Really enjoy following along. Rig looks absolutely great.

Brian.

 

I had used Seafoam in the crankcase a few weeks back so it was time for an oil change



And finally, the rear bearings!



This was the last major piece of the "neglected" maintenance



Took all of an hour to get them broken down



Both stub axles looked great, painted the mud shield for ease of cleaning



All four corners complete



Also changed fluid in the rear diff and transfer case for the 2nd time



Been driving her for a week, everything seems solid and smooth, hit a quick trail after work yesterday to celebrate!

 

Reached another milestone! I believe the mileage on this truck is what's kept her alive



GoPro pic, this is the rough side



Swim after work



Forgot the boat

 

This is an awesome post.. How is the winch from Harbor Freight? Seeing as though most things from there are pretty cheap, I was wondering how you liked the winch.. if you've used it that is.

 

Unfortunately I haven't needed to use it yet, the cable is still wrapped neatly on the drum!

For $280 it was a no brainier, it bolted right up and the reviews online were decent. I know a couple other people who have used them with success. Will report back after the first few pulls.

 

Update from the past month;

Another "custom" install done by the PO, this time for the aftermarket trailer plug...



The AB harness isn't exactly cheap but it's freaking plug and play!



I needed to take the boat out a couple more times before it SOLD!



Owned this thing for 10 years, any Correct Craft guys out there??



After getting home from work one afternoon I noticed a small puddle forming under the truck, turns out the expansion tank had split at the seam, time for more parts!



Being down for a few days, I also decided to replace the belt tensioner pulley bearing



The old one was extremely loud, rough, & smelled horrible!



The snap ring had me struggling for at least half an hour



Found this method suggested online, worked like a charm



Pressed in with the old bearing



Seated and secured!



Now she's back to running cold and quiet, spent some time playing in the sand last weekend



Tried to get some footage of a local spot, ended up snapping off the GoPro before my buddy arrived lol, couple nice exhaust notes in this one

 

Good googly woogly! Great thread for D1 owners. The rubber/foam door seals, where from?

 

Door seals are from a D2, 97% perfect fit and readily available at your local junkyard!

 

Haven't done a whole lot on the truck lately. Went to Colorado and rented a yellow Jeep



Drove it up Gunsight Road, you can see it parked down to the left there



After quieting down the idler pulley I was able to locate this obvious vacuum leak



Took me a minute, but I was able to plug it back into the silver cylinder below... what is that?



Went to the Safari HP open house.. literally 4 miles from my house



These guys have some cool stuff on the shelf



And finally, survived Hurricane Irma!

 

silver cylinder is the fuel pressure regulator.

Colorado is beautiful.