What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

I'm thinking Captain Tony's, Saturday day drinking, c'mon Loco, it'll be fun

 

We have friends that live in Islamorada. Will be going to Cheeca Resort soon.
Lobster season starts soon!

 

my 4 yr old helped me complete the inner fender SS hardware swap on all four corners. stainless is so satisfying


EZ Flares (in addition to the 3M):
18x #8 x 5/8” SS pan head metal screw
18x 3/16” black rubber washers
Brand: Reliable Fasteners

Rear fender liners:
2x #14 x 5/8” hex head metal screw
10x 1/4” U.S.S. flat washer
4x 1/4” x 5/8” SS hex bolt
4x 1/4” SS nylon lock nut
Haney Builder Supply

 

I found Marathon to be a bit busy and overcrowded. We checked out Sombrero Beach while we were out exploring. Still, Marathon has a lot of nice real estate.

 

Whereabouts? Geiger Key?

 

Oooh, there's gotta be a story behind this and inquiring minds want to know! What happens when ol' Loco gets to drinking?

 

Maybe you find out the true meaning of his screen name!???!

Just sayin’

 

C'mon Loco, don't leave us hangin.

 

Anti-seized the cam bolts and sleeves on the lower control arms.

How the parts are preserved with age can be seen in the pictures. 2019er 4-Runner, last two winters in heavy road salt.
The problem are less the bolts but the sleeves which rust in the rubber bearings of the LCAs.
On the passenger side the sleeve was already rusted tight. Let rust penetrant work overnight,
heat up a few times cool down, a few hammer blows later, suddenly it came loose after all.
That was probably the last chance to get them apart.

Driver's side still came apart without any effort

Passenger side already frozen

Anti-seized, also coated the sleeves in the rubber bearings


Don't forget: mark the position of the cams before disassembly. Finally the car with the wheels on the ground to tighten the bolts to torque (as the rubber bearings are clamped and cannot rotate).

 

Nice write up on predictive/preventative maintenance !
Question: Did you sand the rust off of the inside of the sleeve before reinstalling?
Seems like that would have been one of your steps, but you never mentioned that.

 

I just scraped out the rust in the sleeve of the rubber bearing with a screwdriver, then pushed a cloth through it a few times. Finally lubricated the inside with copper paste.
Outside of the cam sleeve i cleaned with a steelbrush, before lubing.

 

Got the ceramic coating done. Omgosh, the reflections!

 

pulled the retractable cover out of the archives circa 2017, kinda missed it actually

 

I’m on it!

 

Got the Iceco loaded up on a my new tilting slide and pulled the Jackery into the solution.

 

So you connected the slide to some plywood. Did you connect the plywood to that sliding platform under it?

If so, how?

 

Yup!

I popped the panel off of the slide and removed 3 m12 bolts. I went to Ace and got 3 more bolts that are longer and drilled holes through the plywood to align with the holes in the slide.

I’ve done this 1 time before because Aiden James SUCKS and never sent my platform. So I made my own. Tomorrow I’ll sand it down one more time and then paint it black.

 

Wait until the sun beams off the pretend hood scoop. I wrapped half my hood in satin. It adds a bit of contrast but eliminates the glare.

 

Yessir, that glare is going to be fierce.

 

Battery on its way out. Did not start this morning. Jump started it. Search for a new battery starts. 4.5 years on the Super Start battery.

 

Mission accomplished on the condenser line! Went EA on things (extra anal) and did hose clamps on both ends and zip tied the line to the frame.

 

Got my AC control overlays to complete the dash blackout.