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Build This years homework
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You just need to fab a tool to hold the flange in place while you torque.
That's a great picture. I love seeing the flag on the wall above the Pig - perfect!
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I've seen guys lately starting to really shine them up, I can't see an advantage past a certain point of clean and burr free. Hoping for a 40* plus day this week to drag out the Hotsie for the axles and diffs. One quick pass with 250* steam/water at 3500 psi and most things are squeeky clean in about 30 seconds per square foot of surface. Its my second favorite machine.
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Got a few hours to work on the pig. Talk about polishing a turd. Haha
I used some Meguires Pro Speed Compound on a coarse cutting maroon foam pad from Meguires also. It’s a true compound and could use an actual polish and wax but I don’t think I’ll give any more time to the paint at this time. Maybe a sunny warm afternoon this summer in the shade.
The paint is super thin in spots and I was lifting a TON of color with each pass. I was excited to see the surface rusty spots didn’t lift in terms of color. I like the patina.
Hood before: cleaned but faded and dull.
Here’s a half and half shot after one pass.
After a full pass on both sides.
Rear passenger quarter before pic:
After a full pass:
I brought the axle housings, diffs, backing plates, drums and knuckles home to hit with the Hotsie as we’re going to be right around 50* for tomorrows high temp. I don’t expect to see those temps again for another 3-4 months so it’s GO TIME! 220* steam on a 50* day makes for some curious neighbors as to what the heck I’m up to! Haha
I also got some really cool news that I’m excited to share… just have to see if everything pans out and don’t want to jump the gun.
Merry Christmas friends.
I used some Meguires Pro Speed Compound on a coarse cutting maroon foam pad from Meguires also. It’s a true compound and could use an actual polish and wax but I don’t think I’ll give any more time to the paint at this time. Maybe a sunny warm afternoon this summer in the shade.
The paint is super thin in spots and I was lifting a TON of color with each pass. I was excited to see the surface rusty spots didn’t lift in terms of color. I like the patina.
Hood before: cleaned but faded and dull.
Here’s a half and half shot after one pass.
After a full pass on both sides.
Rear passenger quarter before pic:
After a full pass:
I brought the axle housings, diffs, backing plates, drums and knuckles home to hit with the Hotsie as we’re going to be right around 50* for tomorrows high temp. I don’t expect to see those temps again for another 3-4 months so it’s GO TIME! 220* steam on a 50* day makes for some curious neighbors as to what the heck I’m up to! Haha
I also got some really cool news that I’m excited to share… just have to see if everything pans out and don’t want to jump the gun.
Merry Christmas friends.
I also got some really cool news that I’m excited to share… just have to see if everything pans out and don’t want to jump the gun.
Dang, hope it’s good Christmas, sounds like it may be!
Dang, hope it’s good Christmas, sounds like it may be!
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Operation destroy my driveway is accomplished.
I live my Hotsie, it’s a pressure washer that cranks up to 250* and cleans parts fast, and wrecks your driveway with grease and tar and oil and paint, but sacrifices need to be made.
Brought the parts back from the shop to the house. I think this means I need a 45 in my life!?
I live my Hotsie, it’s a pressure washer that cranks up to 250* and cleans parts fast, and wrecks your driveway with grease and tar and oil and paint, but sacrifices need to be made.
Brought the parts back from the shop to the house. I think this means I need a 45 in my life!?
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Laid everything out on the driveway, gotta keep some order on the brake parts so I know where everything g goes when I’m done. Then I fired up the Hotsie.
The cardboard seems to soak up some grease.
Sprayed with degreaser… that’s sure to kill grass too.
Pumkins cleaned up nice! But here they’re a greasy mess
Fire away. Steam clean, spray, wipe off my face shield… repeat.
The cardboard seems to soak up some grease.
Sprayed with degreaser… that’s sure to kill grass too.
Pumkins cleaned up nice! But here they’re a greasy mess
Fire away. Steam clean, spray, wipe off my face shield… repeat.
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Things came out nice and clean. I smell like diesel cleaner, I’m soaked but I have a big smile.
Even snuck the MMO oil injector in there. The heat melts right all the caked on gunk right off. Only a tube bender makes me smile more than the Hotsie.
Axles came out great. I just gotta’ scuff and paint them now.
The brakes seem to be in better shape than I thought. I’ll have the drums turned and buy rebuild the wheels cylinders as a project.
Diffs will need a little more handwork, they take some abuse with slinging 90wt oil. But for the most part they’re clean.
Brakes look a good bit better z any tricks for keeping which cylinder goes where for disassembly?
After a wash down eveything gets a once over with compressed air and left to air dry. I’ll show a few more detailed pics when they get moved back to the shop.
Even snuck the MMO oil injector in there. The heat melts right all the caked on gunk right off. Only a tube bender makes me smile more than the Hotsie.
Axles came out great. I just gotta’ scuff and paint them now.
The brakes seem to be in better shape than I thought. I’ll have the drums turned and buy rebuild the wheels cylinders as a project.
Diffs will need a little more handwork, they take some abuse with slinging 90wt oil. But for the most part they’re clean.
Brakes look a good bit better z any tricks for keeping which cylinder goes where for disassembly?
After a wash down eveything gets a once over with compressed air and left to air dry. I’ll show a few more detailed pics when they get moved back to the shop.
I think the cylinders are marked, but to make use a metal number & letter stamp DT and DB, PT and PB, just one way.
Well now we have to ask what is your first favorite???
I love the directional arrow on the front housing! Good training...
You cleaned the thirds too?Laid everything out on the driveway, gotta keep some order on the brake parts so I know where everything g goes when I’m done. Then I fired up the Hotsie.
The cardboard seems to soak up some grease.
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Sprayed with degreaser… that’s sure to kill grass too.
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Pumkins cleaned up nice! But here they’re a greasy mess
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Fire away. Steam clean, spray, wipe off my face shield… repeat.
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What will you protect the innards w/ to keep the rust away?
Well now we know what your favorite piece of equipment is!
Don't forget F vs R.
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Thanks guys!
TJ,
Favorite tool is my JD2 bender. Seeing steel bend is my favorite. Nothing makes me smile in the shop more.
I’ll likely do a quick pass on the polisher with some actual polish not compound, then wax. There’s a lot of high tech polymers in the new compounds and polishes that remain on the surface like a wax, but a proper wax (even better ceramic coating) is a good call for a driver. Ceramics are rad, think the shine and protection of a wax that truly lasts 2ish years.
Heck yeah I cleaned the thirds!
Any light surface rust will be knocked out with the first few turns with 90wt in them. Theres some real rust in the rear 3rd. Likely from sitting for far too long with water in the axle and not enough oil to displace it. This time I sprayed them out with degreaser, then just scalding hot water/steam, then brake cleaner then I leave them. Seems to work fine. The brake drums had the faintest surface rust on them within an hour of the Hotsie, same process. No biggie to me.
My good news is epic. It demands its own post maybe even a parade and declaration of a national holiday! Haha, Gotta make sure it’s a done deal first.
TJ,
Favorite tool is my JD2 bender. Seeing steel bend is my favorite. Nothing makes me smile in the shop more.
I’ll likely do a quick pass on the polisher with some actual polish not compound, then wax. There’s a lot of high tech polymers in the new compounds and polishes that remain on the surface like a wax, but a proper wax (even better ceramic coating) is a good call for a driver. Ceramics are rad, think the shine and protection of a wax that truly lasts 2ish years.
Heck yeah I cleaned the thirds!
Any light surface rust will be knocked out with the first few turns with 90wt in them. Theres some real rust in the rear 3rd. Likely from sitting for far too long with water in the axle and not enough oil to displace it. This time I sprayed them out with degreaser, then just scalding hot water/steam, then brake cleaner then I leave them. Seems to work fine. The brake drums had the faintest surface rust on them within an hour of the Hotsie, same process. No biggie to me.
My good news is epic. It demands its own post maybe even a parade and declaration of a national holiday! Haha, Gotta make sure it’s a done deal first.
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Family is all gone, got to sneak out for a few hours to work on the 55 in the quiet of My own head.
Spent a few hours putting around. Getting a few things done I wanted to do.
Started cleaning up gasket surfaces with a scotch brite ez disk. Here’s a quick 1/2 & 1/2 shot.
Next was cleaning up the knuckle balls!? Mine had some good pitting on them but I used coarse then fine scotch brite pads and then followed up with a wire wheel cup to clean them up. These came out… not just good, but good enough
Spent a few hours putting around. Getting a few things done I wanted to do.
Started cleaning up gasket surfaces with a scotch brite ez disk. Here’s a quick 1/2 & 1/2 shot.
Next was cleaning up the knuckle balls!? Mine had some good pitting on them but I used coarse then fine scotch brite pads and then followed up with a wire wheel cup to clean them up. These came out… not just good, but good enough
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I started cleaning up the front diff gasket surface and noticed a huge ding in the diff cover. Sure ‘nuff there was contact with the teeth of the gear and they had been run like that for enough time to wear down the teeth at the outside edge of the ring gear. Dang Toyotas are tough.
Big ol’ nasty ding.
You can see the contact of the ring gear ever so slightly if you look in this shot.
It got seriously clobbered.
Big ol’ nasty ding.
You can see the contact of the ring gear ever so slightly if you look in this shot.
It got seriously clobbered.