Herculean T4R
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Looking foward to seeing your rear axle swap and axle seal replacement videos.
Timmy and Sean - you guys rock!
Timmy and Sean - you guys rock!
3rd Gen T4R DIY Maintenance, Repair and Modification Videos
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sambishop
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If anyone is contemplating grinding down their upper control arms to fit tires wider than 265's but are hesitant to, check this video out. It's not bad, just go a little bit at a time so you don't over do it
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mtbtim
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How much material do you think you took off? It doesn't look like much. This looks like a much better option than spending big money on some Total Chaos UCAs but I've heard UCAs like Total Chaos improve your alignment numbers.
I've noticed your video delivery style is very much like Scotty Kilmer. Are you really like this in everyday life or is this just your stage act?
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sambishop
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I don't know how much I took off exactly BUT I'm only running 275's so there isn't much to be shaved. I think you can shave off enough to run 285's. I didn't want to spend 100-200 bucks on wheel spacers or 500+ to get UCA's.
I like to think that I'm pretty true to myself in my videos. No act here!
mtbtim
Elite Member
How far off do you think you're speedometer is off now with those bigger tires?
Well, you definitely have a quick, cut to the chase, humorous way about you and I can see people liking that style since Scotty Kilmer's channel is pretty damn successful. I reckon you'll be gaining lots of subscribers as you build up more videos.
I think my style is fairly opposite yours. I talk a lot and explain things to the Nth detail so our videos end up being pretty long. I think many prefer the shorter videos like yours. Chris Fix, who's amazingly successful, does very succinct and to the point videos too. Sean and I didn't really get into it to build a huge base of followers but it is cool to see how many people decide to subscribe to our channel. We're making a little bit of money, but nothing really to speak of. The true goal is to empower people to work on their own rigs and give back to the DIY Mechanic Community.
Mark_BC
Senior Member
Awesome thanks. You also answered a question I had about paint for underneath (Chassis Saver)
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mtbtim
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3rd Member Replacement
Hey Dudes,
[MENTION=102606]infamousRNR[/MENTION] and I have another video for you. We helped member [MENTION=148218]JZiggy[/MENTION] with a Rear Axle Seal job, and as part of that job, we replaced his 3rd Member with a limited Slip 3rd Member he got from a dude that does good work.
So, if you ever wanted to know how to remove and replace your 3rd member or how to pull your rear axles, here's a video for you.
Here's the video and Enjoy the Show!
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Hey Dudes,
[MENTION=102606]infamousRNR[/MENTION] and I have another video for you. We helped member [MENTION=148218]JZiggy[/MENTION] with a Rear Axle Seal job, and as part of that job, we replaced his 3rd Member with a limited Slip 3rd Member he got from a dude that does good work.
So, if you ever wanted to know how to remove and replace your 3rd member or how to pull your rear axles, here's a video for you.
Here's the video and Enjoy the Show!
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sambishop
New member
I haven't tested it, but I feel like when the speedo says 65 its more like 72-73. Man, I really don't like Kilmer. He titles his videos with a very broad stroke and leaves of so many details of a job. Your videos are super informational which is the ideal repair video. I keep mine kinda goofy because I want them to have more of a comedic feel. I just enjoy making them really, it's more for me, haha!
mtbtim
Elite Member
It is fun making the videos but I have to tell you sometimes I get frustrated with the whole process because I'm chomping at the bit to just get something done and I have to wait for Sean to get the right lighting in place and to get the camera where he can record what I'm doing. I'm lucky Sean tolerates me because sometimes I get impatient and then I'm not too pleasant to be around until I pull my head out of my ass and realize I just need to mellow out. I'm a type A personality and Sean is very mellow so we make a good pair. If we were both type A, we'd probably kill each other.
Jayjayb96
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[MENTION=120071]mtbtim[/MENTION] thanks to you and sean aka [MENTION=102606]infamousRNR[/MENTION] for the awesome vids! I had a CEL light come on and it ended up being a knock sensor bank 2 P0331 code i believe. It woudlve been a good video to make but i couldnt wait so i took off my SC and intake manifold to replace both sensors and wiring harness. Saw some oil building up underneath the SC and some buildup around the valve covers so i ended up changing the gaskets, cam covers and half moons. If it wasnt for your diy tutorial id probably skip it so definitely much appreciated!
mtbtim
Elite Member
Hey Jay, glad you got some use out of one of our videos. That would have been a good video to make.
Mark_BC
Senior Member
Hey Tim, I don't know when the axle seal / bearing video is coming out but I recall you mentioned you used a Harbor Freight 20 ton press. I am crossing the border next Wednesday and plan to go to HF to pick up some stuff. I see two 20 ton presses, I presume either will work? I'd get the cheaper one if that's the one you used. I have two axles (well 4 actually) that are about due for a bearing / seal job and I plan to DIM (Do It Myself), considering all the stories about professionals screwing it up, plus the money I can save. And then I get a 20 ton press out of it! Good excuse to buy tools.
20 ton A-Frame Floor Shop Press
20 ton H-Frame Industrial Heavy Duty Floor Shop Press
20 ton A-Frame Floor Shop Press
20 ton H-Frame Industrial Heavy Duty Floor Shop Press
sambishop
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Be thankful you have someone to do that for you. Doing the job, and then constantly stepping away to make sure the camera is right and the audio is working by yourself is a royal pain. Every job I do on camera at LEAST doubles in time when filming. Oh well, comes with the territory I guess.
Mgyver1
Member
When does the axle seal video come online? Just curious if you ended up doing the press work yourself or did you take it somewhere? If you did, did they let you film them doing the press work? Thanks again for making these videos!
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mtbtim
Elite Member
I got option #2, the silver one for $170. It words great. When I assembled it, the bottom cross member wouldn't line up with the bolt holes so I had to enlarge the holes with a round file to make it work. I wouldn't have tolerated that sloppy of workmanship if it were an expensive press, but for $170, what do you expect?
Another thing I noticed especially with the floor model at the store is the pressing nipple, for lack of a better word, was welded on seriously crooked. Before I paid for the one they took out of the back of the store for me, I had them open the box so I could look at the piece that attaches to the 20 ton bottle jack. The nipple looked much straighter so I bought it. Once I had it assembled at home, and brought the press down onto one of the black plates the press comes with, I could tell the pressing nipple wasn't welded on perfectly square to the plate it's welded to. So, I took it to a fabrication shop and had them make a fresh cut on the nipple to make it more square to whatever I'm pressing.
So, what I'm trying to say is you get what you pay for. A high quality press would probably be $1000 and above so I was fine with the Harbor Freight press not being perfect.
Another special tool you'll need is an axle tool like Durasolid makes.
https://www.durasolid.com/product/axle-bearing-puller-toyota/
This tool is well-built but it also has it's issues. The tool plates are really beefy, 3/4" thick, which is nice because they will probably never bend or break. But, when you put the plate down over the bolts on the back of the brakes, the studs barely stick out the other side. So, you're only able to capture a few threads. This was fine for the first 3 axles I did press work on. The 4th was a disaster because the force needed to press the axle through the bearing was more than the threads could handle on the studs and they stripped out and the assembly came crashing to the ground. I figured out two possible fixes for this. You either pound out the OEM studs and do the press work with longer M10 bolts so you can capture way more threads with the nuts or you can take the plate to a machine shop and have them alter the plate for you so you can capture more threads. I had a shop take 5mm of material around the bolt holes in each corner so the press will work with the OEM studs.
You'll also need a bearing splitter unless you plan on cutting off the ABS gear and inner retainer. I bought this kit, but there are probably more affordable options or maybe you can rent one of these at an auto parts store.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002SR47M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
We also used press sleeves at different parts of the press work but you could most likely replace those with a piece of pipe or whatever else you can think of. I've learned there's lots of different ways to accomplish the same task when doing press work.
If you can wait a 1-2 more weeks for the videos, Sean will probably have them edited and ready to load onto our channel. I cover the issue with the Durasolid tool and how I addressed it.
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mtbtim
Elite Member
We did that shit ourselves. Don't need no stinking shop to do our press work. :yo: The money we saved doing this ourselves gained us tools we can use for other stuff like the Harbor Freight Press and bearing splitter. The Durasolid tool is a very specialized tool but I imagine more people I'll meet in the 3rd Gen Bay Area community might need some help and I can do press work for them as well.
The videos will come out pretty soon. Sean is already editing them. We did an ABS rear end and a Non-ABS rear end.
At this point, you should just charge $50/hr for work, it's quality work and you're still below shops which would be at $100/hr.
Or, keep doing stuff for free and earning good karma!!
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mtbtim
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At this point, you should just charge $50/hr for work, it's quality work and you're still below shops which would be at $100/hr.
Or, keep doing stuff for free and earning good karma!!
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We usually work for lunch and beers. We did several jobs for one dude and asked him to donate to Sean's transmission replacement fund which he agreed to and that was great. I don't know if we'll ever get to the point of charging people outright for work they want done. We're all about searching for the next video to make. If someone has a job we haven't documented yet, we're usually game to do it for the standard lunch and beer payment. So, I reckon we'll continue to make deposits in the karma bank.
In all honesty, the payoff for us is the fact people appreciate what we're doing and the knowledge we're empowering people to work on their own rigs to avoid paying the high hourly labor rates dealers and other shops charge. Auto mechanics is intimidating to a lot of people and it's our hope that our channel is showing people they can do their own repairs/mods if they're willing to invest some money in some tools.
DIY mechanics like myself, [MENTION=102606]infamousRNR[/MENTION] and tons of others on this forum prove day in and day out that we can do most everything the paid professionals do and often time much better because we're taking our time and not rushing to get to the next repair.
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