Front Axle Rebuild - For FAQ (4 Viewers)

[danthman114]

im attempting this probably this weekend. im probably going to do it in the driveway but going to take the birfs into the base auto hobby shop for a good cleaning. better to do it the easy / clean way and keep all that grease off my drive way. stand by for questions JIC. I did read every post btw... hopefully it gos smooth.

 

[concretejungle]

I just finished mine again last weekend. There is a post pretty early on that has a youtube link from Jonsey offroad that is really awesome.

 

[Ofcrtj]

I just finished mine again last weekend. There is a post pretty early on that has a youtube link from Jonsey offroad that is really awesome.

I watched the jonsey video too really informative. What kind of moly grease did you use?

 

[concretejungle]

The firs time i rebuilt mine i spent the $$ on getting Amsoil moly grease. The second time i used the cheaper Valvoline... This time i decided to use the red tacky Mobil 1 wheel bearing grease.

 

[Ofcrtj]

The firs time i rebuilt mine i spent the $$ on getting Amsoil moly grease. The second time i used the cheaper Valvoline... This time i decided to use the red tacky Mobil 1 wheel bearing grease.

There is just so many options out there and I'm trying to have all my supplies put together before I start. For a non DD what would you suggest seeing that you have done quite a few of these?

 

[concretejungle]

my personal opinion is that grease is more advanced now then when the 1995 FZJ80 came out, so any good wheel bearing grease and any good grease with moly for the birfs should work fine. It's more about making sure you do the job right. Make sure you clean surfaces good, make sure you get grease fully into the wheel bearings and birfs, things like that are more important to me than the brand of grease.

 

[rfakhrai]

Valvoline Palladium is easy to source and relatively cheap, use it for the birfs. For wheel bearings any red stuff will work, I used a tub of Timken.

 

[artech]

The tap for the small bolts holding the felt/rubber/metal wipers is 5x0.9mm. Broke 2 on my rig getting them off(frigging rust).

Hope this helps someone!

 

[MANUCHAO]

I did my axle job over two weeks....hours at a time...
Thank you for the cheat sheet posted above.... Sure makes things easier..

I found the knuckle studs to be loose. On my rebuild I used loctite and used paint to make it easier to see if the studs come loose..

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Cone washer removal made easy



Trail Gears spindle nut kit - an excellent product/upgrade and much better than stock. I was super glad when I saw this was available for our Land Cruiser having used this same type set up on other vehicles 20 years ago.
Chromoly Spindle Nut Kit (Toyota) - Trail Gear

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Some birf porn
I figured this could very well be my last birf job. I guess I could always break a birf but have done that already the chances of twice (Im hoping) would be rare.
I always take my time to make sure everything is 110% this time I just took a little more.

 

[Kernal]

Nice to see no corrosion on the swivel balls, is that due to the location (s) or did either poster above clean them up?

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Nice to see no corrosion on the swivel balls, is that due to the location (s) or did either poster above clean them up?

Arizona - It a dry heat

 

[tampacruiser95]

Marking for future reference...

 

[mod5csi]

Trail Gears spindle nut kit - an excellent product/upgrade and much better than stock. I was super glad when I saw this was available for our Land Cruiser having used this same type set up on other vehicles 20 years ago.
Chromoly Spindle Nut Kit (Toyota) - Trail Gear

I used these on my 80 and the wife's IFS 4Runner. They work great, especially in combination with @Tools R Us technique.

 

[Hornd]

What Grease used?

Some birf porn
I figured this could very well be my last birf job. I guess I could always break a birf but have done that already the chances of twice (Im hoping) would be rare.
I always take my time to make sure everything is 110% this time I just took a little more.

 

[Hornd]

Valvoline Palladium is easy to source and relatively cheap, use it for the birfs. For wheel bearings any red stuff will work, I used a tub of Timken.

I unknowingly did the exact same.
Cheap and proven.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

What Grease used?

My go to list:

Birf - Valvoline dura blend

Bearing - Mobil HXP 222

U-joints - Green grease

 

[DSRTRDR]

I figured this could very well be my last birf job . . .

thinking of selling the 80 ?

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

selling the 80 ?

Any time, are you looking for an one of a kind?