What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (14 Viewers)

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Two low-glamor jobs. Replaced all the brake soft lines and stabilizer bushings. Rock Auto parts. Pedal feels different, but need to go romp on the brakes when the family isn't in the truck. Also replaced t-stat, rear heater elbows, and a few bypass hoses. Big fat mess, there. The line that feeds the oil cooler was soft and squishy from being oil soaked for 30 years. The rest were in good shape.

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Finally got my rig back. Shipped it to Massachusetts due to relocation. Too busy to work on it right now so I had John at Balise Toyota in West Springfield file the rocker arms (to remove a ticking noise that wasn’t an exhaust leak), balance both drive shafts (to remove a vibration) and swapped out an out of true OEM wheel that was causing a waa waa waa noise at freeway speeds.
Got it out for its first East Coast Adventure.
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how do you like those kayaks they are Pescadors from Perception right? been thinking of picking one up. thanks.
 
how do you like those kayaks they are Pescadors from Perception right? been thinking of picking one up. thanks.
Figured I’d toss in my two cents on kayaks... I bought my Wilderness Systems, Pamilico 120 years ago at an outdoor shop cheap because it was from the previous season. It’s a fishing kayak so it doesn’t have a keel and the cockpit is much bigger. I really like the not having to keep my balance constantly like I would if it did have a keel. Way back I did an 18 mile paddle w/ a group up in Maine and my male dog was very happy and comfortable in front of me. My then bf has a Perception and he had my female w/ him and was far more squished sharing space, she had to stay sorta below the edge of the cockpit. And not too long ago I took my son, then 4, out in my Pamilco and he sat very comfortably in front of me too.
 
Finally started on my OME lift install and knuckle rebuild. Cruiser gods left this for me last week:

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Got things pretty well torn down yesterday. Everything went relatively smooth.

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Been dreading fighting with the fixed spring pins. Was pleasantly surprised when the passenger side came out with a few blows with a sledge. I thought, man that was easy. Why does everyone make such a fuss about getting these out. Went to the driver side and thing wouldn't budge. After and hour or more of prying and hammering, I began to work smarter not harder. My solution:

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I used a tie rod tool with graduated length smaller diameter bolts to finally force it out. 20 minutes and she was mine. Not sure it would work for everyone as you need to be able to wedge the tool between the hanger and the spring bushing. My bushings were worn and cracked enough that it moved out of the way to make room for the tie rod tool. It was a life saver for me. Today I'll be pulling the front axle and cleaning, painting, and starting on the knuckle rebuild. Lots to do.
 
cleaned up the sun faded paint and did a little spin around video. Neighbors must have thought I was insane walking around the truck :)

 
@Morgan Evans tell me about adding a leaf to your factory spring pack? Looks like it refreshes without raising the truck.
It does refresh. I used the ARB d1xXL and D2XL for the rear. I ordered the Leafs and the new u-bolts and center pin from 4wheelparts. It's fairly straightforward, jack up, support with stands, support axle and remove shock, remove ubolts. Use c clamps to keep the leafs compressed, then use a prybar to open the bands holding the leaf pack together, i avoided using heat for fear it would screw up the leafs. Add the AAL as the third leaf. Using the c clamps and a mini sledge, line up the leaf's as you put them back together. I used the pin to help align everything. This is the hardest part. Once the pack is together, just use the new ubolts and reinstall. Be sure both sides of the axle are up in the air, you wont be able to align the ubolts if one side is still on the ground with the tire touching pavement. Took me about 3 hours per axle cost with new ubolts was under $300. The ride isn't harsh either, and lifted me about an inch.
 
Washed it. My sons @Cowboy45 and @SipLife took their first lessons in driving manual transmission. A right of passage. Still had dust from SAS2. Yikes.

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Washed it. My sons @Cowboy45 and @SipLife took their first lessons in driving manual transmission. A right of passage. Still had dust from SAS2. Yikes.
I still remember teaching my daughter to drive stick in my '84 mini truck. Almost ten years ago now. One of the highlights of my fatherhood experience. Also let her friend drive, and she drove it straight into a fence :hillbilly:
 
Had the local shop (Landcruiser NW) check the condition of driveline fluids and give it a road test once-over. Got a clean bill of health with the exception of the leaky booster I had suspected. Fortunately @Racer65 carries the dual-diaphragm ones which will be a nice drop-in upgrade.
 
Early jump on the weekend. Need some packaging material for the FJ60 lift gate that's heading to South Carolina this afternoon, so unwrapped all the recently powder coated Warn winch bumper parts (thanks @89BIGBLUE and Absolute Powder Coaters :)) and installed them. I bought the bumper originally in Santa Fe back in '86, the same year this FJ60 was built, and it was on my new '84 FJ60 for many years even though I never bought a winch for it. I picked up a used, like new 8274-50 here on MUD a few years ago, so it goes on next, before Solid Axle Summit #3 in August. I think the style of bumper and the color of the FJ60 will look familiar to @roma042987.

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