Went to Baja.....now worried about dowel pin

[Noseridorr]

Well I have just gotten back from a trip down to San Jose del Cabo with my truck. I was a little sketched at first due to theft, fuel quality, and just the road conditions in general. In order to prepare I wired the cigarette lighter as a kill switch, bought plenty of Stanadyne, and took along plenty of spare parts and tools. All of my worries proved to be for nothing. The truck ran awesome, roads were good, didn't get in "water in fuel" lights coming on. It actually turned out to be very safe down there. The only problem I had was with my camper shell, traveling out to look for surf required many miles on washboard roads, the effect was that the rear window/door vibrated enough to completely crack the fiberglass shell a good 2" and the door is no longer able to lock. The manufacturer is not a big name brand, it came with the truck when I bought it, but of all the potential problems I see this as fairly minor. Next I was wondering about the guys who are driving on sand/beaches, how much psi are you running in your tires? To sum it up I cannot think of taking a better truck down to Mexico. Now that I am back and am reading past posts and I am worried about my dowel pin falling out due to high vibrations down in Mex. Anyone in the Ventura county area or neighboring counties that has solved this problem either with the drill jig or tab washer? I am going to be tearing it open here shortly wanting or wondering if anyone wants to help?

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1997 Xtra Cab, Long Bed, 5 spd, 285/75 on 16X8, waiting to bombed.....