general maintenance

I took the plunge and bought myself a 2004 100-Series LC with 189,000 miles on it. The vehicle has been reasonably well maintained mechanically, but has lived its entire life in New England and was a daily driver for the previous owner. Aside from typical New England rust, the vehicle was used...

I'm planning a trip from Minnesota, through the Southwest (Colorado for a wedding and some adventure) and then down through Mexico to Oaxaca. I'll be staying in Oaxaca for about 2.5 months so I would like to have my trusty, and fairly built out 100 series to help with getting around and possibly...

Well, Gents (and ladies)...it happened. Total brake failure. 150k miles. Backing out of driveway, pedal goes to the floor, very little brake power while pushing very hard. ABS light is on and Brake light is on. Buzzer is on. I've read a bunch of the threads on this issue and watched some...

I'm the 3rd owner of a 320k+ mile 1997 FZJ80 as of last July. Getting the rig refreshed and trying to go through the major potential issues as time and budget allow. Listing what I've done here, I'm hoping that the wisdom of the interwebs can help me identify any big issues that I might be...

Shims say. 20 on them main bearings say standard. Can someone help me please??

hello everyone, I love these forums, and have used this site quite a bit to fix some simple things on my 80 series anniversary edition and so decided to sign up. I just fixed my own brakes, new rotors and pads on the front and just pads on the back. Not a hard repair, but not bad for a girl...