest) location: SLC, UT