Decided to swap the axle. Have a bearing and seal kit on its way and going to knock it all out at once. As for the 3rd member, the disc brake axle has a locker installed which is good but when i.pulled the drain plug it had some pretty significant metal build up. So, out with that 3rd and...
They definatley need a rebuild. I was concerned the axle house might be bent as well. Are these sturdy enough that is not a concern? One of the bump stop plates is bent over but visually that is all I can see. The 75 axle has 60k miles and hasn't been opened by the looks. As for drive shift...
Opinion based question but going back and forth on best solution. Working on a 1975 FJ40 that was put into a ditch years ago. As a result the steering linkage and leaf spring is bent. Could have frame issues too but haven't got it onto a rack yet. I picked up a 1977 for front axle and steering...