yeah this one had 168k miles and was kinda beat up but eveything worked and it shifted good, clutch felt strong, still had power but was loud, he went right to 4600 when i started nameing stuff i.e busted manfiold, sounded like had a leak on the injector rail? like a hissing? no loss in p[ower through, and the a/c was even cold

 

It is a different PN for the 3.4 PS pump kit: 04446-06040. I'm curious how tough it is to rebuild.

Hope you are surviving the winds ok. I spent my 1st 14 years in Ontario so know the Santa Ana winds well.

 

I've seen a writeup or two and it doesn't look bad. I'm only worried about making a huge mess.


And thanks. But actually, we haven't gotten any bad wind here in Temecula. It's breezy at best. My mom, who is in Texas right now, actually called earlier cause she heard about the crazy Santa Ana's the rest of the IE has gotten. Told her we're fine here.

 

Wind was crazy here, Scoob.... 60MPH in the South Bay.... 90+mph in Santa Clarita area and higher... WOW

 

Got the pump fully rebuilt today. Fingers are crossed that it is together properly. Was a major PITA to disassemble without a vice.
I didn't get too many pictures as I was too busy working on the damn thing.
I'm also still not too sure where it was leaking from in the first place as the whole thing was covered in ATF and dirt.


My prize. Just as it was removed.


Front shaft seal.


After the rebuild.


Tool for the pulley.


That's all I got.
It got dark and I had/ have a huge headache so I'm finishing up tomorrow.


And chef, keep you your head down.

 

Get a vise scoob and weld/bolt it onto a hitch receiver tube. Makes life a lot easier doing projects if you don't have a table to bolt it to.

Yes, those pumps are a PITA to work on...all of them are!

:wabbit2:

 

Thats been my plan all along but I don't have a receiver tube on my rear bumper. I plan on adding one, but just haven't had the chance.


The pump was put back in today. Everything appears good to go but only time will tell. I just need to keep a good eye on it.

 

Battery hold down V1.1. Should do the trick a lot better than a bungee cord.

 

Scuba, I love you and your enthusiasm, but damn that looks like a pile of crap. I mean you tried though. And why aren't you running a 24F thats supposed to be in there? and btw...HMD!!!

 

Holy wiring nightmare Batman!

Wrecking yards love seeing that, it usually means they get the truck shortly after it burns to the ground. Bus bars and fuse blocks....embrace them.

And I understand the "DIY" thing, but a factory hold down is what, $20?!? Yours...while functional...is hideous and far too large. You have the wrong battery, which stretches out the cables.

1. Get the correct battery and corresponding clamps (boo that gold crap, spendy and worthless)
2. Clean up the wiring, using proper gauge wire, tires, and wiring loom. http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/wireloom.php

3. While not critical, I would make/get a smaller hold down.

Again, I understand the DIY thing, but when it comes to something as critical as your battery, you can't afford to skimp.

 

If its lot one thing, it's another.
After dealing with a leaking power steering system for the last 3 months my front most crankshaft pulley decided to disintegrate on me while taking my mom to the airport.

After taking off the fan I saw this:


After investigating further I found this:

 

I see those things fail from time to time. Usually comes from over tightening. Very easy to do with the PS tensioner the 2RZ and 3RZ use. Looks like just your outer pulley though. That can be sourced from the dealer, and you won't have to buy the expensive balancer.

 

So you're saying my power steering belt tension may have been too tight?

 

That is what I am thinking. Never seen a pulley shatter like that though. I wonder if your fender bender years ago cracked or bent it?

 

Well I know the radiator got smacked during that fender bender. But I don't think it was collapsed in that far to damage the pulley.
Oh well, my father is ordering the parts and having them overnighted from "his guy."
I'll owe him some money but the truck should be back on the road soon.

 

dang, that is an interesting failure...
Dads are cool for coming through in a pinch

 

Parts came in today.
I messed around with it a little bit. Figured out that the main crank bolt DOES NOT need to come out to change the number 3 crank shaft pulley.

Old pulley out


Old pulley. Doesn't look like much of any rust inside the cracks so I don't think there was corrosion in a crack that started eating at it.


New pulley


A spacer/ washer that goes between the number 2 and number 3 crank pulleys ONLY if you do not have air conditioning. I do have AC, so I'm not sure why my dad got this.


Anyway, I'm still not sure what caused the original failure. My neighbor did say my other belts were a bit on the tight side, but the belt being tight probably didn't cause this failure.
Maybe the bolts came a little loose, IDK. I'll be sure to locktite them when installing.
Sucks I paid for that damn tow truck the other day. I could have been okay by just pulling the skid and removing the pulley. I would have been without power steering, but I could have lived with that for a few days.
Oh well. Lesson learned.

 

some interesting carnage there man. that top hole looks a bit oblong towards the center of the pic. might be the camera angle though.

 

It's back together. Had my neighbor help me get proper, and much looser, tension on the belts than before. New issue has seemed to arise, though.
Looks to be a wobble in the power steering pump pulley at idle. It does seem to smooth out a bit once above idle. But it looks like my next project will be replacing the bearing for the pulley shaft.

Video demonstrating the wobble.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tqi_YUq6NE

 

I purchased a twin stick shifter today.
I'm getting tired of the hard steering while on the trail due to the front locker.
This will be a nice addition, that's for sure.

http://www.davezoffroadperformance.c...ifter-288.html

I'm hoping to have it installed by KOH.