The other night after our group ride. We spotted a gentleman in distress Crew cab frontier, dead in the water.. Dude was out solo trying to push it out of the road. We pulled off, luckily Juan had a tow strap. Need to add one into the trusty shit box.
@the_fablab_ and Juan hooked up the strap to the bumper as the guy just kinda watched with big eyes.
@the_fablab_ asks him if he's ever been flat towed before and he says no kinda uneasy. So like tells him look if it's cool with you I'll drive your truck and you ride in the 4runner. Dude is like yea, yea that sounds good! So the guy hops in with me and we take off towing him back to his house that was just up the street maybe a 1/2 mile or so. The guy started asking so you guys do this alot? haha I laugh and tell him yea we have done this a time or 2.
we got to his house. Unhooked the strap and helped him and his dad push the truck into their driveway. They were super appreciative they must have thanked us 8 times, we all shook hands, and the Dad gave Mikey a hug.. haha just people helping people...
We loaded up and headed to meet the rest of the boys at Cronies. Just another Thursday.
This past weekend Cruised out to
@85Yota house and hung out.
Before I rolled out added a few new Deckels to the truck. Probably should have been spending more time doing a nut and bolt check...
Trying to pack the truck with all of those subs is pretty brutal haha those and the wakeboard speakers are going to need to get deleted.
Drove the 4runner out. Made it pretty uneventfully, when I hit Bear Valley Rd I notice I had developed a belt squeal at higher RPM? Trail fix... turned up the music it went away... #science Also discovered a loose Steering Knuckle on the passenger side. Like finger tight.
that's good right? haha
Figured we'd sort it in the am. Stayed up way too late... In the am was planning on heading over to Cougar Buttes to mess around on the rocks...
Pulled the truck into Tommy's shop
We jacked up the truck and realized that not only was the knuckle loose. One of the 4 studs was sheared off...
Sooo that kinda put a damper on our wheeling for the day. Decided to play it safe instead of chancing it.
It's supposed to look like this...
instead...
Tightened up the 3 bolts and then started to take a look at the belts. The alternator belt was super loose... upon inspection Scott notice the bottom bolt pivot had left the chat and was not there haha....Prepping properly...
We found a bolt that would do the trick, installed that and the 22re was back to her fire-breathing self.....
Hit the Trail home...
She drove home without any issues. I stopped a few times to check the steering arm never moved.
So now I'm looking at the trail gear 6 shooter knuckles or possibly just upgrading the studs for now and down the road do.
https://www.marlincrawler.com/steering/high-steer/25mm-steering-upgrade-kit-w-arms
Either way, I've gotta pull the front axle apart to get the broken stud out of the Knuckle...
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So at some point I'll be pulling that too. 
