SQOD Squad - Stupid Question Of the Day (3 Viewers)
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Nah looks good to me! Send it
Extend the rear bump stops 3-4" and if it's narrow enough maybe it'll work
With a low offset the front will self-clear... once the tires rip off the front fenders you're golden
Possible smoking gun and follow up SQOD.
After picking my rig up from Torfab for cam tower reseal, the alternator almost left me stranded on the side of the highway. Back at torfab they found a cooked alternator. At the time I assumed oil from leaking cam tower cooked it.
Fast forward to today I was rooting around and saw another wet spot on front passenger side near steering rack. I confirmed it’s not cam tower or timing cover and the rack itself is dry. But when I look up from rack I see a very wet PS line and a pretty wet fitting on the pump itself-which is above the alternator.
My SQOD: on a scale of 1 to pay somebody, how bad is it to replace the PS pump? And anyone have any threads handy?
After picking my rig up from Torfab for cam tower reseal, the alternator almost left me stranded on the side of the highway. Back at torfab they found a cooked alternator. At the time I assumed oil from leaking cam tower cooked it.
Fast forward to today I was rooting around and saw another wet spot on front passenger side near steering rack. I confirmed it’s not cam tower or timing cover and the rack itself is dry. But when I look up from rack I see a very wet PS line and a pretty wet fitting on the pump itself-which is above the alternator.
My SQOD: on a scale of 1 to pay somebody, how bad is it to replace the PS pump? And anyone have any threads handy?
Do any non rust people (west coasters like me) ever wash the inside of the frame? I was doing a post mud rinse and used the pointy tip of the pressure washer to hit a few holes in the frame. Let it run until clear and holy moly I will be doing that regularly from now on.
I picked up a 2008 last year, and once I got it home I realized the frame was PACKED full of fine silt/mud. It was full in most spots up to the holes in the side of the frame. I took it to work at the lumber mill and used their 1" water hose reduced down to a 1/4" line and put a curve on the end of it, spent a couple hours spraying in every hole until it ran clear. The whole truck felt lighter and more nimble after, definitely lost some pounds. I stick the pressure washer in the frame holes every wash now and try to direct it forward and back til it runs clear.
bloc
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I do a halfass job of this after every mountain trip, winter or summer, usually before sticking a sprinkler under the rig for a while. The big holes inside the body mount legs under the front doors are a great access point.
There have been a few Mud Masters tackle that job as I recall. I think @bloc has a thread on it.
bloc
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My thread isn't comprehensive, it's more about a specific trick to get the pump to move once everything else is out of the way. Personally, I'd pull the radiator to get better access.
Either way, here's the thread:
