no the rust removal/treatment should be done first. gator guard is just a textured bedliner coating. but if the surfaces are rust free and sealed appropriately before everything should be fine...
if the wheel bearing are tight...you should see the knuckle move either above or below if the bearing is gone....generally the top one will go first because it has more load on it...tht is what happened to me. when i took mine down the bearing, retainer, etc were gone....so if you need to drive...
yesterday my clutch started to have issues when shifting gears.....when I depress the clutch the clutch enguages then a second later its like the power to the trans abruptly disenguages with a clunk...does not matter what RPM or what gear....its seems to improve once i have been running for a...
hey just replaced my VR....since people have been talking about it alot lately i did a seperate post.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/251255-voltage-regulator-replacement.html
its real easy 15 min...
once VR is out make sure you seperate plastic cover which has a gasket that seals base of VR and individual contact terminals. place plastic base cover on new VR. take emeory cloth and freshen contact tabs. place new VR and bottom cover onto alternator making sure contact tabs slide through...
There has been alot of talk lately about VR.....i have an 1983 with an internal VR....i needed to replace mine so i have outlined it for those who may have to do in the future. all you need is a phillips head screw driver, a wrench to remove battery cable, emory cloth to clean contacts, and 15...
thanks im trying....so much you want to do....just not enough $$$$
i live in farmville...about an hour south west of richmond, an hour south of charlottesville, and about 45 min east of lynchburg....kind of smack in the center of the state
i have an 83 and my VR is internal....the VR is located on the top of the alternator....little box with two screws on the top and two screws on the back side....VR pulls out of the pin connectors
dont know where a external VR would be located