What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[TheTrailGeek]

Been a busy day. Did an oil change, fuel filter change, grease all the Johnny Joints and steering linkage. Sending oil sample to Blackstone Labs. Rotated the tires. The tire jack I got from Summit Racing is paying for its self.

How often do you do the oil samples?

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[bill61]

All a man needs to control a kicking sheep is a nice pair of waders.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Pulled the driver side RCV for its rebuild.

Edit: since switching to iron knuckles, I’m obviously getting rust on the raw machined surfaces. Anyone spatter than me have any suggestions for preventing it some, without wrecking tolerances or screwing up the fit? I’d like to get the surface rust off before reassembly as well without removing metal. Where are the smart people?

 

[Shibbyjeep]

Mounted, not wired up yet bc not enough time, my Rockslide Engineering Sliders. Also still need to add armor.

 

[Rusty PW]

How often do you do the oil samples?

Every oil change.

 

[TheTrailGeek]

Mounted, not wired up yet bc not enough time, my Rockslide Engineering Sliders. Also still need to add armor.

Joose?

 

[Stan H]

Pulled the driver side RCV for its rebuild.

Edit: since switching to iron knuckles, I’m obviously getting rust on the raw machined surfaces. Anyone spatter than me have any suggestions for preventing it some, without wrecking tolerances or screwing up the fit? I’d like to get the surface rust off before reassembly as well without removing metal. Where are the smart people?

Why not clean them real well with a wire brush and then paint them
I painted ever spot on mine that had surface rust like that. ...Rustoleum is your friend @WILDHOBO

 

[Rusty PW]

You all is cold

It finally broke 60F today. First time in a week.

 

[Rusty PW]

All a man needs to control a kicking sheep is a nice pair of waders.

That's why the velcro boots.

 

[Stan H]

Every oil change.

I applaud you on that but , you may not believe this but I have never done a sample and I got this many miles

 

[Rusty PW]

I applaud you on that but , you may not believe this but I have never done a sample and I got this many miles

I started doing oil samples when I got the diesel.

 

[Stan H]

It finally broke 60F today. First time in a week.

Yeah but it wasn't till the end of the day . I went Motorcycle Riding on Monday and I darn near froze to death , was 46 air temp without windchill and I could see my breath . Good Lord have mercy it was cold . That was just from riding from my area up to marlinton,WV burrrrr
Ran into a fog bank so thick could only see a few feet ahead was driving 20mph and by the time I left the mountains and got back home it was sunny and 71 degrees

 

[Rusty PW]

Yeah but it wasn't till the end of the day . I went Motorcycle Riding on Monday and I darn near froze to death , was 46 air temp without windchill and I could see my breath . Good Lord have mercy it was cold . That was just from riding from my area up to marlinton,WV burrrrr
Ran into a fog bank so thick could only see a few feet ahead was driving 20mph and by the time I left the mountains and got back home it was sunny and 71 degrees

I used an electric heated under jacket under my leather jacket that I can control the temperature. Have it wired into the bike's electrical system. With it. I can ride down to about 45F comfortably. Plus I use a 2 layered shield on my helmet so that it doesn't fog.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Why not clean them real well with a wire brush and then paint them
I painted ever spot on mine that had surface rust like that. ...Rustoleum is your friend @WILDHOBO

I’ll definitely wire brush them. I just didn’t want to add thickness.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I’ll definitely wire brush them. I just didn’t want to add thickness.

Just shoot some Extend on the rusty areas - it will at least slow things down and make them look black and not rusty.

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