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also,, what torque are you guys applying to the oil cover phillip screws When re installing? i just bought new screws and a new pump cover,,, my old cover seem a little warped.

Hello Nuclearlemon,,,, Finally got my crank bolt off ,,,lol it sure is rewarding to actually have it come out,, those that had a tuff time , know what i am reffering to,,,lol........on my 96 Cruiser ,,, took a 3/4 drive impact gun ,,, took a little hustle to get it off, but finally it is...

Finally got it to break loose. Between 2 broken 1/2 inchbreaker bars , 1/2 inch craftsman impact not strong enough, finally a craftsman high output Impact did the job. Insane whAt I had to go through to get this 30 Mm bolt out,,,, as mentioned someone else had this bolt out before,, so I think...

Thanks GW nugget. Very helpful, just might need to upgrade to 3/4 or 1 inch drive socket and breaker bar,,, gonna have to wait to see if my friends garage has any of those up for borrow. lol....... Mind you i actually got my hands on the 2 sst tools that hold the pulley in place while trying...

Thank you inkpot. I just wanted to make sure. much appreciated. :beer::beer:

Hello to all mud members: i need some help, in trying to get the crank pulley bolt loosened. I have the radiator out and all other associated coils out of the way as well. i have full view and access to this entire area , as i am doing quite a bit of work on my 1996 Cruiser. I would like to...

HORND I already have my original valve cover already off, doing other engine work,, and have done replacement of spark plug seals on other cruisers, as well my current valve cover is beat up , extremely dirty,,, i got my hands on this newer valve cover at a swap meet that did not need...

Thanks Beno, for you time and effort.:beer::D Courious on ur answer on that seal.

You are the man Beno,,,, Thank you for the black seal number, and your input with the updated Valve Cover Cat #. There is definetly a difference between the black seal and the brown seal. the radius of the black seal regarding the metal band within the seal that keeps the seasl in shape...

Hello Beno,,,,, I was hoping you would drop in. you would be the one to answer my Toyota parts question,,,,lol. The black spark plug seals that came with the Toyota Valve cover were pressed in for sure,,, only a factory can press them in like that with out any marks left behind,,,not even a...

thank you nuclear lemon.

Sorry about title of this thread,,suppose to read valve cover not valve body,,, guess it will take a couple of postings to be allowed to go back and change things... :bang: Lol.

Hello to all,,, long time reader,,,, this forum rocks..... A lot of good people and info on here. I recently acquired a new valve cover for my 1996 FZJ80 Cruiser through a swap meet. toyota Cat # 11201-66021. Price was too good to pass up,,,,,lol.... Upon opening the box, I noticed black spark...