What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (61 Viewers)

[jpneely]

first time I did it wasn’t so bad but that was years ago and since this latest one ripped recently I could not for the life of me get the new one pressed in as easily.

What do you mean ripped?! The boot or metal? Any tips? This’ll be my first time messing with ball joints. I plan on getting the ball joint press kit from HF to help out.

 

[HokieCruiser]

replaced alternator with DENSO reman and took the opportunity to sand/paint the front skid plate

 

[MountaineerLC]

I did my LBJ recently along with new UCA. It’s a job, but I didn’t think it was that bad. I only need a press for installing the new LBJ. Everything else came apart with the help of a BFH, including knocking the old LBJ out of the control arms.

Be warned, the steering knuckle assembly is one heavy mother. The first time it kicked my butt getting it back on. The other side went much easier once I got the hang of stuff.

 

[jpneely]

I did my LBJ recently along with new UCA. It’s a job, but I didn’t think it was that bad. I only need a press for installing the new LBJ. Everything else came apart with the help of a BFH, including knocking the old LBJ out of the control arms.

Be warned, the steering knuckle assembly is one heavy mother. The first time it kicked my butt getting it back on. The other side went much easier once I got the hang of stuff.

I’m sure I’ll run into all sorts of things I’m not ready for. Good thing I picked the hot time of year to tackle this.

 

[jpneely]

I did my LBJ recently along with new UCA. It’s a job, but I didn’t think it was that bad. I only need a press for installing the new LBJ. Everything else came apart with the help of a BFH, including knocking the old LBJ out of the control arms.

Be warned, the steering knuckle assembly is one heavy mother. The first time it kicked my butt getting it back on. The other side went much easier once I got the hang of stuff.

I think I’m going to have a ball joint service kit handy and a bearing puller/press kit to help with the bushings. I won’t have a bunch of time to run back and forth to the hardware store to get it done so I’m trying to get all the crap I’ll need get it done.

 

[MountaineerLC]

I think I’m going to have a ball joint service kit handy and a bearing puller/press kit to help with the bushings. I won’t have a bunch of time to run back and forth to the hardware store to get it done so I’m trying to get all the crap I’ll need get it done.

Wise choice! It only took me two trips to get mine done!

 

[rexington14]

FWIW, The Car Care Nut just released a video on his channel where he replaces the CV axles on a 100 - provides a good picture of what's involved in the disassembly.

 

[wpod]

Last week's tasks installed:
- OE front differential bushing
- OE inner L/R CV boots
- rear BILSTEIN shocks
- rear brake pads
- OE fuel filter
- Mobil One Full Synthetic 5w30
- renewed K&N air filter

Ordered upper ball joints and wiper spray nozzles.

 

[100d ua]

What do you mean ripped?! The boot or metal? Any tips? This’ll be my first time messing with ball joints. I plan on getting the ball joint press kit from HF to help out.

The boot ripped and I do a lot of beach driving so eventually sand got in and made a horrible squeaking noise.

I rented a ball joint kit from autozone and it didn’t have the right size fitting to press the new one back in. I tried everything I had around the house and it either bent or broke. Eventually I managed to come up with a strange concoction of different parts to fully press the ball joint back in.

imo, getting the steering knuckle off was the easiest part.

 

[MountaineerLC]

The boot ripped and I do a lot of beach driving so eventually sand got in and made a horrible squeaking noise.

I rented a ball joint kit from autozone and it didn’t have the right size fitting to press the new one back in. I tried everything I had around the house and it either bent or broke. Eventually I managed to come up with a strange concoction of different parts to fully press the ball joint back in.

imo, getting the steering knuckle off was the easiest part.

FWIW, I used the Advance Auto kit and took the boot off to install the joint. I then reinstalled the boot. Worked much better as the kit didn’t have an exact size that fit perfect with the boot in place. Arguably a smaller chance of damaging the boot that was as well.

 

[skookum]

May I purchase a phone mount from you kind sir?? that set up looks great!

Happy to send you the ball adapter. The dashboard plate itself is from Ben3D, and the fitting is a Ram mount snap-link. Feel free to PM

 

[Mrpizza]

Installed new steering rack bushings on the LC. Took me 2.5 hours, and it sucked!

I found it was best to install the bottom bushings first since you can just pop them in, then use the oem bolt and nut to pull the metal sleeve into the bottom bushing. Then, set the top bushing on with the big oem washer, a smaller washer, then the nut for the all thread puller. Pulled the top ones right in, no fuss. Took me a while to figure that combo, other posts said metal sleeve and top bushing at the same time. I bet I could do these under an hour if I had to do it again.

Also, lightly chamfer the bushings on the bench grinder, they go in way easier. I used the whiteline bushing kit.

 

[Porter]

Hub bearings serviced, proper preload completed, engine oil service completed, buttoned up and proceeded to roll another 2200 miles over six days last week. Now at 443k. Love checking the dipstick and the oil is still clear with no consumption. I did enjoy driving over the standard annoying concrete median obstacles, but no offroading on this trip otherwise.

 

[7toy9]

Replaced 200k mile fan clutch which had completely seized. New clutch is AISIN. Can't believe it, but feels like +5-10 HP and a bit of fuel mileage gain.

 

[mokrunka]

Today I did the upper control arms on the front, and the front shocks. Per usual drivers side took 2 hrs, passenger took 1 hr. Now she only rattles on the back half!

 

[choyota]

Today I did the upper control arms on the front, and the front shocks. Per usual drivers side took 2 hrs, passenger took 1 hr. Now she only rattles on the back half!View attachment 3923167View attachment 3923168

 

[ecubed]

Put new OEM bushings in the lower control arms and frame. New 555 lower ball joints, rebooted the inner CVs on both sides, New Dobinsons UCAs and Dobinsons rear coil springs (c59-223v). Front end handles great now. New oil in the front dif. Got about an 1.5" lift out of it. Took me the better part of 2 days as it is the first time I have done anything like this. Learned a lot, and it was reasonably fun.

Now i just need to figure out the intermittent starting issue. Sometimes it starts with no issues, sometimes it takes a few attempts to start. Loud click always, so feel like the plunger is moving into position. When it does start it starts like nothing is wrong. Replaced the starter relay helped for a bit then back to intermittent starts. Guessing it is probably the starter terminals being worn out, but hoping it is something that doesn't require taking off the intake manifold to fix.

 

[MountaineerLC]

Replaced the positive battery terminal with a Duralast Gold marine terminal. I’ve been fighting corrosion ever since I installed the Toyota battery. The original factory terminal had seen better days, was warped and not providing the best connection.

 

[JonnyHI]

Added a new 3 inch dump pipe and exhaust to my jdm turbo diesel. It makes a big difference in power and improved mpg.

 

[4runnerguy]

Been troubleshooting my front wipers for months (throughout the rainy season here, unfortunately)... The issue started with a blown fuse and I assumed a bad motor. After testing multiple motors, I started testing different switches. While I had the covers off the steering column, I saw smoke rising... Ended up finding a bad short. I had bare wiring under the steering column and behind the dash all the way to the fuse box. The only time I've seen Cruisers this torn apart was at junkyards, so this was probably my highest pucker factor repair to date. Rewired and after a couple attempts managed to get everything back together properly. I also managed to rewire a faulty Madmen Developments EGT sensor that came with the truck when I bought it. This was my first time dabbling with any automotive electrical issues, so it definitely expanded my repair horizons.