Recent content by War Rig

Went back through the pictures I took when I did it. I DID combine all my Speaker GND together, but not with my main GND. Hope this helps!

Well, after a lot of research and a worsening of the problem I landed on the rear driveshaft as a likely culprit. Removed it and found that the rear most ujoint was sticking in one direction. Drove the rig with it off and CDL on, and sure enough that was the issue. So I regreased and worked out...

Replaced CV and repacked the bearings. The CV that was in there wasnt OEM, and my Cardone is late in shipping, so I slid the OReilly one in there. Took care of some slop and clunk. Did NOT take care of the vibration issues I'm having under throttle. Thinking it might be motor or transmission mounts.

Replaced driver's side front CV axle and repacked the bearings while I was in there. Now I'm at least more proficient at cone washers.

That's a baller suggestion! I'm definitely going the Cardone HD route, because it arrives tomorrow and this job has already taken long enough I can wait another day. That said, instead of trashing my OEM I may as well rebuild it myself and then when/if this one goes, the OEM rebuilt can go back...

Yet another bonus of island life. No Sears. No Harbor Freight. I've hit every Autozone, Advance Auto Parts, and O'Reilly on island- no luck on a 54/55mm or 2 1/8 hex socket. Now to try Home Depot/Lowes. And if that doesnt work I guess Amazon and wait...

I am now convinced, with your username and that story combined, that you are some kind of avatar of an ancient hammer god and there is nothing you can say from here on that will convince me otherwise.

Welp! Tried double-nutting to back out the studs but I ended up warping the threads before getting any real purchase so I quit before doing any serious damage. Went to the hardware store and grabbed a ton of stuff thinking to pound the screwdriver remains the rest of the way in. That worked for...

Thank you! This is exactly the "nuclear option" I was hoping for! For real, these washers were NOT moving for anything, and I was no longer worried about damaging anything that could be replaced, I just wanted them out!

Got impatient and snagged a CV at O'Reilly. I'll just deal with changing it out again in a year or so. Also- and I mean this from the bottom of my heart: **** CONE WASHERS. Got 4 off after trying literally everything on here as well as other Toyota sites. What worked was using a small...

Well, I THOUGHT I was going to head down to the dealership today and pick up an OEM CV. Then I figured I ought to look up how they're island-pricing it... So I decided to order the Cardone HD version from Amazon instead. At 1/10 the price, if it only lasts a year it'll be worth it. That said...

Haha, the paint is in great condition, but living this close to the ocean means the undercarriage isnt exactly rust-free. Here's hoping they let me retire and go home someday!

I appreciate the tip, and the thought. That's island life! Thanks though!

Hey all, Making this thread to share in the adventures (and misadventures) of this 98 LC 100. I should have started this awhile back, but I was having too much fun working on it and forgot to document all the cool stuff I did! A few months ago I bought The Rig, aka Therig Truckinson, aka The...

Any resolution to this? I recently took the rig on its first off road excursion and had more than the usual amount of clunks. Now I get vibration when over 30mph and giving it gas. Doing some quick triage, it looks like I have play in exactly the same spot- inner front driver's side CV. However...