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TM calls for a nut and washers to pull through. Relatively little force required on this one after cooling the stud. Zero thread distortion I can see in this case. Yeah. Could press in with the hub removed but elected not to in this case.

Hub stud replacement per TM procedure.

RR tire was leaking down suddenly. Took 3 attempts to finally identify the valve core as the culprit. Holding just fine now. Lesson learned don’t skimp on soap to water ratio for the spray bottle.

Followed troubleshooting TM for low oil pressure indication. Validated with a mechanical gauge for extra assurance before ordering a new sensor. Plenty of pressure both cold and hot. https://youtube.com/shorts/aWPWo8CzNfY?si=NYUvthszZVFVgr0r

washer reservoir and pump.

New LF floor mat. More work than I anticipated.

4L80E dip stick grommet. Super easy.

There was an occasional mystery noise I had not been able to locate. Just happened to notice when doing other work on the vehicle

Harmonic balancer failure. Caught it in time to avoid block damage from the ring rubbing on timing chain cover. WOW.

Hood and grill fiberglass repair complete. Rapco 383 green

Starting work on ECV hood fiberglass repair. So many cracks [emoji22] 1st order of business is repairing bonding between support structure and panel. Support structure is cracked almost everywhere. Using 3 layers of glass to repair structure. Ordering 3M Panel bond to address a few areas...

Completed reinstalling the rear differential assembly post rebuild. Lots of work on a spare time basis. Replaced rear driveline universal joints. New pads and rotors. Rotors were warped. Took the opportunity to replace RR brake line which was compromised. Flushed and bled all 4 corners with...

Preparing another X door for paint. Upper corner of window frame was damaged. Rebuilt the structure with resin & glass mat. Got very close to original lines and finished off the low spots with filler. Pulled off the supplemental armor to get after corrosion before final paint. Sent from...

Fun with rear calipers today. Wound in easily with regular RH caliper tool and economy wrench [emoji373] together. Silglide on the pins. Now I need to find replacement rear hoses without the ridiculous hard line extension. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rear driveshaft joint service. New Spicer 5-1350X non greasable. Better seals and figure I’ll just replace when they wear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Finally starting body/paint work. Rapco 383 and epoxy primer. LF door rebuild & paint along with a few plates. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What’s better than wheel balancing? More wheel balancing! 4/5 done. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hang static balance method. Arbor courtesy of Jantz engineering. Bought 11lbs of weight just to be sure I have enough for 5 wheels 1st try close enough at 15oz. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Replaced rear cargo latch and adjusted everything. Opens and closes with ease now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk