I did something similar years ago. Didn’t have distributor seated so wasn’t pumping oil. Melted all my camshaft bearings. i took off my oil pan and could see the problem.
Make sure to use caliper grease on all drum brake cylinders as you put them together and install. I forgot this and after a winter sitting a number of cylinders froze (rusted enough not to move). Buy the adjusting tool if you don’t already have one. They are worth the expense.
You guys all rock. Great feedback. I'm going to remove the inspection cover and look. Was thinking heat shield too for a bit because the one under the battery started rattling a year or so back. This sound is further back. I can't picture any such thing further back as ToyotaMatt suggests so...
1969 FJ40
rebuilt engine
original 3-speed tranny and original transfercase
I have this chatter sound that is driving me nuts. I'm fine with the high pitch whirring of transmission and hum of tires but this chatter is driving me nuts.
Under load by speeding up fast or ascending a hill it goes...
Awesome to see the images. Wish I had had a tranny jack like that. First time I put my 3-speed tranny in I partly laid over the passenger seat and held it there and wiggled in it. Just about crushed my ribs doing it. Then I bought a junker tranny jack from Harbor Freight. It worked well enough...
No mark is a grade 4! Nice. That does help.
I have two bolts on my locking hub assembly that are busted off. Drilled them and tried to unscrew using a revere thread bolt removal tool with no lock. Didn't want to twist the removal tool so hard that it too would break off. Will have to take...
I suck at Haynes and other manuals. The wording on the diagrams seems to not match the directions or torque table.
So after breaking one bolt I figured I should post.
Progression; f-bombs, beer then firearms. So I stopped at beer! Just kidding (kinda)
After inspecting my airfield I'm...