Recent content by sjwelna

Just installed it last night. Mine came with some new bolts for front and rear flanges. The transfer case flange didn't have a dust ring on it to protect the rear seal at all, tried to pull the dust ring off the old flange but the inner diameter on the dust ring is smaller than the diameter on...

Resurrecting this thread to say that my driveshaft fully died finally. It had started to develop the hum/vibration around 70mph again, with it occasionally being noticeable around 40. End of last week I couldn't apply any throttle without significant vibration in the truck. Noticed that when...

Haven't posted in forever here. Just thought I would put something up in case someone else runs into this problem. I had a couple weird electrical issues show up in the last month. First, my rear hatch glass wouldn't roll down at the switch on the dash. It would however roll down if I used...

Just wanted to follow up once again for anyone else chasing something like this in the future. Did not do the lower control arm bushings. I wanted to try pretty much everything else before I tried to tackle that job. Took my wheels/tires over to discount tire and had them rebalanced on the...

Just to follow up this thread, I'm still getting a shake around the same speeds again, but it's not nearly as bad. I looked at the front lower control arm bushings yesterday and when turning the steering wheel against the steering stops I can see some play in the lower control arm bushings...

Follow up, took the rear shaft to a driveline and diesel shop. They said the rear u-joint was starting to go and was missing a needle bearing, and when they spun it up on the balancer it was 0.004" out of true and were able to heat it and rebalance it to 0.0005". Just got it back on, hoping...

Dropped the driveshaft today. Put it in 4wd and took it on the highway where it would start really rumbling at about 80. Basically smooth as silk without the driveshaft on. The cardan joint and ujoint don't feel like there is any play in them. They don't feel really stiff, definitely...

Recently redid front brakes on my 2000 and upgraded to the 199mm tundra's. Then realized my shake was still there while braking, and then redid drums/shoes and hardware in the rear. Put it all back together and THEN found that my rear bell cranks were totally siezed, so I pulled those off and...

I know this is an old thread but I've started noticing a rumble at both ~35-40 and around 70-75. When I put in in neutral while rolling at 35-40 the rumble goes away. Looks like I get to drop the driveshaft and check that nut. I greased the cardan and u-joint in it last night like crazy, it...

Timely thread. About to order some ST MAXX coopers soon. :fro:

I know a lot like to recommend the K02's on here as an all around tire, but they are downright terrifying in snow, and especially on anything glazed/ice. Living in MN/WI with the Ko2's for about a month of snow was bad. Needed 4wd everywhere because the back end of the truck is so light they...

When I first got my 3rd gen chipmunks had literally filled the entire airbox and snorkle tube up inside the fender completely full of dog food. Not only that, but they had packed dog food into the support channels for the hood, half filled the frame rails underneath, and several other bizzare...

Sounds like rotors. It's something cheap and easy to change to troubleshoot. If you didn't want to spend the money for that try rebleeding the brakes again first and see if it helps. When you do the rotors check the calipers and make sure one isn't sticking and regrease the guide pins...

A much better choice over the OP's choice would be IMO an electric impact driver for light duty stuff: https://www.amazon.com/Makita-XDT042-Lithium-Ion-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B011KFFPZ8 I have a full bag of the makita 18v stuff and the above tool is what I grab the huge majority of the...

I have an air ratchet, only use it when things are broken loose when I don't have easy room to turn tools and the like. They definitely have their use. Again, I would't use it to break stuff loose though if you value your knuckles, these things are great at smashing your fingers into stuff if...