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[MongooseGA]

hey how did you put the text “learns things the hard way” beside your name?

I had to learn it the hard way.

 

[Cgall100]

Is there an updated maintenance schedule?

 

[cruiserpatch]

Is there an updated maintenance schedule?

I recently lost the parts list and maintenance schedule due to a data loss (University deleted account without warning). I forgot to back it up to my personal account. Pretty pissed about it.

 

[Cgall100]

I recently lost the parts list and maintenance schedule due to a data loss (University deleted account without warning). I forgot to back it up to my personal account. Pretty pissed about it.

Gotcha. I downloaded it awhile back but thought you may have taken it down to update. Want me to post it or send it back? I dont think I have the parts list. I’ve gotten some great use out if it.

 

[2000UZJ]

It looks like you may of taken the crown from me, @patchagan. You may wheel your 100 harder than I wheeled my first one

I see a Dekalb plate on your LX, I'll see you in traffic.

 

[IGLUZJ]

The aforementioned google sheets have helped me track my maintenance and repairs as well as part numbers.

Maintenance Schedule
Parts Sheet

The part number sheet is fairly straight forward but the maintenance schedule may take a bit of explaining.

Basically you can create a copy of the sheet in your own google account by navigating to

file>make a copy

Edit the top left "Current Mileage" (258,700 in my case) and the sheet will turn the cell RED if the "Current Mileage" value exceeds the "Next Service" value.

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I've highlighted cells in BLUE which are regularly edited based on user inputs (below).

My input "Current Mileage" of 258,700 exceeds the 'Oil & Filter' interval of 258,689 (far right) turning the cell RED.

The "Service Date" cell is added to the number at top right (in this case 5,300).

I input the date of service for my own records.

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You will notice a note I have left regarding the addition of mileage for a 5,000 mile interval due to the increased diameter of my tires.

For 33" tires, I have calculated that a 6% increase in mileage on the odometer can be expected due to the increased diameter of the tires (thus 5,300 "ODO miles" = 5,000 real miles).

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Any further questions and/or recommendations for improvements are welcomed.

As requested, I believe the odometer Calc part is backwards.

 

[cruiserpatch]

Gotcha. I downloaded it awhile back but thought you may have taken it down to update. Want me to post it or send it back? I dont think I have the parts list. I’ve gotten some great use out if it.

If you could post it, that would be amazing. I'll update it a good bit since I've changed a few scheduled items as I've learned some things...

 

[cruiserpatch]

It looks like you may of taken the crown from me, @patchagan. You may wheel your 100 harder than I wheeled my first one

I see a Dekalb plate on your LX, I'll see you in traffic.

Nice to know someone's around town! I'm in Tucker. Any chance you know Radek? He's not very active online

 

[cruiserpatch]

As requested, I believe the odometer Calc part is backwards.

Updated. The numbers on those screenshots are still wrong but meh.

 

[2000UZJ]

Nice to know someone's around town! I'm in Tucker. Any chance you know Radek? He's not very active online

You are not far, I'm in Brookhaven. I do not know Radek. I've been largely out of the 100-Series game since 2014. Looking forward to catching up with the old-timers, and meeting some new faces at some events this year.

 

[cruiserpatch]

You are not far, I'm in Brookhaven. I do not know Radek. I've been largely out of the 100-Series game since 2014. Looking forward to catching up with the old-timers, and meeting some new faces at some events this year.

Heck yeah! Welcome back. A lot has changed. Most of the UZJ guys all gripe on the Facebook page now. It's honestly a sh*t show

 

[cruiserpatch]

Here we go!

In search of the elusive rear diff lock ecu

Has anyone actually seen one of these in the wild? Searching around behind the glove box, even behind the engine ecu there's no sign of it. The FSM shows it floating in the middle of the dash (which makes it a little hard to locate). Should I take the center of the dash out? Can anybody help...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[cruiserpatch]

Oh baby! We're in business

 

[cruiserpatch]

Okay where were we...

Seems about right...

 

[cruiserpatch]

Oh I know....

A sneak peak of some videos I have coming out over the next three weeks. New video every sunday

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9EwkM6M7yCLgg_tHBG4HNg

 

[cruiserpatch]

I've put this through the ringer in the few months I've had it and WOW what difference it makes to have a bumper that was actually designed, not just fabricated.

 

[tbisaacs]

I've put this through the ringer in the few months I've had it and WOW what difference it makes to have a bumper that was actually designed, not just fabricated.

Enjoy your YouTube channel patch! I’ve got a similarly heavy tire on my 570. I upgraded to a heavier strut and fiddled like 100 times with the pre-load bumpers and my tire carrier is super solid.

 

[cruiserpatch]

Enjoy your YouTube channel patch! I’ve got a similarly heavy tire on my 570. I upgraded to a heavier strut and fiddled like 100 times with the pre-load bumpers and my tire carrier is super solid.

That's encouraging. I'll mess around with the preload and strut. What strut did you purchase out of curiosity?

 

[cruiserpatch]

Latest acquisition for my mother:

It needs some love but it's in amazing shape for a 1998. I'm partial to the 98/99 for some reason.

We paid $5,500 for it. 411,000 miles on the dash. Serviced almost exclusively at Lexus in Chattanooga.

Classifieds listing: SOLD - Chattanooga TN: 1998 Lexus LX 470 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/chattanooga-tn-1998-lexus-lx-470.1307844/

Tires are from 2013 lol.
Needs AHC globes: 49151-60010 TOYOTA , 4915160010 New parts search — IMPEX JAPAN - https://en.impex-jp.com/parts/new/search/1/4915160010.html

49141-60010 TOYOTA , 4914160010 New parts search — IMPEX JAPAN

en.impex-jp.com

The LBJs are in such rough shape that when the truck is off the ground, you can pull the tire up and feel the ball joint leave its sleeve. Not good.
Ordered some 555's
U-joints also feel suspect. Probably not greased in 30K miles
Needs interior work but altogether a great find.

 

[tbisaacs]

That's encouraging. I'll mess around with the preload and strut. What strut did you purchase out of curiosity?

Set of Gas Spring/Prop/Strut/Shock 17" extended length x 10 " compressed length x 150 LB Pressure https://a.co/d/0KCKLAq