Todays wrenching

[LCCRUISER]

I needed to remove the rear shaft on that tan truck that was out back.

I removed the 4 bolts at the rear diff, set the e-brake, and then removed the 4 nuts from the transfer case flange.

I paused a minute, not having ever worked on this truck I thought about the possibility of the e-brake not holding the truck as I didn't know for sure it worked.

Right then the drive shaft fell on my head.

Luckily the e-brake works or the truck would have ran over me after wards.

Maybe there should be a Daily Thread on YT bruises, cuts and dismemberments?

Next time, could you just show the injury instead of the other gruesome looking parts of your body?

Just kidding. I hate it when I get a whack in the head even if it knocks some sense into me.

LC

 

[Leaping Deer]

Luckily the e-brake works or the truck would have ran over me after wards.

That would have added insult and injury.

 

[rain76king]

drive shaft removal

That picture would of been better if you held your hair back with the hand with the bashed thumb from the previous weekend!

 

[landtank]

That picture would of been better if you held your hair back with the hand with the bashed thumb from the previous weekend!

I figure all I need is to drop something heavy on my foot and for a midget to kick me in the groin and I'll have pretty much covered all the bases.

 

[LCCRUISER]

The Saint would tell me that is Bad Karma talking like that. You'd better get some steel toe shoes/boots. I know you already have the brass nuts, so no problem there.

 

[Krazyfj]

Finally finished the cut & turn tonight, gotta do the knuckle rebuild tomorrow. Any recommendations for drive shafts?

 

[plfj40]

1/4" square tubbing front, rear keep it round so its balanced for the road. my front one is home made, the rear is Tom Woods.

 

[plfj40]

just finished front and rear drive shafts for the buggy. both 1/4 inch square tubing.

 

[remy1974]

Finished welding up my rear quarters on the 60 today after work, pick my front driveshaft on friday, guy said he had never seen a yoke split like that. Even got the pass front door open again once I pulled the slider back down out of the way. Just have to finish fabbing up a rear bumper, will get some pics this week of the progress.

 

[rain76king]

Wow, the healing bay is working?

 

[LCCRUISER]

Making Progress

Yesterday, I bought a rear roll cage for the 40 yesterday from southbostonfj, great deal! I hope to marry it with the front cage I have.

I also put on the new 265/75/16 Cooper M/S tires that I bought last month for the Moab trip. I prefer the black wall look over the raised white letters on the BFG WimpyTrails. These are like a heavily siped A/T, not too whiney and probably less rumble than the KM's I'll be putting on when I get home. Anything is better than those BFG R/T's.

Today, I put Ernie's OME coils in the back of the FJC this morning, it's only a 2 hour job. I was thinking they must be sagged as they were barely 1/2" taller than the stock springs, although they did look slightly beefier. I was hoping they would give me an inch after all that work and contemplating the ToyTec springs with the longer Bilsteins. AHEM! Picked up nearly 2" and the truck handles much better with less chatter over bumps. I measured the difference in height after cruising a 10 mile route with many frost heaves, but I'm almost on empty so I may lose some height with a full tank. The stinkbug look is in ya know. Should be good for the load going cross country and back.







My old friend, Jim Sickles, (Downey Off-Road Company owner) sent me the wrong upper seats for the front coil over kit I bought. The bolt radius is different. He sent me the Tundra seats, not the 4Runner/FJC ones. I'm waiting to find out if he will overnight the right parts on his dime. I'll be one very unhappy customer if he doesn't do that.

Anyone got a pair of top coil spacers for an FJ if he doesn't come through? I'll run them on my trip and get the thing corrected when I get back.

 

[Krazyfj]

Got my Hi steer kit from 4x4labs last night, started putting together the knuckles, gotta do the pinion seal and put it all together, shackles and some other stuff should be here soon from ruffstuff, Think I am going to order driveshafts from tom woods, called them yesterday, they are very reasonable and can ship the next day, should be ready by next weekend,

 

[Krazyfj]

some blury pic's:

 

[green40]

Looking good!

 

[high country cruiser]

Great work Thomas.

Is that your garage or a shop? Will you be using 1-ton tie rod ends? It seems to be coming together well.

 

[rain76king]

Looks good Tom, I'm guessing you'll have it together by the Spring Meeting?

 

[remy1974]

Wow, the healing bay is working?

You could kinda say that, I have been going into work two hrs earlier somedays so I can put in my time on the job and be able to wrench a little bit afterwork before I pick up Ellie from aftercare at school.

 

[Krazyfj]

Its my buddies shop, ya 1 tons, hoping to have it done by next weekend,

 

[Leaping Deer]

Looks good Tom, I'm guessing you'll have it together by the Spring Meeting?

When/where is the Spring Meeting?

 

[Sporin]

Looks like everyone is buy getting prepped for the season! I need to get my ass in gear and do my knuckle rebuild. Work has been really busy, which is good, but it's taking up all my time lately.