Schumacher 'ol Skool Battery Charger & Car Starter

Schumacher 'ol Skool Battery Charger & Car Starter From experience I have found out that electronic battery chargers will not last as long as the old manual type of battery charger. A manual battery charger requires that you know a couple things about car batteries and also know how to use a simple voltmeter. But a manual charger will charge a completely dead battery, while an electronic charger might not. Also, if you are careful and know what you are doing, a manual battery charger will do a better job on restoring old batteries. I have an old manual cat battery charger for 40 years and it outlasted 6 of the electronic type of battery chargers. So I bought a Schumacher manual battery charger and 50 amp car starter. There is a reason this type of battery charger has been made since 1947. It reliable and it works. It just requires a little user know-how and input. That's all. :)

Suzuki Samurai -Installing a U Joint.

Suzuki Samurai -Installing a U Joint. Sometimes it is easy to diagnose a bad U-joint. You will hear a clunk when you put the car in gear. But sometimes it is not that obvious to diagnose the problem. The way to check for a bad U-joint is to get under the car and try the shake the U-joint in different directions and see if it is loose or has any play in it. The U-joints on this Jeep were tight but there was a squeak at low speed when driving in reverse. When going forward there was a slight vibration in the drive-train at low speed. The squeak and vibration at low speed were is sync with the driveshaft rotation and not the wheel rotation. So the problem was that one of the Universal joints (U-joints) was dry and needed grease. But the OEM Universal joints (U-joints) have no grease fittings, so that required that the Universal joints (U-joints) be replaced and new Universal joints (U-joints) be installed. When replacing the Universal joints (U-joints) make sure to get the type with grease fittings. U-joints last a long time but if there is a misalignment in the driveshaft angle from lifting the Samurai, the U-joints will fail much more quickly.

Suzuki Samurai - Dash Clock Installation.

Suzuki Samurai - Dash Clock Installation. This was a good replacement dash clock for the Suzuki Samurai that I got from Roadless gear. The factory replacement dash clock supposedly lists for $320. This aftermarket replacement dash clock is only $20 plus shipping (from Roadless Gear). It's a simple 3 wire setup that I go over in the video. I would recommend using some grease to install it in the dash because it is a tight fit and difficult to pull out if you need to re-adjust the clock in the back.

Suzuki Samurai -Windshield Wiper Fix.

Suzuki Samurai -Windshield Wiper Fix. This turned out to be an easy fix, but it likely is a common problem on older Suzuki Samurai's A lot of people complain that the wipers on the Suzuki Samurai are slow and mine were actually stuck. At first I suspected the motor then I though it could be rusty wiper linkage. That is what it turned out to be. Using penetrating oil, WD40 and grease I got the wipers working like new again and the wiper speed is as good as it was from the factory. When you install those plastic caps over the wiper shafts, fill them with grease to keep all the water out and everything lubed. The grease will melt on the wiper shaft and keep new rust from forming again.

Suzuki Samurai, Jimny 1300 - Quick Test Run after 13 years

Suzuki Samurai, Jimny 1300 - Quick Test Run after 13 years. This is a little 11 mile test run on the Suzuki Samurai (actually a 1985 Jimny 1300 with half-doors). It is excellent power at highway speed (around 55 to 60 miles per hours). It has more power than stock and it's still very economical. I had a very slight water leak on a replacement bypass hose, but a turn of the screwdriver seems to have fixed that little problem. I have a feeling something may come up since this thing was not really used in the last 13 years, besides starting it up sometimes and using it on the property to pull something. It was registered and fully insured the whole time but I was too busy to use it off-road.

Suzuki Samurai,,Installing New Soft Top

Suzuki Samurai,,Installing New Soft Top. I picked up a new Smittybuilt soft top for the Suzuki Samurai. It looks like a good quality top and better than OEM and cost $139 with free shipping. I go over some details on how to install the top easier. I use grease on the snaps and zippers so they don't get stuck. Also, if you are in an extremely cold climate, I used to put some foam around the edge of the soft top where it meets the body to eliminate any drafts. Make sure that front track on the windshield is installed correctly before snapping down everything in the back, or else wind will open up the front edge of the top when you get up to speed.

Suzuki Samurai -Windshield Frame Rust Repair 2 of 2

Suzuki Samurai -Windshield Frame Rust Repair 2 of 2. This was a quick repair on some minor rust-through holes in the windshield frame on a Suzuki Samurai. Jeeps, CJ5's, CJ7's and Wranglers would benefit from this fast repair that will stop the rust completely. I ground out the area, then coated the inside of the windshield frame with Chassis Saver (which will lock it and stop any future rust). Then I made some small patch panels out of sheet metal and bonded them in with 3M panel adhesive. (part no. 08115). 3M panel adhesive (part no. 08115) is made for bonding on quarter-panels, and door skins and other non-structural body parts. In recent years most cars have their panel bonded on at the factory versus welded. The bid advantage of using panel adhesive is that the back of the panel can be totally rust-proofed. When you weld, even when using weld-through primer, there is always some area that is exposed metal and can start to rust through again from the inside. that is not the case with panel adhesive. If you want a flat, clean job, the best way would be to flange the metal so the replacement patch panel would sit in the hole flush. But I am just going to paint half this Suzuki Samurai with spray truck bed liner in the areas that get subjected to the most rocks and debris. It's not worth putting expensive paint on an off-road vehicle in my opinion. It will be all black with half gloss black and the other half flat black truck bed liner.