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It’s the two bolts for the linkage for the rear door. I guess the latch where the rods hook in is so worn places them next to the access panel and the top one to the inside door. Does anyone know of a fix for this or is there a new linkage for the drivers side ambulance door?

I have a bad rattle on the drivers side ambulance door. It drives me nuts. I can’t seem to find a new linkage for this. The doors rattle but I can live with that, it’s the chatter from the two connections for the door. ‘78 FJ40.

Ok, what should I call it then? And thank you for contributing to the question in a meaningful way. I appreciate that.

That was rude, but I am looking for serious responses.

I’ve been working on mine and pulled the hood and found this. Could anyone shed a light on this?

You are right, I have Birfs and knuckle seals synonymous in my head which is incorrect. If it's just the seals it is not expensive to replace. Just a mess.

$185 was the kit from Cruiser Teq. I think I looked around quite a bit and it was the one vendor that had the kit with Koyo bearings. The whole thing was probably closer to $400 after I ordered was not included in the kit various seals etc. I also needed TRE's ($92.00), brake lines, inner outer...

Looks like a solid rig. The birfields need to be redone. Those were about as bad as mine when I purchased little over a year ago. As Rex in Bama said, the fluid leaks are a great preservative...BUT...will add a lot of time to your repair jobs i.e Cutting through that grease to get a socket on...

Working this now on my FJ40 w/ 400 SBC. I could not access a spark plug w/out pulling the steering box. Since my center arm needed rebuilding, I went ahead and got parts to rebuild it, the drag link, new seals for the box and new rag joint. I suspected the steering box being close to the...

Everyone, warning for those of you shopping for FJ parts on FB market place. A simple Google image search will save you thousands. These FB market places are targeted by scammers. I Google Image searched the photos in the link below and it came up with this ad for the same parts sold in 2014...

Finishing my front knuckle rebuild aka "FJ40 Initiation". Everything went well until I found the part below when I neared the end putting it back together. (This was in a container with the parts I took off, I kept them to compare for any signs abnormal wear and tear)... ...Then spent the rest...

Well, I'll keep my eye open. What I did is a way more affordable option that works and perhaps down the road I can take out a loan and buy a set of factory head rests for my '78. Glad I could provide a little help back to a community I've benefited from.

Thank you! Yes mine is a 78. Edit to my post earlier, if anyone has a centering tool they are willing to loan out please PM me for details.

Apologies for the delay. Had a family member pass away. The holes in the FJ seat are a little far aprt but they fit. I sanded the posts, sanded the inside of the posts the most and applied a light coat of WLG. They slid in fine after that. On an unrelated note- If anyone has come get tool they...