@Jgrauman I don’t see preventative maintenance as a
want, I see it was a
need. So in that definition it isn’t up to me or my wallet. If it has to be done, it has to be done.
For example, when it comes to the CV boots I’d like to know at what lift (cv angle) does it become wise to upgrade to aftermarket boots. I prefer OEM parts (especially when it comes to rubber) but if they can’t hold up to a little more CV angle then I’ll go aftermarket. Things like this have been tested and the results have been shared in the 100 community, apparently not so much in the Tundra/Sequoia world. Same goes for the UCA’s. At what point is it wise to upgrade to aftermarket UCA’s? I imagine that I am below the threshold but I don’t know for sure.
I don’t want to indiscriminately throw money at the thing. I don’t know if it is wise to replace the the upper ball joints, bushings, cam adjusters, etc. or if I have absolutely nothing to worry about there since alignment is within spec (just not ideal). My bushings aren’t falling out of the truck but does that mean they are ok?
The only bits I have 100% confidence in replacing now are the brakes (including backing plates, that gives me an opportunity to inspect wheel bearings but it also opens up another can of worms in regards to properly doing that job, removing and pressing in bearings, etc), the CV boots and the lower ball joints. I’ve seen far too many LBJ failures to ignore them. At the moment I’m considering skipping the cam adjusters, A arm bushings and upper ball joints because they don’t
appear to me to
need replacement. But I’m ignorant, someone out here has to know more than I do.
Does anyone know where an online FSM for these trucks are?
Current state, need to get that left side axle out.
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