Recent content by sullyman

thanks for the quick responses guys :) much appreciated! think i'll have a look and see how much the new fork/gear costs and likely just replace them to be on the safe side. as for the t case and gearbox, (i no longer believe they're stock :P ) i'm not 100% sure at the moment, only just...

alrighty! xfer case has been pulled apart, cleaned, and ready to be put back together once the rebuild kit arrives. there's three items which i'm not sure whether they'll be an issue or not, any input would be much appreciated :) 1) The idler gear - is that pitting going to mean bad things...

thanks mate! will probably end up getting a kit from them, doesn't appear to be one for the gearbox though, only the xfer case. though i might be blind :P one step at a time, xfer case first, then gearbox. see how i go!

whoops! just realised part numbers should be on the bearings themselves which i'll be able to discover as i dismantle the box/case :) other questions probably aren't valid as i'll be able to call around with the part numbers i get and see what prices i can find! thanks all.

Gday guys! I'm in the process of doing a complete frame-off rebuild on my 73 fj40, and doing as much of it myself as i can! I'm in the process of pulling apart the gearbox (4spd) + xfer case (both stock i believe) to replace bearings/seals etc. I'm hoping to source bearings directly from a...

definitely do read em! so much to learn from what other people are doing to get around certain problems n such. in the process of rebuilding my own 73' 40, great fun and a lot of hard work. regularly look at people's build threads to hopefully solve problems before i come across them :P will be...