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I need to grind here looks like
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My ‘87 from when I was pulling it apart.
Your input shaft is just goobed w/ up grease there right?
Just a data point to this thread:
My 4/1985 build FJ60 has the "3F" marking on it but instead of being a direct fit, there was interference between the bell housing and the front bearing retainer on my new OEM H55F (33030-60450). I had to take a grinder to the bell housing to notch out the ear of the opening on the bell housing so that there was no interference between the front bearing retainer and the bell housing.
This lends a bit of credence to the number of different bell housing styles used during the entire run of the FJ60 for at least the US market.
Mine is a 5/85 and it has the BH that requires no grinding. Looks like you've got that unicorn transitional BH. Suppose it's time to break out the grinder. Does everything else line up?
So you have the double-cardan front Drive shaft?
Also, why is there so much grease on your trans input shaft?
Don't slather the input shaft with grease. Just apply a very thin coat on the splines that you can't even see. Don't put any grease at all on the input shaft tip. It should be squeaky clean devoid of any oil contamination- same with the pilot bearing inner race.
Excessive grease on the input shaft will sling off when driving and contaminate the clutch friction surfaces - requiring you to replace the contaminated clutch --- again