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Glad to hear the new combo seems to be better balanced.
Sounds like Dave got a good deal on the install assist.Well we all know that smell… gear oil. Noticed the smell from the rear end and wouldn’t ya know it, a leaking rear axle and a patch of oil on my right rear wheel on the passenger side. The was no excessive noise or grinding from the rear so I figured it was the axle seal so I picked up 2 rear seals from Heffs. $32.00 for two! Anyhow, I decided to do both seals and a gear oil change at the same time seeing as generally when one goes the other isn’t to far behind. For those that don’t know, you do not have to remove the parking brake assembly to do the job. So anyways here’s a couple of picks of the smelly mess that’s involved!
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Not a bad life on those original seals eh! And $32 and some gear oil is not a bad repair bill either.
Are your wheel bearings still original?If any of you folks own an FJ Cruiser you’ll be quite aware of the blindspot dilemma for sure . Well I think I’ve solved it do a degree that I’m quite satisfied! Picked up a WolfBox 900 mirror cam with hardwire install kit. The install went pretty much as planned though a little longer than I’d hoped but overall most people could do it themselves. Here’s an overview of what the unit brings to the table and a couple of generic pics to give you an idea of what the kit contains as well as a representation of the rearview that I now have.
WOLFBOX 900 Rear View Mirror Camera, Mirror Dash Cam Front and Rear 4K+2.5K for Car with 12″ Full Touch Screen, Waterproof Backup WDR Camera, Night Vision, G-Sensor, Parking Assist, Free 64GB Card & GPS
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It was time to get the wrenches out again and get ahead of the game by replacing both of the front wheel hub assemblies. Bearings, brake dust plates, oil seals, bearing bolts, O-rings and hubs. At 335,000 Kms it’s just a matter of time before they do give out and be forced to pay more. All parts besides the bearings which are NSK(Japan) are OEM. Total cost in was about $900.00 where the stealership would be in at about $2300.00-$2500.00(est) for parts, labor and taxes of course. The brake dust plates I gave 3 coats of rust paint so hopefully they will last a long time. Shout out to Ryan(came through in a pinch) for pressing the bearings for me, as usual a top quality job! I’m going to rebuild the old assemblies as I ordered 2 extra bearings by mistake and for the sake of 2 oil seals for about $60.00-$70.00 and have them on hand, they also fit 4th/5th gen 4Runners and Lexus 470 as well.
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