Progress this weekend. Replaced ball joints and brakes on the front axle along with all four shocks.
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Are those the Mevotech ball joints? Any imput on them? I have Moogs on the shelf waiting to go in my truck but was curious about those.
Yes, I put them in my Tacoma and I've been happy with them. They are stiff the first week of driving, but are perfect after they break in.
I just got some uppers to replace the recently installed trw's that the boots tore right away.
They appear very robust
I also like the zerk is on the chamfered edge so it will clear the axle u joint and can be greased easily
They appear very robust
I also like the zerk is on the chamfered edge so it will clear the axle u joint and can be greased easily
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Just don't forget to pay attention to the clocking during install.
Yeah put that zerk to the rear iirc
After moving the burb out of the shop after brakes, it didn't want to start to move back into the shop. I put off working on it for a while but got it pushed back into the shop this week. First on the list was to remove the running boards.
Quick troubleshooting showed it was not getting gas, but would start on starting fluid. The PO claimed the fuel pump was replaced recently, so that was where I started and found signs of shoddy work like lose pressure fitting at the tank, lose hose clamp on filler hoses, lose tank straps, etc. So the tank came back out. I'll replace the entire sending unit and pump assembly. Just waiting on parts now.
Quick troubleshooting showed it was not getting gas, but would start on starting fluid. The PO claimed the fuel pump was replaced recently, so that was where I started and found signs of shoddy work like lose pressure fitting at the tank, lose hose clamp on filler hoses, lose tank straps, etc. So the tank came back out. I'll replace the entire sending unit and pump assembly. Just waiting on parts now.
New fuel pump sender assembly installed and it is running much better again. I was able to run to the dead end down the road and back with only minor hesitation when accelerating up a big hill. It desperately needs an alignment.
It was running great on short test drives with a mild stumble. Ran good for most of the first 15 miles to the alignment shop then stalled at the first stop light. The battery was too weak to restart so a friend pulled me to the nearest parking lot and then gave me a ride to the battery store. With a new battery, it started right up and ran good for a minute (video), then started stumbling hard trying to drive home until it died and wouldn't run any longer. Seems to be better cold, then run poor after warming up to me. I'll test that theory after it cold down waiting on a friend grabbing my trailer.
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Bummer. Is the alternator putting out good?
Voltage stable when its stumbling?
Voltage stable when its stumbling?
The dash gauge shows good voltage, but I haven't put my voltmeter on it yet.
