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Hey KevsDieselLC, Did you ever find the CAD drawing for the 3B AC bracket? CanCrusher never responded to me did you have any luck?

Luis, Will this AC bracket work on a BJ42?

For a belt size I would wrap a rope size to fit the pulleys groove and get the length needed and match it to vbelts available lengths. You should get fairly close to the needed size. The condenser mounts in front of the radiator. Check out: Downloads - www.vintageair.com The instructions will...

Sorry Patrick, $2020.00 is way out of my price range.

I need a power steering gear box for 1982 BJ42, LH Drive.

Thanks, I've already purchased . Finally in the process of using the tool. Should be finished next week and will be offering it for rent if anyone has the need.

I understand that the newer alignment tool version is to enable work on drum too. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Another way to avoid premature axle seal failure, even if the axle is slightly off center / bent, is use Marlin Crawler axle seals. Very forgiving.

I'm not sure if someone else had been into the axles / knuckles before me so I wanted to have the tool on hand just to check and to check bearing preload. If things aren't right I can then correct them. Hopefully I can just reuse the original shim setup.

The Steering knuckle gauge arrived yesterday. Hopefully the axle seal, bearings etc install goes well. I'll post an update when complete.

I placed the order for the knuckle tool with Amayama. The cost with shipping was just over $276. It will take approximately 9 days for shipping. I'll update when it arrives.

Well I checked with the local Toyota dealer and he presented me with Bosch / Toyota order form which is available online and the going price is $308. I have also placed an inquiry with Amayama Trading They show it available for $231.84 + shipping. I haven't found it anywhere else currently for...

Check out this link. There are several good photos of the kit. I googled "Bosch toyota steering knuckle centering tool" bosch toyota steering knuckle centering tool - Google Search