Recent content by Routty

Maxim..thanks for the reply. I am going to give your method a try. It is going to be tricky to get in-between the spokes and get enough leverage to do any good. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for the replies. So you are saying to take the center cap off and there will be notches where I can get a screwdriver in to try and pry the wheels off? I will give that a go, otherwise I might try the sledgehammer method. I guess I could always take the car in to get the tires rotated...

So I go to rotate my tires this morning, and I can't get any of the wheels off of the car. I have a 2004 with powder coated FJ cruiser wheels. I beleive the problem is the powder coating. I am thinking that it heated up from braking and has bonded the wheel to the mounting surface. Has...

I need to do this service on my 4runner, and was wondering where everyone gets their oil and crush washers. I am sure I can get ahold of the gear oil locally, but the crush washers might be an issue. I live in BFE, so it is 100+ miles to the nearest dealer. Any suggestions on where to get the...

For sale 4 sport wheels with center caps from 2004 sport edition. Below is a picture of one, and generally represents the condition of all. No major blemishes, just standard wear. I will let them go for $200 plus whatever shipping costs.

Alright, here is my question. My friend has a 2001 Dodge Dakota that had a CEL come on recently. He found out on a forum that by doing some combination of turning the ignition key off and on a couple times, it would actually show the trouble code on his odometer readout (its digital). So my...

Did you do some serious mudding before the first occurence? I know of people who have had the same issue with an Xterrra. They got their radiator all clogged with mud which severely decreased its ability to cool. They tried to wash it out with a hose, but the problem still occured. The thing...

It was up at the Flat-Top wilderness area near Yampa which is about 45 mins South of Steamboat Springs

The rims are FJ cruiser 17's that I had powder coated black. I picked up off ebay fairly cheap. The tires are 265 70 17 Revos. Good eye sn0wrunner. Maybe this year we might just have a winning season....go buffs!

I have been a lurker on this forum for a long time and have made a few posts, but this is the first thread I have started. Just thought I would share some pictures of my camping trip this past weekend. Oh, and there are some pictures of the 4runner too. Thanks to everyone on this site...

I owned a '91 V6 auto 4x4, and that thing was very slow. I moved to Colorado from California, and with the altitude the thing was unbelievably slow. Going over some of the passes I would be red lining the thing and could only do about 35 or 40 mph. So unless this was a sudden occurence, it...

In my experience, the thing works exactly like a thermostat in a house. It blows cold or hot to achieve the inside temperature you desire. If it is 102 outside and you put it to 75 (or even 80 for that matter) it is going to blow cold air. If it is 25 outside and you put it to 65 it is going...

I used a hairdryer to heat up the emblem, and then just used pliers to pull on one side of the emblem. As I recall I pulled where the horizontal part of the emblem meets the side. Once I got that side a fair bit off, I just put my fingers under the edge and pulled. I did have to heat up the...

The front is easy...you just open the hood, and there are tabs that you press in to get the emblem off. The center emblem has 2 and I think the V8 has 3. I was able to do it with just my fingers. The back is a little more complicated. It is really just glued on the same way all the other...

Falls, They are 265 70 R17s. Thanks for the compliments.