What have you done to your rig today?

[Runnin on E]

Took all my skid plates off. I need to make a run back east and I don't think I'll need them on I-80. I also need to try to straighten the passenger front corner, it took a pretty good pop on Blanca Peak a couple of weeks ago. I might need to weld in a doubler too. And a splash of primer.

 

[allen.wrench]

I poked a hole. It lets in fresh air & light. Feels so good

Allen

 

[DanInDenver]

Front brake service on the LX470.





Broke out the mother of breaker bars the MOBB 5000. Daughter had the truck for a couple years and somebody must of done a NASCAR tire change.

Bothe sides all 10 bolts like they were welded. None broke. When they broke free it was like a gunshot.

By the way the new pins are just rounded heads. Old ones have a Philips like head so you can use a screwdriver to rotate to align for the tiny wire. Just simple smart engineering.

 

[Rzeppa]

Front brake service on the LX470.

Broke out the mother of breaker bars the MOBB 5000. Daughter had the truck for a couple years and somebody must of done a NASCAR tire change.

Bothe sides all 10 bolts like they were welded. None broke. When they broke free it was like a gunshot.

By the way the new pins are just rounded heads. Old ones have a Philips like head so you can use a screwdriver to rotate to align for the tiny wire. Just simple smart engineering.

I remember my 60 had all those little wire retainers and rods like that. I just did my wife's 2021 RAV4 yesterday and it has none of those. It just had little sheet metal (spring steel?) clips for each end of the pads and they just kind of pop into the caliper. The other thing is that the rotors float, they aren't fastened to the spindle. They are held by the pads/caliper and then by the wheel when you tighten the lug nuts. The upshot is you lay the caliper with the opening up and slide the rotor into it, then flip the whole thing up and bolt the caliper up. Much easier than the arrangement on my 60 and what it appears on that 470.

Edit: here's a picture: