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Those are some nice pictures Frank.
Holy crap Greg! What did you do to get the inside of your wheel wells so clean?
GCM 2 said:It's an old car detailing secret, but I use a low gloss or no gloss foaming tire cleaner/protectant/shiner, armor all or mcguires, etc. I actually spray my frame rails, axles, steering components, wheel wells, basically anything that is black, metal and will be prone to rust. I DO NOT spray any of my coilovers or shocks with it though. The suff will collect dust, and I don't really do it every wash, maybe every other or third wash or so. Since I knew we were going to be in the mud, I pre-coated everything before each event and it helped out when it came time for spraying the mud off. I grew up in Louisiana and did a lot of mud racing and just wheeling in it on weekends, I don't miss it at all. Being out in the southwest/four corners area is a wheelers dream for clean up
That's pretty sweet! Looks like it works great. Ever heard of coating the underbody with WD40 to prevent rust? A guy up here in Illinois recommended it to prevent winter salt rust cause you can buy a pumper-spray bottle and a gallon jug of it and just spray the whole underbody. Haven't heard anyone else ever mention it though... Maybe some others can speak up here and let me know how to survive my first Illinois salty winter... Flagstaff used cinders, that's what I'm used to...
GetOut said:I have used tire shine as Greg said, does wonders on that Drummond Island mud. I read somewhere about the WD40 thing as well but never tried it, also there is one using boiled linseed oil and old gear oil, mixed in a garden weed sprayer. Strange sounding I know but I moved from AZ to MI three years ago and started this treatment in the winters, as well as undercarriage wash twice a week when there is salt down and really have not seen any rust thus far. Additionally, all the bolts still come off with little to no effort.
How do you get the undercarriage washed twice a week when its below freezing outside?
GetOut said:We have a drive through car wash in town that uses hot water, unlimited wash passes run about $30 a month :rock:
It's an old car detailing secret, but I use a low gloss or no gloss foaming tire cleaner/protectant/shiner, armor all or mcguires, etc. I actually spray my frame rails, axles, steering components, wheel wells, basically anything that is black, metal and will be prone to rust. I DO NOT spray any of my coilovers or shocks with it though. The suff will collect dust, and I don't really do it every wash, maybe every other or third wash or so. Since I knew we were going to be in the mud, I pre-coated everything before each event and it helped out when it came time for spraying the mud off. I grew up in Louisiana and did a lot of mud racing and just wheeling in it on weekends, I don't miss it at all. Being out in the southwest/four corners area is a wheelers dream for clean up
epiccosmo said:What is your secret to cleaning the engine bay? Any thoughts?
Really, it comes down to just having no life and being bored enough clean in places that most people just blow off
:ahhh-what: hey now, i have a life :cheesy:
seriously, what greg. starting off from the get go will help out a lot. using low water pressure is your best bet to not do any damage to anything important. i sometimes spray some simple green on the engine cold and in the shade and then rinse too. this helps with any greasy stuff. i know it sounds crazy but, spraying on some wd40 on the engine will help make it shine nicely too
:ahhh-what: hey now, i have a life :cheesy:
GCM 2 said:Yes you do my friend, we all have pretty great lives these days :thumb:
On a more serious note, I actually felt a cringe when you posted your sector shaft photo. I remember talking with you about our sector shafts and we both agreed that our ram assist seems to take the majority of the load off.....hope I didn't jinx you buddy :naw: I did immediately go out to my jeep (it was around 10:30pm) with a flashlight in the garage and check the sector shaft, pitman arm, and brackets. It all looked good, no cracks. Judging by your photo, that break looks clean and all at once, no hairline cracks that grew over time with the telltale staining/rusting as it grew. Is that how it looked up close?
Damn!
Ever since I saw one break on the trail, and experienced the difficulty of moving him 50 yards to get him to a point where he could be towed, I've feared that type of break. I have an extra steering box and have taken it with me hoping never to have to use it. So my question is which would be easier to replace if space isn't an issue the SS or the box (my assumption is that's why people carry a SS versus a box)? :thinking: Since the box I have isn't ported for the PSC I think the lines would have to be plugged but I'm thinking it would could work in a pinch...?
..... get the laundry list of tools we should carry to make a swap like the steering box a reality on the trail...