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I recently replaced the bellcrank on both sides and adjusted the shoes so that my parking brake is now tight. The cable itself is a little loose but I will be using the service manual's instructions on tightening shortly. Message me or reply to...

Sorry I'm color blind, is that a yes?

Yes understood, but are the wires correct?

99 LC, did I do this right?

The shop rebuilt my alternator and had it back to me the same day, which is pretty great. They replaced the rectifier diode and brushes, and sold me a new plug/pigtail for the main plug, $120 total. They said the bearing is in great shape. I...

There is almost nothing off an alternator that can't be rebuilt. I replaced mine with a reman denso and rebuilt the original as a spare. If its not the magnet and spring, it's still worth it to take it to a shop to replace the bearing and...

Picked up a high mileage 100 series about a month ago, and going through doing maintenance and replacing all rubber hoses. Thought you may enjoy seeing the inside of the dirty side of the engine (pcv side). 350k and the engine vin tag matches the...

It has been whining pretty terribly, might be a bearing?. To give you an idea, I thought it was my power steering pump running dry, sounded exactly like that. I'll know for sure when I pull it, obviously.

I didn't know it was as simple as replacing brushes. Well hell why does anyone bother replacing the alt if a kit is that cheap? How can I tell if my alt is the original?

Why not rebuild the OEM alternator (if you still got the OEM) with just an OEM brush kit $15? Mine at 245K miles and I replaced the brush kit and all is good!

If you replace the starter, I suggest replacing the knock sensors that are right beside the starter.

@J1000 is referring to the front and rear water by-pass joints. If you go into that maybe consider the thermostat as well?

This is new to me. I'll do some searching to find details, but is this what it's typically called? Or does "water crossover bridge" have a different name I should look for?

Spark plug tube seals Water crossover bridge gaskets (4 total) SAIS filter (if VVTI) Clean the throttle body since it'll be free

Depends. How has the truck been maintained and how far do you want to go? Assuming you are going to replace the spark plug tube seals since you will have the valve cover off. Have the spark plugs and ignition coils been replaced? Probably want...

256k miles. My alt just died. My starter has been making occasional rattles (not fully disengaging at start), and my valve covers are leaking. I might as well knock all these out at once, and planning on having a local shop rebuilt the alt and...

There are aftermarket LEDs on ebay, mine fit great. It's a different look than stock, but you can replace all the tail lights for a fairly low price.

I had the same thing happen to me during my starter job about a week ago. The damn starter was completely seized into the block and no amount of penetrating oil or movement would break it free. I didn’t see this post until after I finally...

This is probably an unpopular opinion but I went with the Zeak 13000#. It cost a whopping $380 shipped to my door. Is it as reliable as anything mentioned above? Probably not. For me, my 100 will not be rock crawling and heavy wheeling. In those...

I've seen roof racks get hung up many times, never a snorkel. Especially those racks where the outer edge just individual slats sticking out perpendicularly from the truck. The ones with a smooth rail parallel to the truck are way better in that...

Exactly what I did, it's been fine for ~5 years. I didn't drill it out, the nipple snapped off pretty clean, and I was lucky enough that the brass nipple just snug enough to make some threads in the plastic.

One thing I rarely (if ever) see mentioned is snagging limbs. My pinstripes aren't just on the sides, they're on the roof too. I often drive under low-hanging limbs. I know pedestrian decapitators limb risers are a thing, but do you guys with...

Alright I finally got the nose of the old starter out. Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I tried a lot of things but the winning combo I used AFTER the starter broke off was: * Heat with MAP-Pro torch and apply "Liquid Wrench" (I did this...

I added 8020 to the factory rack, and when I need it wider (for hauling 2 canoes up top) I have 2 additional lengths of 8020 that are extra wide. They lay on top of the factory-width rails. posted pics here

These work Great! other than being slightly shorter across the top it seems to be a good alternative to installing an aftermarket rack (especially with no wind noise). I ordered all parts from TNutz and they came exactly as ordered. The Crossbar...