Namyo's Truck

this old pic...ante it

 

Early fall when I totally rebuilt mine.

If your cam sleeves aren't fused to the bushings and we don't have to mess with them I could swap your BJ's out on the truck in less then 1/2 hr (not including time to remove any other stuff and freeze the new BJ's).

 

Yea I want to at least do the BJ's on them and the tie rod BJ's....may just let the tabs and bushings ride would like to do the bearings just because the miles on the truck but their not squealing or nuthing.

 

I'd wait on the wheel bearings til they give you a signal. You'll get a pronounced vibe or noise well before they fail. No reason with them to spend the money til you need to.

 

never worried bout any of this stuff on mah 97 taco...drove the piss out of that well over 200k...southern UT desert, Northern salt covered roads, and OBX beach for years! Then I come here, start to wheel harder, and learn about all these mods and perfect fuking trucks and there perfect fucking flex and fuck it all fuk fuk

 

My Corolla is at 189k and change, original wheel bearings with no signs of trouble whatsoever.

'Course, it ain't modified.

That said, you'll get some sign. If you wanna be on the super safe side, jack up the truck and check for wheel play each time you oil change. Overkill, but some people like maintenance that way

 

I needs bearings...but they arent making noise

Just wheel play like a mug. Joe Joe, surprised you haven't had any issues yet. Guess they built them right in '05

 

Vibes?

 

yep. Mine "wobbled" loud for months before I changed them.


Keep an eye on spindle temp with your hand. If it gets hot under normal driving conditions it could be time to do it.

I pushed all my shit until it was the end then swapped it all at once so it would be quicker. I also stock piled parts well before hand because I knew I would need them eventually. Parts seem cheaper if you spread buying them out over time

 

Good ideas there to check and buy parts I don't have any vibes or squeal while driving but probably some play in the wheel and dry sounding BJ's. Feels a little sloppy sometimes...think I'll start with the BJ's and UCA's.

 

Yeah, definitely the place to start. Get the suspension tight and work from there.

 

they are already cracked right?

If they are just get a needle fitting for your grease gun and fill them until they shoot out clean grease through the crack. Then keep up on them until your ready - that's what I did.

Just don't push them so far that your BJ pops off....that could get bad

keep an eye on the play

 

Cracked I dono..



I'll haveta get sum grease in there...hate a dry BJ

 

boot looks cracked to me. get a needle tip and get some shit in there. it will just squirt out but better then nothing.

 

Mah ball joints strong like bull

 

Few more thousand clearcoats waiting to dry..


dez bright as a mug

 

Joao no post pic after wet sand in da sun!!!!!

 

who knew that ur not supposed to double cross over signal for some reason it sounds a ton better now! Letting the cross overs do the work while flat signal goes to them...