Recent content by lbrillhart

Elbert, I'm interested in the used fan shroud if it's restorable. Email sent for pics. Thanks, lbrillhart

I could use one.

Hey thanks Matt. I really appreciate all the help you and everyone else have given. What's next? This old thing. It's been apart even longer than the front end so be looking out for my next thread "What's an idler shaft?" Thanks!

So after finishing the right hub I went back to the left side and pulled it all apart again to put in the seal on the inner bearing. I'm not sure why I thought I needed to tap the left side bearing on in the first place. It slid on and off just like the right. Sure it's got to be squared up...

So it was a successful night, until you guys tell me I screwed up again. Pulled the aftermarket retainer/dust seal and replaced it with a nice shiny OEM version. Big difference. It actually fits and with an expected amount of stiction. Here's a pic of the two retainers. The one on the...

Well I've been trying to make more progress before updating the thread, but ran into another snag. So first off, I pulled the inner hub bearing off the spindle. Then I used a bit of emery cloth to take down the burrs from my errant staking. Once the bearing would slide over the spindle...

Bearing in the hub with a seal? :doh:It's all becoming clear now. Ok, so I'll pull the bearing I staked on, put it in the hub with the seal and then slide the hub onto the spindle.

So after taking the pics and reading your responses I decided to stake the spindle. I should have taken pics of that too, but got excited and just pressed the bearing on. It took a good bit of force and snugged right up so I'm thinking it should work out. Thanks for the help!

And lastly a shot of the spindle. It's pretty smooth, maybe just a bit of scoring from the old bearing. I disassembled everything back in the fall so I don't remember if the old bearing fell off or not.

And there it is all the way on without any force. There isn't much clearance between the bearing and spindle, but if I give the rollers a good spin they go around along with the inner race.

Now I'm jiggling the bearing onto the spindle. When I get it squared up it starts to slide right on.

And here it is again. The new bearing just resting on the skinny part of the spindle. About to be "pressed" on.

Ok, here are a few pics. First off we're talking about a '76 FJ40 with disc brakes.

I'm rebuilding my front wheels. When I went to tap the brand new inner wheel bearing onto the right spindle it just slid all the way on. There isn't much play but the race will rotate on the spindle. This is contrary to the left side which took a little force to get the new bearing on. I'm...

Jeff, I've been studying your 12si upgrade. Looks very good. What are the specs on the smaller alternator pulley? Was it already installed on the new alternator or did you find it another way? Thanks for the info