Morning Oppo

"FJ80WaitinForaLSV8" (fj80waitinforalsv8) 03/29/2015 at 09:43 • Filed to: None

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This is the scene greeting me this morning. Hopefully I can get her all put together today.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 03/29/2015 at 09:45

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Wish I could help out/learn how to do stuff and things.

XJDano > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 03/29/2015 at 09:57

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I always put my tire under the jeep as well, as a last resort life saver. I have heard enough stories of guys getting crushed not to take the extra 5 minutes to safely lift anything.

What bumper is that? Looks good, also what bumper is your rear? Did you make the tire cover / box yourself?

Funktheduck > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 03/29/2015 at 10:47

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Google, YouTube, and a car I was fortunate to grow up in a car family. Sometimes it was for fun, other times it was necessity but I'm glad I can do a lot on my own. Usually it comes down to having the right tools or time for me when I decide if it's DIY or pay.

Funktheduck > XJDano 03/29/2015 at 10:50

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I'm doing this from now on. I won't do anything that requires going under a car because of my fear of it falling off. A truck rolled off ramps and the rear diff pinned my stepdad down. He wasn't hurt but it was scary. I had my last car fall off the jack, I don't have a perfectly level driveway, while I was doing the brakes. There was a stuck bolt and I just pulled a little too hard.

I'm gonna find a big wheel/tire combo that's a little bigger than me to keep around.

Funktheduck > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 03/29/2015 at 10:51

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You're my hero. I never thought about putting a wheel under as a safety net. Doing this from now on.

XJDano > Funktheduck 03/29/2015 at 11:11

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With the jeep it's not a big deal, 8" rims & 12.5" width tires. With the metro & 4" wide rims its a little less room, but I'm always using a jack & stands, the tire is a fail safe as the jack / stands may move the tire is as low as it'll go.

MouseFitzgerald > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 03/29/2015 at 11:33

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I can't imagine doing work in a parking garage. I feel for you...

HammerheadFistpunch > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 03/29/2015 at 12:14

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what's coming out today? Edit: axle seals. Best of luck, I hear to plan on one at a time not both at once.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > XJDano 03/30/2015 at 09:36

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Front is ARB, rear is 100% custom that I built about 6 years ago.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 03/30/2015 at 09:39

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Man what a weekend, took two 11 hour days. I'm incredibly sore. However, shes all back together and hopefully no longer leaking like the deep water horizon. Overall a medium difficulty job. Time intensive but no particular skills needed. Between mud and youtube, theres someone holding your hand through every step.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > MouseFitzgerald 03/30/2015 at 09:41

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It's not ideal (light sucks) but it is level ground, not muddy, climate controlled, and dry. Overall its pretty great especially since it is an office building and no one is there on the weekends.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > HammerheadFistpunch 03/30/2015 at 09:43

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Man that was a labor intensive job. Two 11 hour days of work and lots of sore muscles later. Shes all back together. It makes a lot of sense to do them both at once just in terms of time savings and not having to read instructions twice. But its a struggle to get them both done in one weekend.

HammerheadFistpunch > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 03/30/2015 at 10:17

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that's what I mean, that it just takes a long time

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > HammerheadFistpunch 03/30/2015 at 10:27

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What also shocks me is that the two inner seals that keep this whole massively complicated axle functioning properly cost like 5 bucks each.

HammerheadFistpunch > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 03/30/2015 at 11:29

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i know, right? $5 part, $1000 labor.