Recent content by Ironman2011

Search for drive flange and cone washers and I imagine you will find the post but essentially it uses a piece of hose on the end of a blunt air hammer tool. It makes the cone washers pop out easily (I didn't have a brass drift and there wasn't one in town for sale, but I had an air hammer and 4...

Upon just seeing an email about the post from TXLX100 above, I realized that I never posted my results. In short, prior to the problem I posted about, I had paid a local repair shop (that had done some work for me before) to do some preventative maintenance and repack/replace the front wheel...

OOOPS ... forgot ... I second what @abuck99 said about being careful not to scratch/nick the ID of the diff tube ... slow, deliberate action that you only allow to move a little as you work around the seal ... if you just give it a whack the seal may move too far and your tool will hit the ID of...

If you haven't already gotten the seal out, I can't seem to remember for sure but I either used a very small pry bar (came in a set of 4 or 5 from Harbor Freight) or I used a cheap seal puller I found at Harbor Freight or a combination of the two. One other thing I did once I got the old seal...

Looking for more feedback on this option from any experienced mechanics. It make sense to me so far but I'm cautious. To me this approach 1) may eliminate the need to drill holes, paint holes, etc. 2) eliminates the worry about low spots in extended tubes 3) prevents ingesting humid air into...

Thanks again 2001LC. I guess I need to also locate my diff breather tube and see if it is clogged ... back to searching this incredible forum.

Thank you 2001LC.

Hi Julian, It seems I may be ordering a new oil seal ... I'm sure I'll wreck the new one I just installed. Regarding the ball joint studs, I was thinking that maybe they wouldn't be so tight next time, possibly. Even though the tapered holes in the steering knuckle (SK) looked totally clean...

1999 Land Cruiser, Driver Side, Differential Tube, Oil Seal Placement I'm replacing my original CV drive shaft on the DS. I guess I should have looked here before installing my new seal. Oh well. Anyway, I took a picture of the new seal placement which I will try to attach. Basically the...

So, the FSM reads "FSM says nlgi#1 synthetic oil and lithium soap base chassis grease" for the needle bearing and brass bearing/bushing area. Does this mean that you put the oil on one and the grease on the other or mix them or ??? I found Mobil 1 Synthetic Grease at a local store and the...

Thank you ton504, Trunk Monkey, and jLB. I did try searching for a few words related to my problem before I originally posted but didn't seem to find something that sounded like what I had. After I reposted today I found "Solved! Slipping Drivetrain: Possible Causes? Order of Operations ?"...

I originally posted about this on 11/20 but no replies were received. I have some new information. I have verified that as long as the center differential lock (CDL) is engaged that the noise and engine revving doesn't occur. I believe something is slipping in the driver's side front wheel...

1999 Land Cruiser - no serious off-roading in its life but has 237k miles. About 2 months ago I was driving at 75 mph or so on the highway and a loud noise seemed to come from the front left (driver side) and the tachometer shot up to ~ 4k rpm with no vehicle speed increase. I let off the...

Thanks for the info ... when I eventually have to replace the original alternator I'll try going out the top because the bottom was a real pain ... turned out that the battery needed replaced and there was a thick uniform coating of corrosion on the inside of the negative battery clamp ... I...

Good idea as it was a real pain to remove. Thanks!