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Author:  Bklyn.X [ Wed Aug 25, 2021 4:29 pm ]
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As some of you all ready know, I managed to scrape a hole in the bottom of my h233b and was leaking diff fluid on the last day of ECXC 2021.
My friend, Joe was able to patch it with RTV so I could add some fluid and get home.

It seems pointless to try and repair it so I picked up an unwheeled h233b out of an '04 from a local junkyard; $100, no "core charge". It was a bit rusty but seems to have never touched the ground while in a truck.
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I cleaned it up a bit with a wire wheel and sprayed with PB Blaster
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Then was able to pull the third member out without trouble...even saving all 10 of the now discontinued part# 38321-06J1A "Bolt-Final Drive" studs!
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Though my current one has held up to my abuse for years my friend Dave wants to try reinforcing the bottom of the housing by welding a “diaper” made for a Toyota on it. Then we'll check the shape of my axles and maybe swap them (there is debate among my buddies as to whether they are somewhat twisted or not)...
Then I'll put my modified (5:13, ARB) 3rd member in and swap...
Anyways, that's the plan, thanks for looking.
beer1

Author:  Bklyn.X [ Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:02 pm ]
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Beat the crap out of my tie-rod in May running trails with Dennis;

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Atemped a fix:

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that got me home and able to wheel ECXC in July where I beat on it some more...
Anyways, I ordered a replacement from Ruff Stuff Specialties and Dave from Bandit4X4 welded it up for me. Swapped it in yesterday:

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Thanks Dave!

Author:  MtDewMike [ Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:47 pm ]
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Looks great, Tom.

Author:  Bklyn.X [ Tue Sep 28, 2021 12:16 pm ]
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Thanks Ike...
From previous post:
Bklyn.X wrote:
... Though my current one has held up to my abuse for years my friend Dave wants to try reinforcing the bottom of the housing by welding a “diaper” made for a Toyota on it. Then we'll check the shape of my axles and maybe swap them (there is debate among my buddies as to whether they are somewhat twisted or not)...
Then I'll put my modified (5:13, ARB) 3rd member in and swap...

So I brought the junkyard h233b to Dave at Bandit4x4 this past weekend.

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He welded a "Toyota diaper" he modified to fit:

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and a 3/16 plate he fabricated out stock he had laying around his shop to the housing.

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Then we swapped the housing into my truck replacing my beat to crap one.
Here's my trashed h233b with the RTV yanked off:

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You can see the crack on the bottom. :oops:
Modified one under the truck:

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Looks pretty beefy. Thanks Dave! beer1

Author:  MtDewMike [ Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:44 pm ]
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That new one definitely looks like it will take a beating.

Is the old one worth rebuilding/fixing up like this new one, just to keep off to the side as a spare, Tom?

Author:  Bklyn.X [ Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:39 pm ]
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Sorry to say this to you once again, no.

Ha ha. There are a few reasons. First is that the original un modified has lasted twenty years of abuse and even though I run harder trails now a days I don’t run as often. I doubt the truck will last another twenty…
Second is that the bottom was so dented and missing material it would have been very difficult to weld anything to it without burning through it.
Third is although I should have cut the ends off the housing before trashing it (long story) it is already gone.

Author:  MtDewMike [ Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:33 pm ]
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Gotcha.

And admit it - you love telling me "no".

Author:  Bklyn.X [ Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:18 am ]
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I hate magnetic mount antennas for a number of reasons that date back to my early CB days so I replaced the one that came with my Midland MICROMOBILE®GMRS two-way radio with their MXTA25 3dB gain "Ghost" antenna.
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Looks cool, supposed to double the signal output, only 3.5 inches tall and, according to Midland, take a hit.
A couple of guys on instagram give me some negative feedback on it so I'm hoping I didn't make a mistake but we'll see. I have handhelds and the CB so won't get stuck without communication...not that I talk much on the trail besides the occasional "hold up guys"
I think the problems folks have had with poor reception has to do with their connection from antenna to radio so I used Midlands Universal Lip Mount. It has an UHF connection that unscrews so it fit through a small hole in the firewall without me having to splice anything.
It seems to work okay here in Brooklyn


For a guy that finds the banter normally heard while wheeling kinda annoying I sure put a lot of effort in these kind of things. :roll:

Author:  MtDewMike [ Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:20 am ]
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Your former antenna was attached to the front bumper, correct? Did you have to swap out the entire cable to the antenna, or were you able to use the existing one?

Author:  Bklyn.X [ Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:50 pm ]
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The CB set up with the antenna on the front bumper is still intact as before. I still listen to it sometimes on the highway if there’s traffic for trucker info.

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The cable to the “ghost” antenna is a new cable I ran separately. I don’t know if they’re interchangeable. They look like they would be.

Author:  JeffPro4x [ Fri Mar 04, 2022 8:41 pm ]
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The cables are not interchangeable. I still keep my cb in the truck too.

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Author:  Bklyn.X [ Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:14 pm ]
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Last month I started having electrical problems. The truck would shudder, the dash lights would flutter and then the truck would die.
Bad alternator? That’s what I thought so I changed it.
Happened again. Lose alternator wire? Yes, so I rewired it.
Happened again. Loose ignition/isolator wire? Yes, so I rewired it.
Happened again!
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Not many things as embarrassing as having your “hard-core off-road truck” flat bedded off a city street…
I bypassed the isolator wiring the alternator to the starting battery so I could drive her until I could swap out the old isolator and hope that would solve the problem.
Why on earth would you need a duel battery set up?
The simple answer is ya don’t!
However, back in the day I used to tailgate a lot with my truck and decided to install one so that I didn't kill my starting battery running the radio while BBQing in the parking lot…and I ain’t pulling that shit out now! I’m too stubborn (stupid).
Anyways, back in 2016 I purchased a NOCO IGD140HP 140 Amp Battery Isolator for my duel battery set up.
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A friend recommended it and then helped install it.
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A beautiful job.
Even though the NOCO has worked fine for the past five plus years at this point it seems to me that disconnecting my alternator from the starting battery and having it run through a switchable device is a mistake.
I bought a WirthCo 1213.1241 20092 Battery Doctor 125 Amp/150 Amp Battery Isolator.
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It has no ignition/isolator wire. You just wire the starting battery to it, ground it and wire it to your second battery.
It’s in:
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I haven’t got stuck yet, so far so good. Keep your fingers crossed for me yo!

Author:  MtDewMike [ Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:00 pm ]
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I've seen my truck on a flatbed too many times.

I hope that fix is the final solution, Tom!

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Author:  Bklyn.X [ Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:11 am ]
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Bklyn.X wrote:
Rausch 5/22/2021:

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Author:  MtDewMike [ Tue Apr 12, 2022 7:10 pm ]
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That's cool, Tom! Did you do that graphic yourself?

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