What did you do to your jimny today?

I would post a picture but I can't photo sound or indeed do it justice recording it on my phone. Sorry. Rest assured though. It's now very loud with the new speakers and clear too, right into the last 5 points of the volume scale. Very chuffed!

Nice, better than the Bluetooth speaker

Don't know where the other posts went?

Different threads. The other is in the post man thread.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: ah OK, been one of those days

jtayl153 wrote: Finally got round to taking some pictures of my dual battery system which is now all set up.

Here's my starting battery (just the standard battery).

Here's my Auxillary Battery. Its an Optima D34. It's an amazing battery. It can be used both as a starting battery and a deep cycle battery. It's this that I'll have my winch and fridge running off.

Here's the isolator:

Basically, when I start the car, the starting battery does the work. When the starting battery is fully charged, the isolator kicks in and the Aux battery is then charged. I can run the Aux battery completely flat and it's still able to be recharged, no worries. If the starting battery goes flat (lets say I leave my lights on over night), then I can flick the switch on the isolator, the Aux battery will give some charge to the starting battery, equalizing it, and then I can start.

Also, you know those weird plastic things around the interior? these?

Well I found a use for one of them!

Hey what year is your jimny and did you buy a bracket or did you make one

Looks good and pro... Now you just need to change that dirty old brake fluid for safety sake..

I did nowt.
Was supposed to change front pads after seeing excellent wiki on here, but.
Unable to get wheels off as the locking nuts are solid and now have snapped heads. see pics
Been on since tyre upgrade in October and I jus cant budge them at all now as the key wont bite.
Will have to wait until Monday now when bro in law garage open and let him sort it.
Just glad not had a puncture during the winter I would have struggled to change wheel.

Fitted new steering arms and front panhard rod as the old ones were very corroded. Re-fitted the steering damper I put on a few weeks ago and that works a lot better now with the thicker steering bar. Went to halfords to get the tracking seen to as we could not get it completely straight without the proper kit - cost £32.

Couldn't get the back panhard rod off as one of the bolts was stuck tight. Tried a bolt extractor tool which shattered off. I think I am going to have to hacksaw the captive nuts off on each side and just re-fit them with regular M12 bolts and nylock nuts.

I have been hunting for the source of a squeak for nearly two weeks now. Sounds like a stone in a brake caliper, except it isn't. Had all the brakes in bits and cleaned. Nothing. Then it would stop for a while. Then come back and even occasionally make a almost grinding noise and stop suddenly like the stone having been ejected. Had it up on stands running while I listened with a stethoscope. Nothing. Yesterday it started again but I managed to get it into service whilst it was still squealing. Definitely front near side, so start investigating, wheel off and spin, funny noise like the abs sensor is touching on about 5 teeth on the ring. Take the free wheel hub off and silence. It seems like the inner parts of the free wheel that attaches to the drive shaft had got a little too dry and was sometimes vibrating in it's bushing. Couple of drops of gear oil and reassemble. Test drive to Bradford and sweet az a nut. Just need to repeat on the off side.

Thanks for the post Lambert. I think all of us with manual hubs should take note.

Thank you. It's part of the Jimny way, disseminate knowledge for the benefit of the wider community.

Well it's a bank holiday weekend and so I have loaded my poor Jimny to the top again, and yes that is the kitchen sink, stove pot and toilet on the roof :laugh:
It really is like a little donkey, it just keeps going no matter what I through at it. Love it to bits.
Soon to be holding up the traffic near you for the next week or two.