What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

[JimBill]

Well not today... Sunday I finally gave the 01 Tahoe a little love.
Serviced the differential and replaced the rear trackbar, new wipers, top off fluids, new fog light bulbs, and other little stuff like that.
Shame on me, the diff was black as can be and the old trackbar bowed. Both last touched by the factory?? Evidently I show this rig little mercy.
My lady and the kid report it made it to Idaho with no problems on Monday.
Other than the passenger side foot heater blowing cold. I drive when I am in it so not too worried about it....

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Is yours open or do you have a G80 in it? I can't tell from photos and I haven't had any coffee yet, LOL.

I've been dreading opening up the diff on our '03 Sierra, but I need to change the fluid in it and I need to inspect the clutch plates in it.

Yes, its a G80. But I just left it as is since it still works well. I couldn't tell you how or even if it needs servicing.... only blew one up years ago when I had an emergency brake shoe delaminate and lock up one wheel. Evidently they don't like that and tend to break small parts....

 

[rho]

Yes, its a G80. But I just left it as is since it still works well. I couldn't tell you how or even if it needs servicing.... only blew one up years ago when I had an emergency brake shoe delaminate and lock up one wheel. Evidently they don't like that and tend to break small parts....

Ah, gotcha. I bet some of the darkness in there is clutch plate lining, too.

The G80 has been holding up well in ours, but the unpredictable nature of it has been kind of a challenge to deal with. Because of that, we'll go to truetrac or a Detroit locker at some point...

 

[K12]

Put an A.R.E. topper on the bed of the truck
Installed the MXT275 in the cab and mounted the antenna on The hood.
Just installed a GPS tracker on the HQ19. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
Put a bottle opener next to the outdoor kitchen
last mounted the OB Badge

 

[D4R4x4]

Flushed the brake fluid in my 4runner today.

 

[Gustavo Amaral]

All ready to our new overland trip! Starting tomorrow our journey to Argentina! Praying that everything goes according to plan.

 

[El-Dracho]

All ready to our new overland trip! Starting tomorrow our journey to Argentina! Praying that everything goes according to plan.

Awesome! Enjoy the trip. Safe travels!

 

[nurmalkurzraus]

Install and Setup Scangauge2.
Nice Toy

 

[El-Dracho]

Install and Setup Scangauge2.
Nice Toy

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The ScanGauge units are great. Have mine for about ten years and permanently connected. Gives some useful data on the fly (dependig on the data the ECU of your rig provides through the OBD interface). Also to read out and clear error codes for others who need help at roadside (for the Landrover, of course, I usually use a nancom for this). For more, like settings change, learn pumps or injectors etc. you need of course another device. But for me the ScanGauge is a really good OBD reader and quite small. So you can find in many cases easily a place in the cockpit to install it permanently. A good investment I would say.

 

[nurmalkurzraus]

We are changing the color of the cabinets from white to anthracite. For this, all the electrics, gas and water have to be turned off.

 

[El-Dracho]

We are changing the color of the cabinets from white to anthracite. For this, all the electrics, gas and water have to be turned off.

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Looks like a not so small project. Do you paint the furniture fronts?

 

[nurmalkurzraus]

Looks like a not so small project. Do you paint the furniture fronts?

Sorry for Edit but in missunderstood the question.

You mean the fronts not the edge´s right?

The Fronts are new boards ready coated with HPL in anthracite color.

 

[Advtres]

Reinstalled my rear sway bar links as the first time the bushings were crushed and I lacked the mechanical understanding to extract the extension screw ( thought it was welded into the tubing, who knew!) now all is right in bushing world. - The red is fingernail polish to monitor the tightness. ( old motorcycle trick )

 

[MattLodi]

Turns out I tested positive for covid, so I’ve started my isolation period from the garage, changing the rear diff oil.

 

[El-Dracho]

Turns out I tested positive for covid, so I’ve started my isolation period from the garage, changing the rear diff oil.

I hope you are well and have no symptoms. Then I wish you happy working quarantine in the garage.

 

[SJ.Overland]

I hope you are well and have no symptoms. Then I wish you happy working quarantine in the garage.

I second this, I myself just got over my illness from the past weekend. Hope you feel better than I did.

 

[MattLodi]

I hope you are well and have no symptoms. Then I wish you happy working quarantine in the garage.

I second this, I myself just got over my illness from the past weekend. Hope you feel better than I did.

Thank you for your kind messages, fortunately I'm almost asymptomatic now (just have a little cold), in the past days I had a light fever but it only lasted one night.

 

[nurmalkurzraus]

Second Day with the Cabinet Maker. Some more holes and Doors.

 

[Hodge]

Maintenance time! Oil change tonight, brake pads and radiator fluid flush tomorrow to ring in the new year.

 

[bryceCtravels]

Tundra was bouncing around on idle. Pulled the MAF sensor, dirty. Sprayed w/ cleaner and she's good as new! Up next will be Durobumps front/Supersprings rear. Should be in soon. All in prep for a slide in camper sometime around Feb!

 

[Wanderer351]

I finally installed the shocks that I ordered a year ago and we’re on back order until they arrive just after Thanksgiving. These hillbilly strep extensions were originally supposed to only be on for a year and I’ve been through five different states and several thousands of miles. It ain’t stupid if it works I guess!!