Ok so my 1980 FJ40 is at the body shop. The body shop owner called and said the pitman arm was leaking and the transfer case output shaft was leaking on his shop floor. I went to the shop and confirmed there are two leaks. I figured I would be fixing some leaks after the rebuilt engine went in. I chose not to rebuild the transmission or transfer case at the time as they appeared to not leak and work fine.
So now....
1) Transfer case output shaft leak- I went to Specter offroad and looked for the seals that seem to be leaking. I was blown away. There are tons of seals that it could be. Any ideas on which seal could be the culprit? I know this is vague but some of you guys have done multiple cruisers....I would rather not put the case and replace every seal unless all if these seals eventually go. My gut feeling is that there are maybe 2 or 3 seals in the case that go out on a regular basis.
2) Pitman arm leak- When I looked for pitman arm seal I found nothing at SOR. Is the pitman called something else?
3) Worn rear axles? I need new rear axles and I have a spare from a 1978 FJ55 I had a few years ago. Isn't it the third member that makes the 1978 4/11 gears. Are the axles the same?
4) the speedometer arm in the gauge cluster is loose and appears to be slightly tweaked. I am trying to keep this thing 100% stock so should I try to fix the gauge cluster or simply buy a used one. Mileage is excluded from the licensing in WA state as it is older than 1986.
I have a huge list of things to get from CDAN and SOR.
thanks
Aaron
So now....
1) Transfer case output shaft leak- I went to Specter offroad and looked for the seals that seem to be leaking. I was blown away. There are tons of seals that it could be. Any ideas on which seal could be the culprit? I know this is vague but some of you guys have done multiple cruisers....I would rather not put the case and replace every seal unless all if these seals eventually go. My gut feeling is that there are maybe 2 or 3 seals in the case that go out on a regular basis.
2) Pitman arm leak- When I looked for pitman arm seal I found nothing at SOR. Is the pitman called something else?
3) Worn rear axles? I need new rear axles and I have a spare from a 1978 FJ55 I had a few years ago. Isn't it the third member that makes the 1978 4/11 gears. Are the axles the same?
4) the speedometer arm in the gauge cluster is loose and appears to be slightly tweaked. I am trying to keep this thing 100% stock so should I try to fix the gauge cluster or simply buy a used one. Mileage is excluded from the licensing in WA state as it is older than 1986.
I have a huge list of things to get from CDAN and SOR.
thanks
Aaron