Random 100 Semi-Tech Chat Thread (1 Viewer)

[mtnracer]

Well, this is fairly random. My wife lost one of our two keys with the buttons on it (and a house key) last fall. Since she made it home we thought it must have been out in the yard or one of the kids got it out of her purse and hid it somewhere.

Fast forward to this week, our local grocery store chain calls us and tells my wife that someone found our keys. The key ring has one of those frequent shopper discount tags on it. Guess someone found it, called the store, they took the number on the tag and called us. Turns out it was at the dental office we take our kids to, someone found them in the parking lot in the dirt. They've been under the snow for 5 months or so. I guess my wife must have had both keys sets in her purse since she was able to get home. Glad she got home, but hate that she hoards the keys.

The best part - buttons still work!

Those LC keys are VERY sturdy. I washed mine (accidentally) 2 or 3 times and they still work perfectly..

 

[NMuzj100]

JUst installed my diff drop today, and I have a question. Is it safe to leave the POS plastic splashguard off and only install the front skidplate?

What is the advantage to removing it? While it won't do a thing to prevent damage in Moab it will work as intended against ice chunks on the road, weeds twigs and such off-road and deflect a lot of road grime, salt ect... away from the underside.

 

[FullyLitLED]

What is the advantage to removing it? While it won't do a thing to prevent damage in Moab it will work as intended against ice chunks on the road, weeds twigs and such off-road and deflect a lot of road grime, salt ect... away from the underside.

well it has a missing chunk where it mounts so I figured leave it off?

 

[nautilus]

Just finished changing my rear differential fluid, I would recommend not bothering to attempt this one for the first time without a 6 point 15/16" socket, penetrating oil, an extra drain and fill plug, and a blow torch on hand.

My fill plug did not want to come off, and the bolt was so nasty after I was done with it that I decided to put a new one on.

I ended up opting for a flush magnetic fill plug my stealership sold me, figured it could only help, and that way I can check for metal filings without draining the diff.

Is there any reason to not run a magnetic fill plug on the rear differential?

 

[2000UZJ]

Just finished changing my rear differential fluid, I would recommend not bothering to attempt this one for the first time without a 6 point 15/16" socket, penetrating oil, an extra drain and fill plug, and a blow torch on hand.

My fill plug did not want to come off, and the bolt was so nasty after I was done with it that I decided to put a new one on.

I ended up opting for a flush magnetic fill plug my stealership sold me, figured it could only help, and that way I can check for metal filings without draining the diff.

Is there any reason to not run a magnetic fill plug on the rear differential?

heh, mine was a pain in the ASS to loosen I almost gave up, I had the whole 100 rocking back and forth on the lift trying to get that mother%#$@#$@ off! The magnet would provide some sort of way to keep the filings/chucks (if any) at the bottom.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Go magnetic and allen head. After you smack your diff on rocks a few times it'll become increasingly difficult to even get a socket on there.

 

[1loudLX]

I'm tempted to replace my 10+ year old windshield as it's been through a couple colorado winters, not to mention new yorks winters and all the crap in between. I've had chips filled 3 times now, but have always gotten to them before a crack started. With all the horror stories on here, I'm wondering if I should just wait until it's needed or go ahead and do it.

Opinions?

 

[02 Beast]

Just wait until it's needed... There are some pretty reputable companies out there and now that they come to you, it doesn't put you out. I would wait.

 

[Anthony.L]

Do your homework, from what I've read a good interview of the person who is installing glass is important. See if they already are aware of the rivot/screw/wind noise issues that come along with botched installs of LC glass.

FYI, my windshield looks like it was replaced recently before I purchased the LC. It's definitely Toyota OEM glass but I think the person did not know what they were doing because I do have wind noise through the windshield at freeway speeds.

 

[Cruiserdrew]

and it has a tape deck and temp in C

And I thought it was the 5 speeed that was cool!

 

[MEMCruiser]

Do your homework, from what I've read a good interview of the person who is installing glass is important. See if they already are aware of the rivot/screw/wind noise issues that come along with botched installs of LC glass.

FYI, my windshield looks like it was replaced recently before I purchased the LC. It's definitely Toyota OEM glass but I think the person did not know what they were doing because I do have wind noise through the windshield at freeway speeds.

Agreed! Had a guy do a major screw up on this before. Find someone who has done a LC 100 series before. I am on third windshield and this thing bogs novices down.

 

[1loudLX]

Do your homework, from what I've read a good interview of the person who is installing glass is important. See if they already are aware of the rivot/screw/wind noise issues that come along with botched installs of LC glass.

FYI, my windshield looks like it was replaced recently before I purchased the LC. It's definitely Toyota OEM glass but I think the person did not know what they were doing because I do have wind noise through the windshield at freeway speeds.

yeah, the shop back home i was thinking of using knew what i was going to ask before I finished. They said they fix everyone elses mess ups. I got their contact from my bodyshop, which is the shop that Lexus uses(both the bodyshop & windshield).

It's so tempting because my windshield is really beat up, but with the amount of poor installs here on mud I'm concerned still.

 

[Anthony.L]

It sounds like you have found a good place. As long as they guarantee their work and you make them aware upfront about possible issues due to poor install, then I say why not get it done!

 

[bkgee]

Just finished changing my rear differential fluid, I would recommend not bothering to attempt this one for the first time without a 6 point 15/16" socket, penetrating oil, an extra drain and fill plug, and a blow torch on hand.

i stripped mine first with a 12 point, then completely brutalized it with an old screw driver and hand sledge. after the edges were thoroughly gashed, it was easy for me to hammer my 12 point onto it (held real tight at that point) and then i used the electric impact gun and came of in about 2 seconds

 

[100 TD]

Don't you guys have any metric sockets.......................?

Well when I pulled my front diff and CV shafts a few weeks ago (yeah I know I should have got to them by now) I found my 12 (or 14 mm) 12 point ring spanner seemed very loose on the tail shaft bolts. I was amazed, extremely tight too, had to double up a couple of spanners to crack them. Very sloppy though.........

 

[02 Beast]

Anyone know anything about Kelly Safari TSR's? Saw some today on a truck and they looked pretty good.

 

[hoser]

Not really but I believe Kelly is owned by Goodyear.

 

[nautilus]

I forgot to mention earlier when I drained my rear diff, there was a pretty strong vacuum inside, and I could hear air being sucked in through the threads, does this mean my vent tube is clogged?

 

[1loudLX]

probably.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Or you didn't remove the fill plug first.