Once the bolt is off, the balancer should just slide right off the crank. The bolt is torqued to over 300 ft./lbs. It's going to be tough to remove. Place a long 3/4" breaker bar and socket on it with a ratchet strap holding it tight against the right side frame rail. Remove the ignition...
Looking for a bare front axle housing for an FJ40 or FJ55. May be interested in a complete assembly depending on price. If I'm buying a full assembly, I'd prefer disc and fine spline. Who's got one?
Aliexpress is clutch for connectors. Shipping takes forever though. I incorrectly ordered three female connectors (didn't notice the ad defaulted to female and the picture showed both male and female) when I needed males. Waited a month, got the wrong connectors. Now I'm two weeks into...
That truck appears to possibly be cleaner than most. The rust looks superficial to me. I would wire brush or needle scale the frame and coat it with Fluid Film. As for the surface rust on the roof, CLR and a Scotch Brite pad to knock down the rust and treat with Penetrol. The rest of the...
I seem to recall an FJ45LV color called Coronado beige or Colorado beige that I had zoned in on as a possibility. None of the FJ55 specific charts had colors that looked right to me.
Nassau Beige appears to have been a metallic color which my truck is clearly not. I was thinking either Sundune White (beige) or Pluto Beige. I never could quite figure it out.