LS1FJ40
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A maintenance book is a great idea. I'm going to start doing this.
NLXTACY
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LS1FJ40
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Exactly, right @Golgo13
I've kept a little notebook in my glove compartment since the day I bought it in 1992. I've kept track of everything I've ever purchased or done maintenance wise. There are four notebooks now. I started putting it in to an exel spreadsheet.
I think @NLXTACY has something up his sleeve with this...
Buy 2 quarts because you might just need it like me. Good thing is I don't think you have ABS, it is a major pain because you basically have to bleed the brakes, go activate it a bunch of times and bleed again!
Mine is much improved but still a little spongy feeling so might have to bleed the darn thing again in the near future.
LS1FJ40
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Yeah, no ABS for me. I'm a man I don't need no stinking ABS!
Got the oil changed out in the front and rear diff's, transfer and attempted to grease knuckles.
Don't know if the PO ever changed out the diff oil, it was pretty nasty and long overdue for a change...
Is this normal to have a little metal shavings on the magnetic end of the drain plug?
Don't know if the PO ever changed out the diff oil, it was pretty nasty and long overdue for a change...
Is this normal to have a little metal shavings on the magnetic end of the drain plug?
bloc
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I've started using simple spreadsheets in Google Drive for vehicle maintenance. Near-immediate access from any device I have including sitting at a desk at work, don't need to avoid losing the hard copy in the glove box, can add pages to organize notes, etc.
Plus I'll add things like liquid capacities and commonly needed torque values to additional pages in the spreadsheet.. the whole concept has really changed how I organize my maintenance info.
LS1FJ40
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Yes. And no. That is why the magnet is there. Some shavings is to be expected. Especially if they didn't change the diff fluid in a very long time.
And using a grease gun to fill your knuckles is very time consuming. I buy moly grease in the tub, take a gallon freezer ziploc bag and turn it inside out, stick my hand in the bag like a mitten, scoop out all of the grease from the tub, then turn the bag back right side out (as if you were using a bag to pick up dog poop), then i squeeze the grease down in to one corner of the bag, cut a 1/4-1/2" hole and squeeze out the grease in to the fill hole on the knuckle. Just like frosting a cake. You have to stop every so often and push the grease down in the knuckle with a zip tie but it is way quicker and less messy. As @NLXTACY would say "I can grease my knuckles in a suit and not get any grease on me." Or something like that...
yep, that's normal. the magnetic drain plug is doing its job. there's more there than I would consider "normal" but if it's gone too long without a change that would explain it. as long as you have sludge/very fine pieces you're ok. big chunks are a problem.
Tried to grease the knuckles....read all the different threads on how best to do this.
Removed the square screw from above knuckle and used zip tie to try and see how much was in there. Couldn't really tell how much was in there, was hoping to see 3/4 the way up the zip tie, but couldn't seem to get a good measurement. Decided to do about 20 pumps with the new grease gun and check back in a week to see if I could get an accurate measurement after it settles. Any suggestion for a better process?
Removed the square screw from above knuckle and used zip tie to try and see how much was in there. Couldn't really tell how much was in there, was hoping to see 3/4 the way up the zip tie, but couldn't seem to get a good measurement. Decided to do about 20 pumps with the new grease gun and check back in a week to see if I could get an accurate measurement after it settles. Any suggestion for a better process?
LS1FJ40
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@Aloha Jen use the method I detailed above. Piece of cake. Each knuckle holds 8oz when empty.
I purchased replacement motors and regulators. Bought the motors several years ago off Amazon. Can't recall vendor, model, etc, but pic next to OEM below:
As @120mm mentioned earlier in the thread, the plug on the new motor was wrong. Not saying we purchased the same motors, but the pic of his plug is identical to mine. Took a little bit of rewiring to swap the plugs - new motor worked fine. Got the regulators from e-bay. $37 with shipping for both. Seem to be similar quality to the original.
The new regulators came with the springs installed. I already had my door panels off, so replacing start to finish was about 30 mins. Pretty easy to do. Noticed a slight improvement when finished. Suspect I need to clean or replace my runs to get windows working optimally.
Yes, I definitely wiil use that method in the future, as it was hard to tell how much was going in. Is there much damage I could have done by filling too full?
LS1FJ40
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Nah. It'll just force it out the wiper and make a mess on the back side of your wheel. 20 pumps shouldn't be too much. IIRC it takes about 100 to fill it. Somebody on here counted it. Imagine that.
Drive it a little bit then check it. Use the zip tie method. Add more if necessary.
You could always suck the brake fluid out of the reservoir, refill with clean and use it for awhile; then repeat until it looks clean. It took me 3 times doing that to get fairly clean looking fluid.
I learned that trick from Tools R Us and inkpot.
Do you not have to bleed them if you do that method?
