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AlaskaSun

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  1. Good evening people I am about to install a set of these hubs and I was curious as to whether you should throw a fair amount of grease in them or just install them as they come??? Thank you
  2. OK thank you for the help. I am going to change the pads this weekend, and do what I can to keep them from coming out again. YIKES !!! Are you supposed to adjust them periodicaly as the pads wear??? Also just a recap to make sure I got this right. New pads and put the drum back on (with or without a wheel?) adjust the fork turn barrel thing so there is a little drag or slight contact with the drum from the pads. Anything else I should concern myself with ??
  3. Here was an interesting problem I had yesterday. I heard this metalic rubbing noise from the right rear wheel. It wasn't loud and i was about 1/2 a mile from my destination. About 50 yards from work there was a horrible CRUCH and the whole vehicle lurched really bad then just kept on going. OOOOKAYYYY HMMMM this can't be good. So I pulled the Drum off (Never done this before and was proud of myself for figuring this one out) and these two fork looking things fell to the floor. I figured out where they went to and I noticed there is an adjustment by means of a threaded rod. 1. How / Why did this fall out ?? 2. What is the proper way to adjust this ?? The brake pads are worn and I will be replacing them soon. Any advice or pitfalls I should look out for ??
  4. While reading through the wealth of information on this wonderful website. I found that on the steering linkage there are some bushings that can be replaced. I did take it to a shop for an estimate and it's about $1,000 for repairs. OUCH !!! If I get a new engine in my truck that might give me a chance to do some work to our pathy. I would like to replace a bunch of stuff on the front end and then have an alignment done. I am also going to have to do the exhaust studs as they are making noise. I might give the Nissan service center a try but I won't hope for too much.
  5. Well the arrival was taken better than I had thought. I was carrying two kids and opened the door and the expression was at first confusion to be followed by a "What the hell happenned to you" I replied with a now is not the time I need to dump these kids in the shower. She followed giving me a look of very slight understanding, and a lot of I can't believe you would be so childish. While the kids were cleaning themselves :allclean: I spilled the whole story !! When I got to the part about the bumper, thats when it got ugly. For the record soming home 4 hours late and telling her that you tore off the bumber will not get you any action But I hammered the bumper back in place, cleaned off the pathy, cleaned all the mud out from inside and gave her back her ride. I currently drive 2 toyota pickups which seems to have a bad habbit of blowing engines. One for each in two years. We still have our Pathfinder and after stumbling accross this forum I might be having to do some serious mods to her ride as well. We have the problem of the horrible grinding noise when you turn and hit a bump. I also read about how to fix it (Thanks NPORA) There is also a clicking noise when it's cold ie exhaust leak. Now here is a new one that I am having a hard time with. The steering wants to "hunt" one me. It will pull to the right for a while, then travel straight, then pull to the left, sometimes it will go from right to left in a hurry and you really have to pay attention driving on asphalt. What soulc be causing this???
  6. Here is a short version of my first off road experience. Myself and my two kids were going to go to the pool which turned out to be closed. So I kept hearing about this place where people like to play with their vehicles so I figured we could try it out. My daughter was about 11 and my boy was 3 at the time. We found the place with all kinds of dry trails and we were having a blast. There was a small section of damp sand about 50 feet wide. We plowed our way through bouncing around and my kids were loving it. Went around again and made it through twice. Third try we did not quite make it through. Now I was stuck and sinking in the sand. Now some background (I learned later) Interior Alaska is made up of this super fine silt, solid enough to walk on but once you get through the surface it gets ugly. Which explains why I made it through twice, but not a third. Now I am high centered something aweful and sinking to the door frames. It was odd to see your rig that low yet be able to stand dry next to it. Now I have no clue what to do next I know that if I left my rig I would come back to it full of bullet holes. More background this is my wifes ride so I would be double busted. It was not too long before a few more vehicles showed up but none able to help until a MONSTEROUS chevy arrived with the muscle to help. Now there are about 20 cars and me completely embarassed and wildly unprepared. But wait it gets worse. During all of this my little boy managed to get out of his carseat and being a sneaky little bastard locked all of doors, found some chocolate in the center console, and sat himself in the drivers seat. Keep in mind he is only 3. So we get both rigs hooked together and I go to get in and I am locked out. My boy smiles at me hands and face covered in chocolate. I try to get him to unlock the door but his hands were slimy and he could not get a hold on the door lock. I was embarrased enough I was not about to let everyone else know about this. In a last plea he gets the lock open WHEW. We then proceed to some yanken and on the second pull it was pointed out to me that I was not around the frame but instead the bumper as half of it was ripped off. SHE is going to be pissed I tore off half the bumper. But first things first lets get out of this mudhole. I made double sure I was around the frame and three tugs later I was free. After that we stuck around and lit a fairly big bonfire and I met some of the coolest people around. I had my fair share of hazing but all in all we had a great time. Through this ordeal my kids were covered head to toe in mud and the wife still thought we went swimming. I open the door with a child under each arm slathered in mud, my self as well, and the look on her face was priceless. I dropped both kids in the shower clothes and all. It was an interesting adventure and there were a few lessons learned. 1. Be prepared 2. It's a lot of fun to go off road. 3. I have been inspired to ask a lot of questions and learn as much as possible about 4-wheelin. 4. Kids like to get dirty 5. 4-wheeling people are awesome !!!! Well thats my story so fire away.
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