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I bought this rebuild kit to fix my leaking manual steer gear box on my 84 4wd pickup from Rock Auto: More Information for EDELMANN 9017 - https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=3859944&cc=1277243&pt=7397&jsn=906 I assumed it was for manual steer gear, but package arrived and it says power...

Reading about this in other threads/forums, someone said that the FSM for their 71 land cruiser said to add Yeah, I just watched a video of someone rebuilding the gear box of an older Landcruiser. Hopefully it's not much different for the pickup as it didn't seem too difficult.

Hello, I noticed the gear box on my manual steer 1984 Toyota Pickup 4wd solid axle is leaking fluid. I figured I'd just go ahead and replace it but come to find out that sourcing the part is very difficult. I can find power steer boxes and 2wd gear boxes but no manual steer 4wd. Does anyone...

Interesting. I think they did come on the US versions. At least Rock Auto has swaybar links for the 84 4wd.

Well I called them today for clarification and they said that "ball joints" should not have been on the list and that the wheel did not in fact feel loose. Next time I have the truck up on jacks I'll give it some shakes. I kind of feel like I did that after rebuilding the knuckles and it felt...

I'm up in Fairbanks. There's a ton of these trucks up here so I'm sure I can find a backyard mechanic who has some experience with these. I bought the truck to fix up and learn mechanics stuff so I might try and just give it a go myself, but from my research it seemed kinda tricky. No lift...

The rest of the items were: U joints in front and rear of driveline (worn out) Gearbox actively leaking Sway bar links worn out They also recommended tire balance. The tires are dry rotting tho so those will be getting replaced asap. The truck pulls to the right pretty aggresively and shakes...

I took my truck in to get aligned and they gave me a list of stuff that is preventing them from aligning it. One thing on there is driverside upper ball joint. I just finished rebuilding the steering knuckles and do not recall anything resembling an upper ball joint. Does the 1984 solid axle 4wd...

Thanks! So I ended up getting new calipers. I'm gonna get a rebuild kit and rebuild the original ones at some point. Once I installed the new ones the wheel rotated freely and felt way better on both sides. Unfortunately the truck still drives like s*** lol. When I bought it it pulled super...

I bled the brakes earlier with DOT 3 Prestone. I don't think I've seen Valvoline brake fluid in my area. Does it make a noticeable difference and what does that difference look like? Do you also use valvoline engine oil?

Okay, so you were right I do have a LSPV. Bled the 4 brakes and LSPV and I think everythings good. Brake pedal feels stiff and not spongy like it did prior and the brakes engage when I manually turn wheel and press brake pedal. Tomorrow I put the tires on and go for a drive! Only thing that...

And if I do need to remove master cylinder to bench bleed, should I just go ahead and buy a new one. I imagine the current one is the same that came with the truck 40 years ago. Any ideas why there was still fluid in my master cylinder even tho the lines to the front calipers were disconnected...

I looks like there is still fluid in the master cylinder. I completly disconnected the brake line from the front wheels and they were left unscrewed for a couple of weeks. I figured it would have all drained out, but it looks like there is still fluid in there. So do I need to take the master...

I understand the process for the most part, but I'm confused about the 5th bleeding spot (according to Hayes manual), the master cylinder. Do I need to take the cylinder out of the truck to bleed it (bench bleeding I've seen it called). How would you bleed master cylinder? Also in my research I...

Oh wow, I didn't realize assembled calipers were that cheap. Just looked on rockauto and looks like I can replace both for $100. Thanks!