What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (133 Viewers)

[bluecruiser]

Cruised Moab and surrounding areas

 

[surfpig]

Next time when you know your gonna be around mud ... pre spray your rig with wd 40 ... all over the wheels, wheel wells, etc. .... makes washing it off way easier....

And especially your brake pads.

 

[Kentex Rick]

And especially your brake pads.

Is that why you are called the Anti-tech?

 

[Strand4x4]

Pulled the interior from my 1997 FZJ80. The PO covered the carpet with some other type of carpet. It would have protected the original, but he used some sort of glue! So, I need a front carpet. The seats are ok except for the drivers seat. I'm going to refresh the interior. Also, the PO had a weird air intake thing he thought would help gas mileage, very weird. So, I need a new intake hose. So far, happy with the truck, I was going to sell it. However, I'm starting to think it may be the keeper.

1997 Interior Front

• Strand4x4
• May 8, 2016

1997 Interior Rear

• Strand4x4
• May 8, 2016

Interior 1997 Pulled

• Strand4x4
• May 8, 2016

1997 in Garage

• Strand4x4
• May 8, 2016

 

[surfpig]

Is that why you are called the Anti-tech?

 

[onedaatmc]

And especially your brake pads.

Ha Ha Ha ... yeah stopping IS over rated ! when in doubt... step on the skinny pedal ! lol

 

[LS1FJ40]

You need a zerk fitting connection. To grease the birfs @LS1FJ40 zip lock bag method is probably the best.
There are two types that I've seen so far. One with a lever and the other with a squeeze handle. I paid $13 for mine with a handle. I'll get the other one if it doesn't work well. I won't use it everyday anyway.

Buy a tub of moly based grease (I buy Valvoline Ford-Lincoln-Mercury grease but you can buy whatever you want). Turn a ziploc freezer bag inside out, put your hand in it (like you're going to pick up dog poop), scoop out the grease out of the tub, pull your hand back and pull the ziploc bag right side out so the grease is inside it, squeeze the grease all down in to one corner, cut the corner off the ziploc bag (small enough to fit the tip in the knuckle hole, so the size a pencil would fit through), insert corner of bag in the knuckle and squeeze until about 3/4 full. Put the square plug back in the knuckle and drive. Check level after driving a few miles.

It just took me longer to type this than to actually fill both knuckles.

 

[onedaatmc]

View attachment 1255252 Cruised Moab and surrounding areas

Got Drone ?

 

[b16]

Buy a tub of moly based grease (I buy Valvoline Ford-Lincoln-Mercury grease but you can buy whatever you want). Turn a ziploc freezer bag inside out, put your hand in it (like you're going to pick up dog poop), scoop out the grease out of the tub, pull your hand back and pull the ziploc bag right side out so the grease is inside it, squeeze the grease all down in to one corner, cut the corner off the ziploc bag (small enough to fit the tip in the knuckle hole, so the size a pencil would fit through), insert corner of bag in the knuckle and squeeze until about 3/4 full. Put the square plug back in the knuckle and drive. Check level after driving a few miles.

It just took me longer to type this than to actually fill both knuckles.

How do you know when you're 3/4 full?

 

[Dragos80]

How do you know when you're 3/4 full?

With a zip tie

 

[Stuparman]

Buy a tub of moly based grease (I buy Valvoline Ford-Lincoln-Mercury grease but you can buy whatever you want). Turn a ziploc freezer bag inside out, put your hand in it (like you're going to pick up dog poop), scoop out the grease out of the tub, pull your hand back and pull the ziploc bag right side out so the grease is inside it, squeeze the grease all down in to one corner, cut the corner off the ziploc bag (small enough to fit the tip in the knuckle hole, so the size a pencil would fit through), insert corner of bag in the knuckle and squeeze until about 3/4 full. Put the square plug back in the knuckle and drive. Check level after driving a few miles.

It just took me longer to type this than to actually fill both knuckles.

I picked up a continuous flow air grease gun at harbor freight. With the zerk coupling removed it empties a tube very quickly, and fits in the fill port. Fast clean and easy.

 

[LS1FJ40]

How do you know when you're 3/4 full?

As @Dragos80 said, you use a zip tie. You get the hang of about how much can go in using the ziploc method. I basically fill it until it seems like it is full to the top, put the square plug in, then drive it a few miles and check with the zip tie. The grease doesn't pack in and fill like if it was oil so it will seem more full than it is until you drive it a little bit.

I picked up a continuous flow air grease gun at harbor freight. With the zerk coupling removed it empties a tube very quickly, and fits in the fill port. Fast clean and easy.

I'm cheap. Ziploc bags are cheap and the grease in a tub is cheaper than in cartridges.

 

[Dragos80]

I'm cheap. Ziploc bags are cheap and the grease in a tub is cheaper than in cartridges.

How do you grease the shafts without a gun and zerk fittings?

 

[Dragos80]

Oh, I know!

You just buy another 80 instead

 

[LS1FJ40]

How do you grease the shafts without a gun and zerk fittings?

Simple. I drive to my buddy's shop and he does it. Kind of like you taking it to Joey's.

I have a grease gun but I seem to have horrible luck with them.

And I decided to keep this post SFW so as not to ruffle the feathers of some people...

 

[NLXTACY]

How do you grease the shafts without a gun and zerk fittings?

@LS1FJ40 just spits on it. Right @Golgo13 ?

 

[NLXTACY]

And I decided to keep this post SFW so as not to ruffle the feathers of some people...

I showed no such restraint

 

[LS1FJ40]

@LS1FJ40 just spits on it. Right @Golgo13 ?

I use the "Valve cover seal failure" method for greasing my 80. Yeah, it's 15w-40 Rotella but there is enough of it to keep it lubed.

 

[Dragos80]

I have a grease gun but I seem to have horrible luck with them.

Don't look at it while you squeeze it.

 

[Stuparman]

As @Dragos80 said, you use a zip tie. You get the hang of about how much can go in using the ziploc method. I basically fill it until it seems like it is full to the top, put the square plug in, then drive it a few miles and check with the zip tie. The grease doesn't pack in and fill like if it was oil so it will seem more full than it is until you drive it a little bit.



I'm cheap. Ziploc bags are cheap and the grease in a tub is cheaper than in cartridges.

Local Napa didn't have appropriate grease in tubs. -_-