What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

That's what she said

 

I’ll be the fifth voice to say try the Ozone maker before you re upholster.

waiting for my coupler from McGeorge so I can drive my truck, glad it’s not a daily. Did more rust mitigation yesterday since it’s on jackstands anyway. Wire wheel, primer, paint, and 2 cans of fluid film down.

 

Get an o3 generator. I used one on an Isuzu I'm about to sell that had heavy smoke odor. Eliminated all of it.
Enerzen Ozone Generator 40,000mg...

$100 Enerzen Ozone Generator 40000mg Industrial O3 Air Purifier Deodorizer (40000mg - Black)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JAP7388?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

Bye new friend

 

summer school, watched it 100 times as a kid

 

Anyone here tackled control arm bushings? I noticed after doing the steering rack bushings that my LCA bushings seem to be dry rotted and cracked. I’ve read most people recommend new control arms but that sounds much more expensive and it seems 50/50 whether new control arms come with bushings installed anyway. My LCAs have zero corrosion btw.

 

Whatever you buy, stay the F away from Mevotech. You'd be lucky if you got 2 years out of them before the bushings began to tear.

 

I've never heard anyone say new arms don't include new bushings. Mine certainly did. When I ran the numbers it wasn't that much more to get new arms. When it comes to replacing just the bushings responses ranged from "not too bad" to "horrible". One person bent their control arm trying to push out the old bushing with a bottle jack.

I waited until one of the sales and ordered new LCA's for 20% off. Make sure you buy the cam sleeves too.

You can try Siberian bushings if you can find them. Some people have gone that route.

 

When the time comes, I'm buying the whole LCA with bushings. Pressing those factory bushings out appear to be a source of much frustration. I'll just do a straight swap and spend those hours somewhere else. I wish they made the front spindle with bearing available and at a reasonable price.

 

Note they make 'em in all different colors, like, for amber turn signals, the part number ends in "A" (and also "R" for Red, "B" for Blue, no letter for white), i.e. for amber corners, it's these: https://www.sylvania-automotive.com/sylvania-3157a-amber-zevo-led-mini-2-pack/3157ALED.BP2.html

Only the ZEVO branded ones have the lifetime warranty, though.

Hopefully you gave the paint time to off-gas and cure before hitting it with fluid film?

Ditto. But I completely forgot Mark Harmon played the teacher. I'm so accustomed to seeing him in NCIS. Talk about a dude who aged well...

 

A little over 24 hours? I guess I’ll know if it was too soon…..

 

Lol is that a real question? Not being rude I just find it funny lol

 

funny because it’s not worth it to tackle them? Believe me I hate dealing with bushings but if my control arms are otherwise in perfect shape idk why I’d need new ones just because the replaceable bushings need to be changed. I know the job sucks but trying to get a feel for what others have done. Also prices vary wildly for new arms so I don’t even know what they normally run from a reputable retailer.

 

Buy new OEM ones, get Siberian bushings, install new OEM arms, install Siberian bushings in old ones, now you have a spare for next time.

 

I paid a shop to install poly bushings in my 03 uppers and lowers.

 

what did they charge you for that? I can get a bushing press kit online for about $50

 

Really glad I live in CA and can't buy one of these

 

I don't recall. Was a few years ago. They also reinstalled the controll arms and did the alignment.

 

Leave your commutics at the boarder and become one of the TX crew. San Antonio is where the most of us are

 

TX is at capacity for CA refugees.
Especially around the hill country.
They can go to DFW, I guess.

 

You just need to ship to a family member and have them re-ship to you, or carry it over.

Now prices are down as low as they are, I've been considering buying one to use with my new-to-me shell, try and get some of the funk out of the carpet. It's definitely got a funk to it, not dissimilar from old shoes, not stinky old shoes, just ... old, worn shoes.

 

So is ATL, y'all stay on your own coast

 

As long as they're constitutional absolutists, I'm sure we could take a few more.

 

I'm worried about the water supply and cost of living. They will ruin the best part of the state so fast. Its already in turmoil as is. Austin is out of control thanks to the rich Californians buying up houses for way too much money and further inflating the market. Texans won't be able to afford to live in their home towns in the area soon. It's already happening to millennials. Mean while Georgetown is running out of water and the rivers across the hill country are drying up, as it becomes the next desert.

 

Ok back to FGT stuff ...

I'm working on pulling my spindles still.
Best way to remove brake rotors?
Rubber mallet and love taps?

 

Mine usually just fall off without the caliper

 

Gotta pull the spacers, too.

 

I wish

 

Those came off Sunday. Stuck on roto and tie rod right now.

 

I had the same experience for the most part. I ended up giving the driver's side two whacks with a rubber mallet.