Recent content by wthomp10

I'm in Burlington County and frequent the pines often

Evergreen on Route 70 in Medford is a good diner which has a cars night I think every Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Its a good meeting point prior to hitting up the pines.

On my 01 LX, the mirror has a defrost option. I could only find places that wanted to sell the entire mirror assembly and not just the glass for hundreds of dollars. I just bought a cheap ($23) replacement mirror that sticks on to the existing. For over two years now, it has not had any issues.

How's this holding up for you? Notice cooler temps?

I used an Eonon android headunit which has an internal amp but has the option to buy a small external 60wx4ch that fits behind the headunit in the dash. I think most Double din stereos have internal amps. I ran some stereo wire down to the amp and just spliced the wires there. Left the stock amp...

If you decide to bypass your amp because the new Stereo can power the speakers, I confirmed this diagram is correct last week in my 01 LX470 with Mark Levinson stereo Found here: DIY: 2001 LX 470 Apple CarPlay stereo install, Mark Levinson Amp Removal, Speaker Replacement -...

I have a wolfbox as well with the permanent mount from ebay linked above. I mounted the camera just above the rear license plate. At night, it's not great due to the glare from headlights. If the camera was mounted a little higher, it may be better but I have not adjusted it. Otherwise it is a...

I've replaced all bushings in my truck except front lower control arms. I'm at 290k and replaced them all within the last 20k miles or so. They definitely needed the replacement.

On his website is a phone number. Send it a text to get in touch with Luke. That's what I did when I was looking for the brackets

I purchased an axle pulling tool here on MUD For Sale - 100 Series CV Axle Puller Tool - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/100-series-cv-axle-puller-tool.1227012/ This is a great thread too! A lot of amazing information being shared.

Not having the snap ring can lead to a lot of problems. In your case it could allow the cv axle to separate from the backside of the knuckle (where the speed sensor wires are) allowing dirt in possibly. This is also where the spindle bearing is located so definitely check that closely. That...

Well my noise is gone since I replaced the wheel bearing that exploded. The spindle bearing looked good though. Was able to clean everything up and get fresh grease in there now.

Another reason for the spindle bearing. If you didn't grease it properly during the wheel bearings, it could have not received enough grease and causing the sound. If you go the SLEE tool route, you can always pull your wheel bearings to inspect closely to see how they have faired since you did...

The SLEE tool takes the guess work out of doing the greasing. I figure I am keeping the truck for a while so will end up using it a few times which justified the price. I do recommend it but the shipping costs were almost as much as the tool itself! I tried this How-To Video DIY Spindle bearing...

I was able to grease it yesterday. Pretty simple to do and seems to have stopped the noise I was hearing. But it may have been hiding other issues though because I am hearing new sounds which are probably wheel bearing noises. I am going to fully pull it apart and inspect/replace the bearings as...