Long overdue maintenence about to commence!

[Triathlete]

Well with 145,000 on the ODO I figure it is time to kill some long overdue maintenence. The VX has walked through all the abuse I have thrown at it and I want it to continue that way!
All parts will be ordered/bought this week and work will commence after my last race for the season (10/21).
So here is the to do list...
Brake booster
timing belt/water pump
blower resister
E-brake pads
front shocks (bilsteins)
outer rear axle seals
and indy adjustable hd links

then new front shocks, upper and lower ball joints on the wifes truck!

Fun, fun, fun!

[VX crazy]

Good luck Billy! It will be like a new truck!

I need to get the adjustable link too, Greg put one on his and the noise is GONE....now I need it lol. This winter should be interesting.... once it cools down we are pulling the engine and tranny out of my original VX and going to put that engine into my current VX.......slowly but surely......

[Triathlete]

My links have been bent and straightened a time or two or three

[VXorado]

My links have been bent and straightened a time or two or three

Me too, I also need an adjustable set of links to change the u-joint angle. I'm constantly greasing the lower u-joint to stop vibration and I ripped off the grease zerk on my last wheeling trip. Oops, probably need to replace the u-joints now.

Good luck with the maintenance, it will be worth all the time & effort.

[Ldub]

My links have been bent and straightened a time or two or three

Therefore, making them, by their very nature(made of tempered licorice stix), adjustable......

with the -fest...

[Triathlete]

Tore into my drivers side door today and fixed my non functioning door handle...rod had come off. Reattached and all works fine.
Then I removed my rear "two piece" sway bar...that should eliminate a bit of noise.
was going to swap in my new-used front drive shaft, but didn't feel like dropping the cross member to access the rear bolts so I'll save that for another day. Though I did give the new shaft a nice pretty fresh coat of black paint!

[blacksambo]

Tore into my drivers side door today and fixed my non functioning door handle...rod had come off. Reattached and all works fine.
Then I removed my rear "two piece" sway bar...that should eliminate a bit of noise.
was going to swap in my new-used front drive shaft, but didn't feel like dropping the cross member to access the rear bolts so I'll save that for another day. Though I did give the new shaft a nice pretty fresh coat of black paint!

Did you per cahnce buy that one off of ebay with 101K miles on it?
Thx

[Gizmo42]

Tore into my drivers side door today and fixed my non functioning door handle...rod had come off. Reattached and all works fine.

Fixed mine on the The Stoop a couple years ago. PITA when that happens. Especially when its raining all day so you cant leave the window down.

Special high tech upgrade fix

[Ldub]

Greg put one on his, and the noise is GONE....

Did he put it on the L, or the R ?...

[VX crazy]

Did he put it on the L, or the R ?...

Top center rear link Larry, if you climbed under your truck ever you would know this.................

[Ldub]

Top center rear link Larry, if you climbed under your truck ever you would know this.................

LOL...

Oh well EXCUSE ME then...

[Triathlete]

Wifes truck (shocks and ball joints)finished last weekend!
Today I recieved my brake booster, e-brake shoes and heater fan relay. Will work on those this weekend.
Ordered Rancho 9000xl's and Indy HD adjustable lower links today.
Monday will be ordering timing belt and water pump items from Merlin!
Let the fun begin!

[Triathlete]

Heater blower resister done!
Brake booster done (write-up in how to section) done!
Starting e-brake shoes...

[Triathlete]

It's nice having brakes that don't feel like a 1950's truck!

E-brake shoes are a bi...at...ch!!!! Think all I needed was to adjust them...still had plenty of meat on them.

[Triathlete]

E-brakes done and work!
New used front drive shaft installed!
Waiting on parts...Rancho 9000's, indy hd adjustable links, timing belt/water pump...