Recent content by psyduck

You’ve convinced me. Would be a disservice to take it to a shop now. Off to watch your video another 20 times! Thanks!

I’m currently at 215k fwiw…

I saw the Timthetoolman video and I just cannot trust myself to do that and not royally mess up my ride or not be able to put it back together. I can do things like brakes and basic maintenance but that’s about it for me.

So it’s time to change my lower ball joints. My mechanic stated that he recommends doing the upper control arms too. Is this something that is typically done when replacing LBJs? The quote they gave me was $750 for just the LBJs and an included alignment which I am not sure if I really need it...

So I just started getting a pretty strong vibration throughout my truck a few days ago that only happens under acceleration. Vibrates from about 30-50 pretty violently. After doing some research it seems that it is either the u-joints or maybe some sort of ignition problem? When I let go of the...

Great! Yeah I would definitely destroy my vehicle if I attempted this. I'm sure I would break or lose something or not be able to put it back together. I would attempt it with someone that knew what they were doing, but that's not an option unfortunately.

Found an older guide that had all the part numbers listed. I've seen suggestions to make sure all parts are OEM. After pricing everything out the total comes to about $220 (mostly coming from the gaskets themselves ($35 each). Does this seem like a good plan or are non-oem parts fine? Just...

My passenger side window keeps getting stuck open about 40% of the time. It works at random times. Sometimes I need to hold down the button for a few seconds before it starts rolling if it does at all. Usually I just wait like 5 minutes and try again and it will work randomly. It's not the...

Come make fun of my 2WD! Just bought a few months ago with 205k on the clock. I live in Florida where our highest point is an overpass and we never see snow, so I didn't really have a need for 4wd as great as it is. Found this one for $3500. Paint is gone in certain spots but it runs great...

Trying to fix my sloppy steering. Has about 1" of play both ways and isn't responsive especially at highway speeds. Replaced steering rack bushings so I think I need to weld the shaft and fix that plastic ball. However when attempting to remove the steering rack I just can't get a grip on this...

How do I look for play in the tie rods? The bushings on them are definitely worn but I don't know if that would affect it.

Recently purchased a 98 that had some play in the steering wheel. Could move the wheel about 1 inch in either direction without any movement in the car. General consensus from my research was worn steering rack bushings. They were in fact worn and I have since replaced them, and my sway bar...

Thanks for confirming what I thought! I’ll be ordering the kit for it soon. Wish me luck!

Recently bought a 98 with 200k miles on it. When going to do my first oil change on it I noticed lots of oil and dirt all over the steering rack and skid plate. Looks like the leak is coming from somewhere and basically just dripping down my transmission bell housing. Some oil lines connecting...

Just picked this 98 Limited with 200k for about $3500. Live in Florida so as you can see the clear coat is completely gone on the beautiful Desert Dune paint. Looking to get a repaint on it, as it looks like the previous owner tried to repaint the fender flares with some spray paint or...