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hey Ray
If you wanted to play in the snow you could have come up here!
LOL, YUP!
Originally Posted by old87yota
Looks frosty and fun, Ray!
About how much snow was up there?
It had been snowing the past week and It snowed overnight. When we went up the slope, it felt around a foot of fresh powder on top of harder layer. So fluffy we could not even slide to practice mountaineering techniques.
I did My Zuk Mod in 2012... Using 12-INCH, 125-Pound/Inch Black Magic Springs.
Before the Mod, Top of Leaf Pack from Frame was 7.75 inches.
After the mod (As of 22Mar2013), top of leaf pack was 9.25 inches
Since then, I have removed 25 pounds of the heavy particle board bottom of the rear deck, and 30 pounds of the rear seat bottoms.
AS OF 15 FEBRUARY 2019:
Top of Left Leaf pack approx 10 inches from frame
Last edited by RAD4Runner; Jan 5, 2021 at 10:39 PM.
Love the wheel specs on the fenders, great idea! What device did you use to print out the transparent text? I should probably invest in a label maker, I could see doing this in a lot of places that need routine maintenance.
Love the wheel specs on the fenders, great idea! What device did you use to print out the transparent text? I should probably invest in a label maker, I could see doing this in a lot of places that need routine maintenance.
I use Brother P-Touch labeler - reasonable price. The tape is very durable - altho a little pricey. I also use it to label my wires. The one I've got does not work with Mac so I use it with my wife's laptop.
OUTSIDE ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK HQ IN BORREGO SPRINGS.
Best to stop by there for tips and to watch "Year in the Desert" documentary.
COYOTE CANYON.
More and nicer bunches of Lupines (tall, purple flowers) as well as those that look like verbena but purple are on road from Arroyo Salado camp to Seventeen (now 21) Palms, and the Offroad Vehicle Rec area / Pumpkin Patch.
VERBENA FIELD NORTH OF W. TRUCK HAVEN TRAIL:
Coords: N 33.313179, W 116.225565 (Google Maps)
From Borrego Springs, drive east on S22, past Rockhouse Trail.
A couple miles, there is turn-out (approx. 28-Mile marker) to West Truck Haven Trail on the north side of S22 a Coords: 33.303760, -116.258840 (Google Maps).
Go past 2 washes, watch out on north side. There is a couple of possible campsites along W Truck Haven Trail.
TOURIST-FRIENDLY FLOWER FIELD NORTH SIDE OF S22, has turn-out between mile 30 and mile 31 marker on S22: Google Maps
Last edited by RAD4Runner; Mar 15, 2019 at 04:57 PM.
Nice pics, those pics got my computer racing................
You gotta get out more..............ha ha ha
I think you've been to more places this year then I have all last year
Keep on trucking dude
I found one of the 4 bolts securing the transfer case to the mount cross-threaded, so it was not completely tightened.
I got a $17 tap and die set at Harbor Freight and cleaned the threads both on the bolt and the transfer case block. Tightened OK by hand. I haven't checked torque, yet for fear of stripping it. I may just apply Loctite Threadloc on it.
Would it have been possible for the shop that rebuilt my transmission to remove and re-install the transmission without touching the transfer case mount?
I also noticed a gap between mount metal and the cross-member (pictured below). Do you folks think it's normal?
I found one of the 4 bolts securing the transfer case to the mount cross-threaded, so it was not completely tightened.
I got a $17 tap and die set at Harbor Freight and cleaned the threads both on the bolt and the transfer case block. Tightened OK by hand. I haven't checked torque, yet for fear of stripping it. I may just apply Loctite Threadloc on it.
Would it have been possible for the shop that rebuilt my transmission to remove and re-install the transmission without touching the transfer case mount?
I also noticed a gap between mount metal and the cross-member (pictured below). Do you folks think it's normal?
I think the space may be normal but it looks like the tranny mount is done anyhow, the crack. Check to see if the rubber is connected anymore. I found mine to be cracked and seporated. New one from NAPA is on the way
If thread lock doesn't work out try some JB weld and tap it again but I think you should be good.
I've always left the mount attached to the trans and just removed the crossbar when doing clutches etc, so it's definitely possible to leave those bolts untouched. Seems like thy'd take them out for a full rebuild though. What went wrong with the trans to require a rebuild anyway, and at how many miles?
Gap looks normal and mount looks better than the ones that I just replaced, only because I had the engine out. They were still mostly adhered to the metal. You could try prying up on the trans off the crossbar and see if it separates but I bet it's still ok.
Feb 12, 2019 | 11:46 AM
