Jimbos Rig #OLAF AF

Cool. Thx. Similar numbers, similar miles

 

Replaced my driver side needle bearing this weekend, as well as @Bannerman 's. We did well, out and in, in about 3 hours total. we both had to learn on the fly. no issues.

comparison of our 2 bushings. both trucks are 2015.

His truck has about 60K and lifted since 25K, symptoms since lift.

Mine has 102K, lifted since 20K, I did not exhibit symptoms.

His is the lower one in the pic, mine is upper. All trucks are different, and why this does, or does not happen is random to me.

This is a great video, showing the process, and we found this method to remove (and install) the CV axle (5:37) to work great. https://youtu.be/m9W31KGy6k0

 

Good stuff! It is crazy how the same truck can act so different. My vibes started right after the lift was installed.

Did you make sure you got the the broken lip of the needle bearing out? That normally happens during the removal of the bearing and would be bad if it found its way back into the diff.

 

yeah, no. we fished with the magnet on a stick for it, no luck. hopefully its stuck to magnet on the drain plug.

 

Looks like its about time for him to flush his differentials anyways. Good reason to get it done at a 30k interval.

 

agreed, I am a fan of 30K fluid swaps

 

Yeah I did all fluids at 30k, plan to do them all again soon. If I was smarter I would have just done the front diff while I had it apart and with the skid plate off.

I read back through the TSB this morning and I think I incorrectly told you the lip was damaged on the inside (diff side). It was actually damaged on the outside, which makes sense because it is apparently caused by the CV angle change after lifting.

 

I had assumed is was damaged on the outside / CV side

 

My drive up to Morganton was super smooth this morning, glad not to have to worry about that groan anymore. Tested 4x4 too, no issues.

 

awesome. mine feels fine as well. good day yesterday, thanks for hosting

 

$20 Sea Foam Motor Treatment Fuel & Oil Additive, SF16, 16 oz

https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Foam-sf-...8&qid=1519675950&sr=8-1&keywords=seafoam+sf16

 

I ran a can of that through my wife's 330k mile 4 Runner and the neighbors almost called the fire department.

 

haha, dang, why? smoke? I am gonna run a 3 pack through over several tanks of gas.

 

Yeah, spray it into the air intake at the throttle body, or suck it up with a vacuum tube. Cleans the intake manifold/valves. But it smokes like hell for the couple miles

 

ahh, gotcha. I saw that aerosol one, this is the fuel additive one. cleans out the engine internals, supposedly

 

Magical stuff

 

i am gonna run 3 cans trough over many tanks of gas, give it a little cleaning out of the gunko.

 

It cleans pretty well.

I'm about to run a can through my wife's car before her oil change and another through my truck before my next oil change. Advance Auto have a BOGO 50% off deal.

 

I will be running 1/3 through intake, 1/3 through gas tank, and 1/3 through oil on my Rover. Then change the oil and spark plugs.

 

When my neighbors do it there's smoke galore