We're in! '99 LX - new to us!

[subzali]

At the parts counter they said the assembly was greased from the factory.
What are your thoughts?

I don’t know but in 80 series land there have been discussions that indicate greasing should be done:

OEM Driveshaft come balanced?

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[PabloCruise]

I don’t know but in 80 series land there have been discussions that indicate greasing should be done:

OEM Driveshaft come balanced?

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Lubed!
I don’t really like greasing the u-joints until the grease comes past the seals, I put a couple of pumps in and heard the crackle noise.

 

[PabloCruise]

And speaking of noises, now the truck doesn’t sound like a Scooby Doo Ghost Ship when backing up!
It used to groan and creak. That poor u-joint!

 

[PabloCruise]

Air bags!

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Getting ready to pull our new camper.

Going to take a look at AHC pressures before I put air pressure in the bags.

Next up is brake controller and 7-pin plug

I went to air up the bags and go get the camper, 1 has a hole in it, the other is split at the top.
Bummed...

 

[PabloCruise]

I went to air up the bags and go get the camper, 1 has a hole in it, the other is split at the top.
Bummed...

I was able to get some replacement bags!

Big thanks to @FJBen for coming over after work and helping get the new bags in!!!

 

[PabloCruise]

The product for our 100/470s

Step 1 - turn off AHC

What could be more fun than 1 Hi-Lift? Running 2 in tandem!

 

[PabloCruise]

We had put 200 series bags in 2 years ago.
We thought we had a set of 100 series bags, and when the moment of truth came, we had Firestone Coil-Rite 4164.
I think this is why they failed, and fail they did!

 

[FJBen]

I was able to get some replacement bags!

Big thanks to @FJBen for coming over after work and helping get the new bags in!!!

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Glad to help! I too came in OSHA approved foot wear

 

[PabloCruise]

I thought I posted up, but I guess not, around Christmas time someone thought they would try out the Bump It Offroad rear bumper:

 

[PabloCruise]

After dealing w/ insurance we finally got the bumper off and new powder coat. It looks great!

BIO was also able to add some mounts for my air bag fittings - winning!

 

[PabloCruise]

It looks like I never posted up about my adventures with the Nakamichi amp and subwoofer:

Nakamichi Amp - Do They Fail?

I have a '99 LX 470 that came w/ the Nakamichi 6 disc changer head unit. I replaced the head unit w/ a Pioneer, and kept the factory amp: Nakamichi Update - '99 LX 470 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/nakamichi-update-99-lx-470.1066006/ The other day the audio was pretty quiet. Today the...

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Nakamichi Subwoofer Replacement

I know there are lots of threads on our subwoofers already, but nothing looked quite like I want to do. We have a '99 LX470 that came w/ the Nakamichi stereo system. I replaced the head unit, and then about 4 years later I was having some amplifier issues. While I was figuring out the amp, I...

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[PabloCruise]

I got tired of the windshield wipers no longer parking/no intermittent - so time to pay the piper...

Front wipers not returning to rest position

This is a good thread! If my wiper are not parking, and intermittent fcn is no longer, it sounds like the problem can be in the motor/transmission, or in the switch? Is my best way to tell which item is bad is to perform the test for continuity that @Ayune lists above? BTW, I found this video...

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[PabloCruise]

Speaking of paying the piper, it looks like my AC condenser is blown:

More details here: Replacement AC Condenser - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/replacement-ac-condenser.1346817/#post-15640079

 

[PabloCruise]

It was time for some new tires.
After some deliberation, I went with KO3s.
I hear good things about them, but oh my goodness!
If you have bought new tires lately, you know what I am talking about...

 

[PabloCruise]

Of course, pictures:

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Let us know if you have trouble getting them balanced. Seems like only old school places can do it because the wheels need to be spun then the tires mounted and spun and then dismounted and realigned to match any imbalance in your wheel and finally balanced.
I was a BFG guy for years but am now sold on Nittos. Great tires on the Hundo.

 

[PabloCruise]

Let us know if you have trouble getting them balanced. Seems like only old school places can do it because the wheels need to be spun then the tires mounted and spun and then dismounted and realigned to match any imbalance in your wheel and finally balanced.
I was a BFG guy for years but am now sold on Nittos. Great tires on the Hundo.

Interesting!
I asked the techs how they balanced, and they said all was well.
I will get her out on the interstate and see how she feels.
Thanks!

 

[trdcorolla]

Let us know if you have trouble getting them balanced. Seems like only old school places can do it because the wheels need to be spun then the tires mounted and spun and then dismounted and realigned to match any imbalance in your wheel and finally balanced.
I was a BFG guy for years but am now sold on Nittos. Great tires on the Hundo.

I'm not the OP but my normal tire guy couldn't balance my 285/75/17 KO3's (34's). They spin and return 0 on his machine and I got a bad 55-60mph vibration. Had them road forced at a different shop (I'm not sure they did it right because they didn't pull off the weights for the first spin, but they did break the bead and rotate the tire a few times to get a the low road value) and it fixed the 55-60 vibration, but now I have a very slight vibration at 70-75mph on some freeways.

 

[Hugh Heifer]

I'm not the OP but my normal tire guy couldn't balance my 285/75/17 KO3's (34's). They spin and return 0 on his machine and I got a bad 55-60mph vibration. Had them road forced at a different shop (I'm not sure they did it right because they didn't pull off the weights for the first spin, but they did break the bead and rotate the tire a few times to get a the low road value) and it fixed the 55-60 vibration, but now I have a very slight vibration at 70-75mph on some freeways.

Yep - that's sorta what I have been hearing. I have the ATs on my BJ73 but it doesn't go over 65 and it was a good shop that installed them. No issues

 

[PabloCruise]

Let us know if you have trouble getting them balanced. Seems like only old school places can do it because the wheels need to be spun then the tires mounted and spun and then dismounted and realigned to match any imbalance in your wheel and finally balanced.
I was a BFG guy for years but am now sold on Nittos. Great tires on the Hundo.

They are nicely balanced.
I ran about an hour down the interstate to Cruisers and Co a week ago, no vibes.
Traffic was flowing at 80+ MPH until it got wet, and then slushy.
The KO3s did well.