Not sure what 'good shape' means to you. It's kinda like 'rusty'. I figure I'll bring my impact into that part of my woods and unscrew them. I do understand that forums have rules about the regular forum topics and the want ads. I think we should...
While many of you have seen these photos before, they are pertinent to this thread and some of the newer guys may not have seen them. I'm now thinking this was more like 1990 as the smallest kid was born in January of '88 and I remember the kids...
I think I'll put off buying a Chinese tub until the factory that builds these Champion radiators (that sell on amazon for 200 bucks) starts offering a tub. The welds on the above tub look like some of the stuff I did an hour after I unboxed my...
Believe me, you are gonna have a blast, and the people you will meet because of the 55 will be icing on the cake. Took my family of five for a month long trip in our '79 55, towing a 15' travel trailer in 1994. Disneyland, the the Southwestern...
From memory there was something like this in the SOR catalogue back in the day. "Stand in front of the vehicle where you can see the center arrm and pivot. Have someone turn the steering wheel back and forth. If you see up and down movement on...
Thanks so much for making this video. It was very informative and the process is now well documented. If a picture (like in the FSM) is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a million. Will be looking for you two on oscar night.
I have arrived at my simplest method of extracting that bearing. It's back to the carraige bolt method I use for pilot bearings, but with a twist.
1) Using a dental pick, ice pick, small screwdriver, your choice. Pry the cage and needles...
If those bars were 3/4"-1" long they would would lock into the empty race once the needles and cage were easily disposed of. And I bet a slide hammer would make light work of it once you got a good purchase on that top lip of the race. I can...
Sheesh, this is a very nice build. I see you are now hurtling headlong toward a shake-down road trip. When you get to Orcas, find Pickett's Lane and wind your way up Mt. Pickett. I'm at the 'Men Working' sign about a half mile up. If you hear...
Thank you guys, I press onwards and now have the front drive nosecone put together and more parts cleaned. My day job has been getting in the way of progress, but I should have more time next week. I mistakenly ordered a clutch sleeve for the...
I have read a lot of your older threads but just finished going through this one. You have some mad skills there. The wizard ain't no slouch either. Looks to me like you are doing a damn good job of living the dream. And now I know what to do...
Thank you Mark for the kind words, and pb4, the wedge was inserted so it was held by friction, but not enough to spread the gap. Then inserted so the wedge bottoms out, and as the bolt is tapped further inwards it spreads. Of course there is a...
Thanks Mark, I did get it out. Somewhere I have a dremel set from 1966, Christmas in the 8th grade. and I searched for an hour but I must have loaned it to one of my kids. The first try earlier this morning with the split carraige bolt got me...
Dawn's early light finds me reading more info about removing this needle bearing. I now see there is indeed an inner race, so just getting the cage and needles out will not be enough. Orange45 made a note that on the split case, Toyota finally...
After reading a lot of threads along with their photos, I plan to stay out of the transmission. I can live with some clunk. I received my Tcase set from Cruiser Outfitters last week, but decided to get a new input gear and a new high speed output...
It's not easy being green. (With envy). I lost an identical '79 g/w 55 to road salt as the body was completely destroyed when my wife insisted on a yearly cross country ski trip to Manning Park in British Columbia. It started bubbling under the...
I bought some for a skilsaw from the hardware store bin drawers and resized them on my belt sander. That was 20 years ago, so pb4ugo, it isn't a crap shoot, it's a reality. I can't remember the brand of saw etc, but just get them oversized. If no...
Yes, I know it's a 55, but unlike the vast majority here, the 'then' when I bought it was a much better vehicle than it is now. After this travel trailer trip to Death Valley we had another kid who will be 29 this month. The wagon had to be in...
Sure looks purdier than mine in the photo above it. Gives me something to strive for as I just got my box of T-case parts from Cruiser Outfitters this afternoon.
Chev wheels from the '50s-mid '80s had a much better offset and they look way more 'FJ 40'... As far as the center holes, I have cut them bigger with many different methods. Hole saw with a pilot, turning them like a lathe on a rear axle, even a...
And keep in mind that in Seattle the cops are not allowed to pursue a stolen vehicle. They just have to wave to him as he drives away. This may have changed just yesterday, as I saw something on the news about that ridiculous law. BTW my oldest...