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since i was not the first to try and remove these lug nuts the wrong way, i decided to replace all 6, due to the rounding of corners done by someone's impact wrench -- my local dealership wanted $93 for 6🤯 -- so i used the link linda gave me,Toyota Parts Deal, $38 + $14 shipping

as i mentioned on my is 53k on an 86 toyota motorhome unusual? post, while replacing my 12 yr old tires on my new to me gulf stream, i found out the hard way that the drivers side dually is left hand thread(this was later verified by linda as a 1986 only feature) -- anyway, you don't want to brake a lug, it was a bear to replace, and i couldn't have done it without my good size impact wrench -- this was needed to seperate the hub from the drum -- the procedure for removing the hub is the same as on some toyota landcruisers, for which there are several videos online, except on the landcruiser the drum easily seperates from the hub -- i did find one video for an 89 toyota mh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSD03At4mOE (yes, its a woman who did this job, and also did one of the better how-tos that i've seen -- so much for stereotypes) the problem is that in order to remove a broken lug, you need to seperate the hub from the drum, which means you have to remove the hub/drum as one piece, as the hub is bolted from the inside of the drum -- very heavy for a 74 yr old, particularly lifting it back on. if you're doing this just to replace seals, or do the brakes, you don't seperate the drum/hub -- also, the videos on the landcruiser have good info on doing the removal and setup of the center hub, with the cone spacers, and how to reassemble and do the bearing pre-load next project: install olympia catalytic heater

don't get me going --

oh well, my lucky day i guess -- we're used to there being an "L" on the stud, but of course, those are old u.s. trucks -- also, my friend mentioned a few he worked on that there was no indication -- for me its a distant memory, around age 15, changing a flat on my boss's truck, not a single one since then, so i stopped thinking about it -- still, no excuse, and now i get to pull that hub off to replace the stud thanks for that link, but why would i replace the good studs? -- i was planning on an extra stud, just in case my memory gets real bad, and some new lug nuts, cause i obviously was not the first to try and remove them as "lefty loosey", the corners show the evidence yeah, they do -- unless its a girl mechanic, or an exceptional mechanic -- funny thing is, my friend and i were swapping horror stories of when we swore off repair shops, due to incompetence -- a good mechanic is as hard to find as a good doctor, and then you have to get on a waiting list🤣

all goes well with the 86 gulfstream -- with one exception: realized i needed to replace the 12 yr old tires -- did fine on the front, then i moved on to the duallies -- this is where i either earned my "all time stupid" badge, or my "gettin too old to do my own work" badge -- i was working on the driver side rear, cursing at how over-torqued the lug nuts were -- friend came over to help, we've got about a 6' helper on a breaker bar, using heat, blaster, etc., until we finally snapped off a stud -- thats when my friend realized it was a left hand thread on the dirvers side🙄 -- we both felt so stupid, since hes an experienced welder and mechanic, i've been mechanicing since the 60s -- anyway, you probably all know this, but yes, on the 1 ton dually axle, its left hand thread on the driver side, rt on the passenger

great resource! -- thanks

when i get it home i'll get the appliance model #s, good chance i can find it based on that -- and then if not, i'll figure it out -- i've had a few rvs over the years, though mostly older -- and also once i know the models, i can post a question on here, and other sites.

i'll take a pic after i get it home, i will also be trying it out on rear and front, which should answer my question pretty quick

ok, i wound up buying it, at a reduced price, due to some issues, roof sag at the ac, though no evidence of water damage, yet -- but an unusual thing, i pointed out to the seller that he needed 2 spares, since this 86 has 5 lug front, 6 lug rear -- he didn't know this -- so i uncover the only spare, and heres some kind of aluminum rim with about 10 bolt holes, fitted with a tire that matches the front and rear tires -- is this some kind of rim that fits both front and rear on this toyota? -- of course, i'll know on monday when i drive get it home. also, he's trying to say that he's burning oil -- with a 53k engine, and though he admits its never smoked? -- i did find evidence of a leak, however and finally, if anyone can stear me to a source for a manual for this coach, would be great, seller has nothing cept the owners manual from toyota, nothing for the appliances, etc.

yeah, you can't be too careful -- being originally from nyc area, the home of many famous con artists, you tend to be suspicious -- but the internet has taken it to another level, which is one reason i run linux, not windows we'll be looking at that conquest friday morning, will see how it looks(i'm a mechanic), and report back to y'all -- my s detector says the owner is decent, but the proof will be in the inspection. thanks for the help

sorry about that linda, i forgot to turn off my vpn, is fine now -- and thank you for being on top of itl

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although i will be keeping my 77 chinook, primarily for more remote solo trips(the aussie locker has worked well for getting me out of some tuff spots), i'm now looking for something larger that my wife can accompany me to less remote locations -- i've come across an 86 conquest with only 53k on it, will be going off to see it -- the guy is asking $12k -- it has the 22re, auto, and the 6 bolt rear end, but 5 bolt front -- my understanding from the wiki is that in 86 the 6bolt rear was factory, but they did not add 6 bolt to the front until the next year -- that 53 k seems unreal, but so far i trust the guy -- but still, is $12k reasonable for a 37 yr old rv, even with only 53k on it?

gracias!

Hi, thanks for the add -- i was somewhat active on the old yahoo chinook group, but guess it vanished, tried out the facebook group but can't stand fbook, then found you guys. back on the yahoo group i found a guy who had installed a locker in his, rather than trying to adapt the camper shell to a 4wd toyota frame, and he insisted that the ring gear was 7.5" -- so fast foward to yesterday, i'm about to order the 7.5 aussie locker, then decide i'd better have a closer look -- it absolutely is a 8" third member case -- at first i thought, "far out, someone upgraded my axle", but no, after hours more googling, including this forum, i find that all the chinooks were sold with 8" rg axles, making them 3/4 ton, with the i.d. code GO 82 -- and, fwiw, these are 5 lug axles, similar, but heavier, to the 5 lug 1/2 ton axles that came on the same year toyota pickup -- not the 6 lugs of the 1 ton axle. so, came very close to ordering the wrong locker now, anyone want to insist that my 8" 3rd member is holding a 7.5 rg? and that chinooks didn't all come with a 3/4 ton axle?