Maintenance TechThis forum is for discussion of all aspects of maintenance that should be performed on the FJ Cruiser to keep it operating at maximum efficiency.
This has come up with others recently and it's happened to me too so this is a just something to think about.
Your FJ is purring like a jungle cat. It's running perfectly. You hit the trail. All is going well.
Suddenly a "clunk" has developed. It's an annoying clunk, a recurring clunk and you're just not sure where it came from.
Worry replaces confidence. Something isn't right.
Rocks often migrate into the coil springs. While there, they bounce around until they migrate out. Sometimes it's a frigging rock that bounced up into the space between the skid and the rig.
I know that it sounds too simple. But it's a good place to look first
'Cause it happens when you're out there eating rocks and cropping out dust on the trail.
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How does the Dept. of Transportation
convince deer to cross the road where
these signs are displayed?
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Re: Maintenance - trail hint - for newer offroaders
I had a small rock on the engine skid. Yes, I, too, thought I had damaged an A arm or something until it fell out in my driveway as I crawled under to inspect for damage.
Re: Maintenance - trail hint - for newer offroaders
sometimes it is the little things that makes us nuts! good advice!
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Re: Maintenance - trail hint - for newer offroaders
Ockham's razor...
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Re: Maintenance - trail hint - for newer offroaders
Quote:
Crotalus previously said:
Ockham's razor...
Absolutely correct - and CROTALUS made an excellent point. The simplest solution is usually the correct solution. entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
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How does the Dept. of Transportation
convince deer to cross the road where
these signs are displayed?
Maintenance - trail hint - for newer offroaders
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