Maintenance .... never had a problem running stock set up for 230K
Again: Check your Knuckle-Nuts ;-) (1 Viewer)
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Personally I think the factory studs are marginal in there ability to function flawlessly.
Kind of like our head gaskets. Early on people were quick to insinuate that those having a problem were some how responsible for the problem because they didn’t adhere to a strict maintenance schedule.
No, just like the knuckle studs the HGs were marginally OK.
Toyota superceded the stud part number about two years ago.
Beno posted this part number and pic. He also advised that they now come with thread locker already on it AND they advised a torque to install them.
I know people who have used red loctite on the studs with great success and others regretted doing that when they found a sheered stud in the knuckle that they couldn’t extract.
Do you know what this is?
I have new studs waiting for a knuckle rebuild. Might photograph them side by side.
I wonder if Toyota upgraded the tensile strength
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Red loctite melts with heat. I have nothing against upgrading knuckle studs but in over 20yrs I have never had a problem.
There is no marginal head gasket. It is a friggin aluminum head on a cast iron block, this is where head problems stem from.
Cheers
There is no marginal head gasket. It is a friggin aluminum head on a cast iron block, this is where head problems stem from.
Cheers
Start with my post and follow the links until you find the pic attached by OGBeno.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?
I got 04111-66061 from partsouq for about half the price as the fzj80 version , including shipping. It comes with everything you need. I think I got the idea from @SNLC or @COYS not sure, but it's been discussed thoroughly as mentioned. You did well, david. All credit goes to SNLC. He's...
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Start with my post and follow the links until you find the pic attached by OGBeno.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?
I got 04111-66061 from partsouq for about half the price as the fzj80 version , including shipping. It comes with everything you need. I think I got the idea from @SNLC or @COYS not sure, but it's been discussed thoroughly as mentioned. You did well, david. All credit goes to SNLC. He's...
That sounds like hard work. Was hoping you'd spoon feed us a number!
36 lb-ft ya baby......That sounds like hard work. Was hoping you'd spoon feed us a number!
And, coz why not
Seems like there is a replica of the now hard to find "VIM Tools DPW1417" by Capri.
Amazon product ASIN B083GBGZ3Z
Longer than the Snap-On one posted here too - 16".
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@Drift Monkey, that $29 tool has zero degree off set while the other has 75 degree. While not absolutely necessary to have the 75 degree offset, it sure makes it easier to use in the tight spaces of the knuckles.
Yeah that passenger side one is inset, good point!
I need to figure out what super short extension/socket will reach in there (on a torque wrench) without taking the wheel off. The size is super specific hahaha.
There's loads of variations of crows foot sockets
You just need to adjust torque figures to account for the change in leverage
Could work too, but I'm gonna try to find a better solution if possible and keep a wrench for the trail.
So Toyota redesigning the head gasket wasn’t for the early HG failures they were seeing?
Why did they redesign it then?
Because they can’t use the same materials they used to,I believe asbestos
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No idea why Toyota does many things they do. Several times a week in the shop we say, “like really Toyota”?
Perhaps it was a bandaid on their aluminum head to cast iron block?
Cheers
I know. Head gaskets failing at 60k wasn’t a good look for them either.
So the original HG was marginally ok
