I dumped the jeep bought the cruiser, the worst day of working on a cruiser is better then any day working on a jeep. Jeeps just another four letter word your not suppose to sayTime for a Jeep?
Steering stabilizer murder
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So true, two neighbors bought Jeeps, both sold them and one talked to me today about buying an 80...
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
Yep, shame on them for designing joints in the steering system that stay tight and stable for the life of the vehicle!
If popping the steering stabilizer off an 80 series is the worst thing I have to deal with on a vehicle, I'm a happy man.
And yes, I've fought more than one OEM stabilizer on different cruisers.
Removing tie rod ends from the tie rods, that's another story, if I ever find out who designed them . . . .
They surf mud, all the time laughing their asses off, thinking "I could post the real answer but then I'd have to kill everyone".
This is why some people should pay others to work on their truck.
The ol vise grips and hammer just doesn't get the job done.
The ol vise grips and hammer just doesn't get the job done.
jfz80
Cruisin’
I see the missing clevis so take it that was during or just after bumper/winch install. You arent running cable on a hawse fairlead are you?
Is the OP rig for sale due to this travesty?
I did mine a few weeks ago. 2 arm puller didn't work so I used the cut off wheel since the TJM unit had new studs with it. I agree should have been able to drop two nuts and washers and slip it off. If this beats you up and upsets you don't attempt the PHH or EGR up pipe removal from the head while in the vehicle. Just have to accept it goes with owning an 80. None are as bad as replacing the rear exhaust manifold studs that are broke off in the head of a 3406 CAT while the engine is still in the KW. All are doable and I have done them.
I did mine a few weeks ago. 2 arm puller didn't work so I used the cut off wheel since the TJM unit had new studs with it. I agree should have been able to drop two nuts and washers and slip it off. If this beats you up and upsets you don't attempt the PHH or EGR up pipe removal from the head while in the vehicle. Just have to accept it goes with owning an 80. None are as bad as replacing the rear exhaust manifold studs that are broke off in the head of a 3406 CAT while the engine is still in the KW. All are doable and I have done them.
Best comment yet! Some people think they can “save a buck” and fix it themselves because it’s only 2 bolts! They quickly realize why certified mechanics charge what they do! Having all the “special tools”, and being better stocked than the local Snap-On Rep doesn’t come cheap!
A simple answer to a complex question. The complexity lies in getting to the simplicity. It is not unusual to encounter "certified Mechanics" that know less about an uncommon vehicle than the vehicle owner does.
A simple answer to a complex question. The complexity lies in getting to the simplicity. It is not unusual to encounter "certified Mechanics" that know less about an uncommon vehicle than the vehicle owner does.
Without a doubt I agree! That’s why it’s important for people to choose the “right” shop. Ask your friends for their recommendations, talk to them, seek out a shop that specializes in the “area of interest” your looking for. (I.e.....don’t bring your rock crawler to a “speed shop”, and don’t bring your ‘vette to lo-range Off Road).
But, in a nutshell, verify any work done because I’ve seen a million dip s***s that wear “the patch” on their service shirts!! And.... most seem to work at dealerships like Toyota..... hell, parts man here in Wilmington NC doesn’t know what a Fuseable Link is!!! No joking!!!
During my brief 37-year-long stint in the dealer parts world I was regularly asked by techs to come out and look at the "***ken Land Cruisers" they were trying to fix.....
They also regularly bitched because I had the parts in stock to fix them. Thus they could not push the truck outside so they could work on Corollas instead.
One guy in particular would regularly say "It's a ***kin Land Cruiser, of coures he has the damn parts!"
They also regularly bitched because I had the parts in stock to fix them. Thus they could not push the truck outside so they could work on Corollas instead.
One guy in particular would regularly say "It's a ***kin Land Cruiser, of coures he has the damn parts!"
I have changed these on 5 different Cruisers and never had a big problem, you guys should go buy a man size hammer and give your wives theirs back 
Amen! Been working on trucks for about 40 years.... Land Cruiser Stabilizer is about the same as hundreds of others. If you can’t figure it out, ask a buddy, offer to buy the beer!
Actually, damn winch idn’t even wired. I had to pull out a ford and used my cable as a strap, since i didnt have my strap either. Bumper is getting replaced soon, notbthat i dont like it, i just like another one more.
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
I have changed these on 5 different Cruisers and never had a big problem, you guys should go buy a man size hammer and give your wives theirs back
It's not the size of the hammer that matters, it's how you use it!
I neither confirm, or deny that I have a small . . . . . Err, large hammer!
The press works fine once I used it. Not sure how any of you guys are swinging a big ol hammer, I could barely get a 1/2 swing with a med ball peen without bouncing it off the spring or the tie rod.
when I searched here first I saw everyone used a pickle fork. I used one and it worked for half the job.
Then I looked some more and found a jaw puller.
I also used lots of fire.
