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After a recent "oh sh*t" moment, I find myself in need of a new door. :doh: I'm up in Taos, NM and looking for something within a comfortable driving distance. Color isn't really that important but bonus points if it's silver. Let me know if you've got one! Thanks, paco

I need a driver's side door mirror with intact glass. Do you have one in good shape? I could also use the choke parts from the knob to the cable. My cable is in good shape, everything else is broken.

Ok, with only one light connected, it works as it should, bright as hell. Is there a chance that man-a-fre screwed up and misled me and sent me the wrong harness? When I try to take a voltage reading on the disconnected light's wires, I'm only getting .02, so the one light is getting all the...

Ok, let me clarify. The voltage readings were done solely from the battery, not with the engine running. With everything cranking, everything is steady between 13.8 and 14.3 volts. The readings are the same at the relay and the voltage to each light is about 7-6.8 volts. Is that right? I...

This afternoon, I wired up the 3000's that I've had for a while. I had a new Hella harness, the lights and a pair of new H1 100w bulbs. Installation was a snap and went well, except when I had the switch wired backwards (oops). Got the wiring taken care of and checked to make sure that...

OK. Transfer in 4H, 1st gear, hubs free. There's about 1/4" of twist in both directions. I consider that the 4wd is engaged. Am I wrong here? I turned the cruiser on, locked the hubs and jimmied with the drive shaft, but the night never came on. Faulty switch? Is there a fuse for it...

!!! Update !!! Thanks for the responses! This morning, I made sure that the transfer case was working by testing the drive shaft with it in 2wd (spinning), 2wd with hubs locked (maybe 1/2" of spin) and 4wd with hubs locked (no spin). Then I moved on to the hubs. Took the top off and got rid...

So I was out on some forest roads around my house today. It was a little rainy, and while I got by with 4H most of the time, the three or four times I needed the 4L gearing, I got this sound from the passenger front hub like the hub was slipping in and out of lock or that something wasn't...

I've gone round and round with this thing and everything that I do seems to be wrong. While changing my spark plug wires today, I noticed that the belt on the A/C condenser had flipped. Seeing that it's been snowing up here, I haven't needed it in about 6 months. I released the tension on the...

My job is at the top of a twisty, 8 mile mountain road. It gets a lot of traffic during the peak winter tourist season and with the snow, ice and slush, gets pretty beat up. At times it resembles a mine field. One afternoon, I was on my way back down the mountain and wasn't really paying...

Many thanks to everyone who helped me out. I know that this is supposed to be a simple job, but this was a trial by fire for me and my mechanical knowledge. Hopefully this will be the first of many DIY jobs with Bea. Once again, Mud has proven that it is the finest resource on the net. Thanks!

I tried burning the bushing out with a crappy little propane torch, but it didn't have the radical melting action that I had in my mind. I had to take a break to re-charge and re-center. I'm on my way back out to the barn to burn this mother down. Thanks for all the help!

Thanks for the help, guys. I'm going to try burning out the bushing and see if that gives me enough play to pound or pry the pin out. My other alternative seems to be to wait until my brother gets back from town tonight in about 5 hours and have him get some angle grinder discs from ACE...

OK, so I've got the front all installed and looking good after some minor issues and no instructions. That aside, I'm working on the driver's side rear spring and have run into an impasse. The muffler is sitting so close to the shackle that I can't hammer the pin out. After looking at...

Thanks Thanks for all the insight. I really appreciate it. I'm a bit of a newbie to the whole wrenching on my car thing, and I've found that Mud is the best resource on the web for info on my FJ60 and about cars in general. I think that I've found a great Craftsman kit that should cover me...