What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (63 Viewers)

[Trapper50cal]

New aftermarket grill and painted the sombrero emblem ceramic cast coat iron gray...

 

[johns94cruiser]

Oil change and lubed driveshaft with moly…clunk seems much better.

This winter will start replacing bushings and mounts.

 

[JerrySM]

New air filter today and I turned my full sleeping platform into a single to help reclaim some space for gear.

 

[Pulgasari]

Roof rack delete

 

[Kingrich33]

Cleaned the engine bay on my ‘04 LX470 after the timing belt and power steering pump jobs.

 

[JerrySM]

Cleaned the engine bay on my ‘04 LX470 after the timing belt and power steering pump jobs.

Wow, that looks like new. Great job!

 

[pdot]

Lubed the spindle bearings using the PVC cap method. Hope this addresses the bird chirping sound coming from the front at slow speeds.

 

[04UZJ100]

Cleaned the engine bay on my ‘04 LX470 after the timing belt and power steering pump jobs.

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What did you use?

 

[Kingrich33]

What did you use?

Followed Mr. Memo’s method.

 

[Coin]

Lubed the spindle bearings using the PVC cap method. Hope this addresses the bird chirping sound coming from the front at slow speeds.

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What is this method and is there a write up?

 

[pdot]

What is this method and is there a write up?

Yep! See the video in this thread: How-To Video DIY Spindle bearing greasing tool w/o touching wheel bearing preload - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/how-to-video-diy-spindle-bearing-greasing-tool-w-o-touching-wheel-bearing-preload.997051/

 

[HTXFLY]

Lubed the spindle bearings using the PVC cap method. Hope this addresses the bird chirping sound coming from the front at slow speeds.

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Did this work? Cause mines chirping as well after installing all new wheel bearings. The noise goes away when I apply the brakes and will come back randomly after letting off. I can't figure out what it is but was assuming it had something to do with my brakes, which I just replaced with new OEM rotors and pads.

 

[WTB]

Did this work? Cause mines chirping as well after installing all new wheel bearings. The noise goes away when I apply the brakes and will come back randomly after letting off. I can't figure out what it is but was assuming it had something to do with my brakes, which I just replaced with new OEM rotors and pads.'

May want to check for play in the bearings. I had a similar chirping issue that would go away when applying brakes. I found my driver side bearing to be quite loose. The PO had done a bearing job and failed to install the lock washer correctly allowing the nut to back off the spindle.

 

[HTXFLY]

May want to check for play in the bearings. I had a similar chirping issue that would go away when applying brakes. I found my driver side bearing to be quite loose. The PO had done a bearing job and failed to install the lock washer correctly allowing the nut to back off the spindle.

I followed the FSM to a T minus the fish scale method to set the preload. The lock washers are also new with all the tabs either bent forward/backwards over the adjusting nuts. Should I remove the drivers side assembly and re-torque everything?

 

[tyfj80]

Thought I'd share a project I recently finished on my 2000 LX. Installed a second battery fed by a 200 watt roof mounted solar panel through a MPPT charge controller that also charges through the alternator and trickle charges the starter battery when needed. It powers a 2000 watt inverter that's big enough to run my corded power tools. I removed the factory sub so that the battery can sit back into that space. Everything is mounted on a custom panel that I made. All of the mods are completely reversible.

 

[nosam]

Heater T's. The driver's side had been seeping for a few moths so I knew it was getting bad. It came apart when I pulled.

 

[ClassyJalopy]

Thought I'd share a project I recently finished on my 2000 LX. Installed a second battery fed by a 200 watt roof mounted solar panel through a MPPT charge controller that also charges through the alternator and trickle charges the starter battery when needed. It powers a 2000 watt inverter that's big enough to run my corded power tools. I removed the factory sub so that the battery can sit back into that space. Everything is mounted on a custom panel that I made. All of the mods are completely reversible. View attachment 3413587

Really like this setup.
I installed a Renogy 2000w inverter to power a microwave oven in my truck but it is draining out my lead acid battery.
Is your alternator able to charge the LiFePo battery? How long does you 100Ah battery last when drawing full 2000w ?

 

[tyfj80]

Really like this setup.
I installed a Renogy 2000w inverter to power a microwave oven in my truck but it is draining out my lead acid battery.
Is your alternator able to charge the LiFePo battery? How long does you 100Ah battery last when drawing full 2000w ?

Yes, because of the the MPPT charge controller, the alternator can charge the LiFePo battery. You just tell the charge controller what kind of battery you're charging and it adjusts accordingly. I haven't tested a continuous 2000w draw because it's just not the use case I was designing for. My goal was to be able to run short bursts of high draw from my power saws and other similar tools, which it handles fine. From what I understand, any single battery will struggle with the draw of a microwave. However, a LiFePo can handle it better because it allows for greater depth of discharge.

 

[diego355]

Replaced an old Pioneer Bluetooth unit with a Nakamichi with Android auto/carplay.
Nice to be able to use Gaia on the screen

 

[MountaineerLC]

Repaired leaking CV boots on the passenger side with clamps from @CruiserGarage

Fast service and saved me from buying a bunch of clamps from McMaster-Carr!