1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

I have a bit of a gatekeeping attitude towards running. Most people out running are the ones you're talking about. They don't listen to rules or laws, take up the whole road/trail, blare their music or wear headphones which is dangerous, and are just annoying.

Groups of runners should run in formation like below. Single file if you come across other people/cyclists. If you can't run in formation like this then don't run in groups.

 

You’d be surprised.

 

Nightmare fuel

 

Is it possible for the rack to fail internally? What would that feel like? It takes a lot of effort to turn the tires, even more than I thought it used to take with the engine off

 

No external leaks as of last time I checked

 

They could fail internally. But typically if they do it doesn’t make them
Harder to steer unless somethings bent.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3iDBigeMmc
Even the Aussies when they get to the mountains in Colorado are blown away by the beauty

 

Oh snap

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/1st-gen-tube-doors.659483/#post-23045971

 

You blocked your name, vin?

 

Both.

Dont want you creepo's knowing who I am.

 

Actually the last time I took it there was 85k so Ive missed 2 oil changes then haha. Gonna do the 95k at home sometime soon.

 

Lol, to me it just screams that they are thirsty af for business. Whether they are busy or not, doesn't matter, just saying that's the vibe it puts off to me

 

They want $32.95 for a conventional oil+filter change. Id do it if it would actually be that price. No doubt all the "shop supplies" "environmental fees" & "waste disposal" charges will push it over $45. Add in a tire rotation and youre pushing $70.

Guess I need to work up the motivation to do it this weekend.

 

With very little, plenty of people can find out a lot if they really wanted.

Just giving you crap, stay frosty

 

@cruiserguy and @Empty_Lord

Since I can't find any instructions for removing a lower ball joint (LBJ) on a 100 series Land Cruiser (LC100) or LX470, I decided to make some pictures. I managed to remove these in roughly 5 minutes per side.

Step 1 - Use two punches of the same length for releasing the horseshoe c-clip. Hold the punches together and steady while you strike them with a 2lb hammer.



Step 2 - Strike the punches with a suitable tool.



Step 3 - Stop when you break the c-clip loose from the LBJ.




Step 4 - Use a large screwdriver to finish removing the c-clip.



Step 5 - Use a suitable tool to strike the base of the lower control arm and on top of the LBJ. Three good smacks did it.



Step 6 - Watch the LBJ fly out of the lower control arm and land on the garage floor.



Step 7 - Inspect the worn out LBJ to be glad you took the time to replace it.



Now what do I do with these heavily worn control arms?

Tags: LC100 LX470 Land Cruiser 100 Series lower ball joint LBJ c-clip removal instructions

 

Looks like Nutella

 

Looks like butt fruit

 

I don't remember it being near that easy when I did the first 100 series lower bjs.... But hopefully it will be when I do the current 100 series lowers. Kinda cool about the dual punch and hitting em together at same time so that it'll actually workshould add that to the FSM.... Gotta be easier than whatever way I did it before..... Maybe that's what gave me such a hard time? I truly don't remember. Maybe it wasn't that hard of a repair after all and I'm just being a sissy
Anyways, are you replacing the arms then? Or just the bushings?