What'd you do to your KREWESER today?

[HungryMedic]

Go the wheels done and a good wash.

Looks good!! I need to wash and buff/wax the fj...

 

[beach cruiser]

Another great weekend in the Rockies. I got very luck and didn't break anything on my FJ. Although, the snorkel was just about ripped off. It was holding me on a tree so I din't flop on the side. Just a little tree bark rubbing. A bunch of the others really F'd up their rigs.
Some photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/110392...authkey=Gv1sRgCJ7LsZTF6K-pkQE&feat=directlink
Thread here:
Red Elephant, Mill Creek, and Bill Moore 5/27 - Toyota FJ Cruiser Forum

 

[Bang Bang]

From 91* to 70* to 27*??? Color me jealous!! But carnage, carnage everywhere!!!

 

[Trab]

Darn it, there goes my weekend high! Great pics BC.

 

[123ROBERTELEE]

Got my new thermostat and coolant flush done, new marine hose clamps for the cv shafts and flipped my tire over so now I can see out of my rear window!

 

[Bang Bang]

No pics but got the center frame cross brace cut off and moved back about 6 inches, re-welded to the frame to help keep it rigid. Did this so I can get the e-brake drum off without having to pull the t-case. Now I can fix this leak! That will be one down, 2 (for now) to go. The bleeding never stops with this thing.......

 

[John Stw]

Is the new thermostat housing metal or plastic?

 

[123ROBERTELEE]

Is the new thermostat housing metal or plastic?

OEM plastic

 

[123ROBERTELEE]

Is the grease supposed to come out like this when you grease the zerks?

 

[jbmccul]

I put on my TLCA decals today and painted my D-Ring receiver red. Might as well get recovered in style right!

 

[Layonnn]

Is the grease supposed to come out like this when you grease the zerks?

It shouldn't come out of the zerk little nipple. When you put the grease gun on the zerk sometimes grease will slip past the nipple and not go into the zerk. Is that what you are seeing?
Replacing them is pretty easy if you need to.

 

[LouisianaFJ]

Installed rear shocks and springs for my lift today, as well as tear down the front. Finish installing front tomorrow... And pictures

 

[123ROBERTELEE]

Nah the old grease is coming out of other parts of the u joint. Here is a crappy cell pic.

 

[Layonnn]

Nah the old grease is coming out of other parts of the u joint. Here is a crappy cell pic.

You new to maintenance noob, you

Yes that is normal. You want to apply new grease until you start to see new grease come out of the u-joint (er go, all of the bad grease is out).
You definitely want to remove that excess grease before you drive. Otherwise, it will sling that grease all over the underside. A flathead screwdriver and some paper towels work really well.

 

[123ROBERTELEE]

I did that was a pic I took earlier... And yes I am a newb haha. I used to have my dads shop do everything but nowI would rather do it myself. Thanks for the help

 

[ruben12]

Installed my black mirrors and handle. Thanks Bart appreciate the help specialy since we did it on a Sunday.

 

[123ROBERTELEE]

Pics!!

 

[LouisianaFJ]

what did I do yesterday... FAIL!
Erick, Bart... you guys weren't kidding when you said those Toytec front springs were a bitch.
I put four compressors on it to get it down enough to put the top plate back on just to discover that the "tooth" of the compressor stuck out too far inside the coil to get it on the shock

So I admitted defeat and dropped them off at the Goodyear this morning.

 

[HungryMedic]

They are narly...

 

[Trab]

It took me forever to get mine done. It was a complete pain in the ass. The whole time I thought the compressors, with that mich tension on them were going to snap and explode at any time.