Recent content by smcg3

You can do it yourself if you have an air compressor. I just did it a couple of months ago - bought THIS kit from Woolwax, drove it up on ramps, crawled underneath with an N95 mask, googles, and some clothes I didn't mind getting messy and I had at it. Took about an hour to coat everything (body...

This story has a happy ending. I took apart all three height sensors and they were beautifully clean inside. The same cannot be said for the height sensor linkages up front! They were totally seized (no movement in the ball joints) so I replaced them. Old vs. New: Installed (driver front...

Still though... nasty color + chunks of stuff? could it be at least impeding performance, if not causing the problem? I hadn't checked sensors or diagnostic signals for them yet... will try that and report back. thanks for the suggestion. This one? Definitive list of AHC maintenance items -...

One more photo of the globe - as you can see, looking very clean & new compared to the damper it's mounted to. Other 3 look just like this one. Also, hopefully it's clear that when I use the term "center accumulator" I am referring to the height control accumulator located on the driver's side...

2002 LX470. 172,xxx miles. I've read all the threads about replacing the AHC globes, but I'm confused about the situation I'm in and not sure if it would actually solve my problem - hoping to get some insight from the brain trust before I go and start spending $400+ on parts. AHC system worked...

I'm also still interested - once you get it back, please post additional photos of inside, outside, and underneath! Thank you!

Can you post a few more photos showing the condition of the paint around the car, leather condition in the interior, and underneath? Also, any known maintenance items coming due soon? For example brakes, rubber bushings/links, etc.?

Are repairs complete? Can you most more photos around the exterior, interior, and underneath?

I just discovered this thread (neat idea BTW!) and the moment I launched the GPT, I started cracking up. The first two default questions are just.... *chef's kiss* perfect for this forum.

I've kept reading up on this job and I see why these are necessary - looks like which thickness C-clip is necessary depends on how far "down" the 54mm nuts go when you torque them correctly. re: the races - if I don't have a press, am I going to be unable to install a new bearing race? That...

I'm gearing up to baseline my 165k miles 02' LX470 that I purchased last month, and first on the list of things is replace pads/rotors, because there is a strong pulsing/vibration under medium (or heavy) braking, especially once the rotors are a bit hot. To me that suggests warped rotors...

FWIW it's possible to get all 4 belt moulding trim pieces for ~$70-75 on Amazon. YMMV as they are definitely not OEM, but I bought and installed myself and I'm happy with the results. Doesn't help if OP is in fact referring to the trim around the tailgate area side window, but for the 1st row...

@excessive @delz05 it's more than a clerical error because the odometer actually shows the revised mileage. Unless there's a way it could have been reset via techstream (I don't know), actual parts were swapped at some point, I am just not knowledgeable about these trucks (yet) to know which...

I won't bury the lead: I need opinions on whether an odometer rollback should be a disqualifier for a 100-series purchase I'm considering. Current situation: I recently purchased an '02 LX470 that was the best/cleanest I could find in my budget (<$20k). FL car until 2023. It's this car (though...

@baltistyle this is hugely helpful, thank you! Step #11 in the reassembly may explain why the PO may have taken the route they did (though I'll never know who they were or why they didn't spend the damn $5 on the sheer bolts). This convo is leading me in the direction of sourcing a complete...