SQRLPWR Posted November 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Rear brakes were making a terrible noise on the last club run. I found the adjuster at the bottom of the drum....somehow. Luckily I have spare shoes and adjusters Went around the TTB brackets and every bolt had at least 1 full turn of slack !! I can see now why Ford riveted the brackets on! Tank has always a been bit wet and the sender never worked properly. The leak is worse now. Tank and sender on order. Finally, dont those radius arms look nice under there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Gas tank came today, just in time for tomorrow's 'celebrity' run. Good job it did because the leak was becoming a trickle. Didnt have time to paint it, so I'll fluid film it. Had to drill out one of the strap bolts with gas dripping on me lol. Old tank is in reasonably good shape, but PO had used duct tape as a strap insulator, and the sharp edge of the strap must have removed the galvanized coating off and caused it to rust. I didnt have an insulator so I cut some lawn edging to size as a substitute. Overall not a horrible job, but awkward on ur own. Gas gauge seems to be working now too. We'll see what it reads when I cycle through a tank of gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Sounds like a two'fer! Good stuff @ovrlndr! What is the "celebrity" run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 9 hours ago, autumnwalker said: Sounds like a two'fer! Good stuff @ovrlndr! What is the "celebrity" run? Tom and I are leading a celebrity through hard and soft for a youtube video today. That's all I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, ovrlndr said: Tom and I are leading a celebrity through hard and soft for a youtube video today. That's all I know. Backcountry is on the map motherf******! haha that's too funny! Can you release details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted November 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, autumnwalker said: Backcountry is on the map motherf******! haha that's too funny! Can you release details? That's literally all I know lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerram Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Curious about this celeb run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Powerram said: Curious about this celeb run? Nothing to tell really. We were out on the 1st half of Hard and Soft for a couple of hours whilst they filmed some light wheeling. The show will be on YouTube called Stuck in a Truck with Buck. Tom and Jesse were out with them on Saturday too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Is this their first show? I did a quick YT search and came up empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 Replaced the squealing belts. The new belts chirp a little, but I'm hoping that will settle down over time. It could be that the crank pulley has a slight bend/wobble too. 20191207_123751.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 Is there much involved in changing out the pulley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerram Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 23 hours ago, autumnwalker said: Is there much involved in changing out the pulley? Finding one better than what ya already have is the challenge , just 6 5/16 bolts to take it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Powerram said: Finding one better than what ya already have is the challenge , just 6 5/16 bolts to take it off. Are there aftermarket options available? I know that the Miata community has a billion of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 yeah, I think the question is, why would the pulley be bent in the 1st place.....I should investigate further. It looks like my crack dealer has one if needed https://www.amazon.ca/Small-Ford-Crankshaft-Pulley-V-Belt/dp/B0038QI1UY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Simple solution! And a bit of Bling! lol I wouldn't recommend an underdrive model though. When trail-crawling in the heat you may want the water pump spinning at full vroom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerram Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 5 hours ago, ovrlndr said: yeah, I think the question is, why would the pulley be bent in the 1st place.....I should investigate further. It looks like my crack dealer has one if needed https://www.amazon.ca/Small-Ford-Crankshaft-Pulley-V-Belt/dp/B0038QI1UY Most common reason for bending the crank pulley is setting the engine on the garage floor, the rear sump of the pan drives the crank pulley into the ground when set down in the back of a truck or on the garage floor, bent a couple myself, luckily a 302 pulley is the same, possible the 351m and others are too, just the pulley, not the whole balancer, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Since it was mild out, I decided to replace the door weather strip. I suspected there would be a ton of wet mud under the old rubbers, and there was. So some cleanup and rust treatment prevented me from installing the new. Glad I found the mud ! I could really use some interior panels as mine are disintegrating LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 I've encountered the rot before, but my interior panels are good! Sometimes I purchase some things like those panels from LMC Truck. Not as cheap as used, but great quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 luckily the rot is minor...just a small manageable piece on the lip were the weather strip mounts. I like having panels, but I think I prefer to see what's behind the plastic. LMC only have the 2 garnish pieces - not that I could afford to buy from them LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 I think I'm going to pull the trigger on this for the front once I've got everything I need for the SAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 Wouldn't that make it abysmal to drive on pavement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 the front hubs unlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 7 hours ago, ovrlndr said: I think I'm going to pull the trigger on this for the front once I've got everything I need for the SAS. I'll have to match the pot and through something in my front. Then I'll have true 4WD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 Sheared bolt removal time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/20/2019 at 2:05 PM, ovrlndr said: the front hubs unlock technology! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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