Builds Big Red Toy (4 Viewers)

[GLTHFJ60]

Will a 80 series rotor fit in the 62? I know it's a bit larger in diameter.

Nope, not that I've seen anyway. Rotor and caliper spacing are different, which means a different knuckle, or bracket, is necessary.

You really don't like the idea of the Tundra setup, do you What you're thinking with the FZJ80 brake setup, if possible, would require as much, if not more, work as the Tundra setup.

 

[The Phoenician]

Thanks Johnny.
I thought about the tundra conversion a lot. Wrote Vince and mulled it over with a master tech from Toyota who was going to help me out. I even secured a lift for it, but as I was about to squeeze the trigger, 13 year old cat had several expensive complications and is refusing to die. Now he's diabetic with a brain tumor, but alive enough to not have him put down yet. Essentially he wiped out my toy fund and now I'm doing it on the cheap, the very cheap. So no Tacoma bracket money, no tundra rotor money, nothing. I ended up ordering the stock ones instead. The good news is the parts store has messed up my order about 4 times now and will be giving me the rotors and calipers for free.

Thanks for answering so quickly, I was standing at the counter debating which rotors to go with.

I'm replacing my bushings today, so I might post up pictures later.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Thanks Johnny.
I thought about the tundra conversion a lot. Wrote Vince and mulled it over with a master tech from Toyota who was going to help me out. I even secured a lift for it, but as I was about to squeeze the trigger, 13 year old cat had several expensive complications and is refusing to die. Now he's diabetic with a brain tumor, but alive enough to not have him put down yet. Essentially he wiped out my toy fund and now I'm doing it on the cheap, the very cheap. So no Tacoma bracket money, no tundra rotor money, nothing. I ended up ordering the stock ones instead. The good news is the parts store has messed up my order about 4 times now and will be giving me the rotors and calipers for free.

Thanks for answering so quickly, I was standing at the counter debating which rotors to go with.

I'm replacing my bushings today, so I might post up pictures later.

I hear you man, no worries, just giving you a hard time

Good luck with the bushing swap!

 

[The Phoenician]

I hear you man, no worries, just giving you a hard time

Good luck with the bushing swap!

Thanks, I would expect nothing less from you guys on this forum .

I have one side completed, but it wont let me post up pictures . I'll try later.

 

[The Phoenician]

Nothing sexy to report. I already mentioned I'm getting most of my brake parts for free. I started on the bushings yesterday and did the front axle leafs. I had some trouble with the springs, it's definitely not a one man job. In some spots I could have used a bottle jack, but I left mine at home so we used a crow bar. The old bushings were stuck in there pretty good, so had to air saw them out and drill them. the left spot where the shackle eye is crooked, we hit with an air hammer. I have to get that re-welded properly.

the old right bushing


Drilling it out


The new right bushing. I'll take better pictures of the left side that's crooked and show you where it needs to be re-welded later.


In a separate note. I got my block heater cable today. Came just in time, the weather is in its 20s today (that's cold as hell for Texas). The cable was about 11 bucks and seems to work well.



The cable fits nice and snug, might have to move it around a bit to get it to line up. I can already feel the different. the IR thermometer shows the blow at 16 degrees which the heater is in its 70s within a few minutes of hooking it up. I'll write more pros and cons about this cable when I spent enough time using it.

 

[The Phoenician]

here's the old left bushings. You can see how it's cockeyed.








It's hard to tell, but there's a small broken welded bead. Need to get that fixed.

for now we straightened it out with an air hammer.

 

[The Phoenician]

ok it's amateur hour again, I have a brake leak in my front right caliper. I don't plan on driving it much until I replace it on wednesday. But I'm wondering if anyone has had complete brake failure because of a leaky caliper? In theory I know it can happen, but has it actually happened to anyone?

on a slightly different note, I find drops of coolant whenever I have the block heater on, any guys with a 4bt experiencing this? Haven't been able to trace the source yet.

 

[davegonz]

It's a two circuit brake system..right? I guess as long as you have some fluid left in the reservoir, you can still stop with your rear brakes. Maybe....

 

[The Phoenician]

yeah in theory, i should be able to stop with my rears, which are both brand new. In reality i won't be able to stop when I need it to. I already have a bay scheduled for it on wednesday. I'm putting in caster shims and then replacing all the front brake components. if I have time I'll finish up the rear bushings.

How's your project coming?

 

[davegonz]

The old engine is out. Working on cleaning stuff up and removing the old mounts this week.

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[The Phoenician]

Dave your 4bt block heater doesn't have an element or you don't have a cord to plug it into, or do you just not use it?

 

[davegonz]

I don't have one at all.

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[GLTHFJ60]

ok it's amateur hour again, I have a brake leak in my front right caliper. I don't plan on driving it much until I replace it on wednesday. But I'm wondering if anyone has had complete brake failure because of a leaky caliper? In theory I know it can happen, but has it actually happened to anyone?

What do you mean "complete brake failure"? If you have a leak anywhere in the system, your pedal will go soft and you'll have to stand on the brakes to get the other circuit to do much of anything.

The old engine is out. Working on cleaning stuff up and removing the old mounts this week.

Sent from my Galaxy S4.

Whoa, what are you doing now? Take the 4BT out for some reason?

 

[davegonz]

OM617 into my FJ55.

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[GLTHFJ60]

OM617 into my FJ55.

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Sweet!! Thread?

 

[davegonz]

https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-pig-preservation-society/743928-hamps-new-home.html

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[TRAIL TAILOR]

Sweet!! Thread?

He's putting a Mercedes deisel in my old HAMP.. I can't wait to see it done. Tucker's is sweet set up that way.

J

 

[The Phoenician]

What do you mean "complete brake failure"? If you have a leak anywhere in the system, your pedal will go soft and you'll have to stand on the brakes to get the other circuit to do much of anything...

You have the bare/bear (not sure which one is the correct spelling) with me. English isn't my first or second language, I often times use direct literal translation which is incorrect in english but makes sense (at least in my head) in another language. You should see me at the parts store, they pretty much ask me to draw things at this point. What I meant by complete failure is that i simply won't be able to stop the truck while driving it in a reasonable or safe distance. Right now the pedal is ok, though a bit softer than usual. I was just wondering if by driving it and pumping the brakes a few times that actually makes the leak worse which will cause it to not stop as designed. I know there's a safety mechanism in the master cylinders which like you said you'd have to stand on it to get it to work. But if it gets to that point then that's brake failure, though I realize that may not be the industry definition.
I have the same issue with describing assault weapon systems. Though I know them I'm trained in them, I can disassemble and reassemble them blindly, I still mess up describing what I'm doing with them. Basically I would be good at showing you, but not good at telling you how. Land cruisers are the same for me, except until recently I only drove them, I'm just now learning how to work on them. Which is why I pose a lot of amateur or stupid questions.

I thank you all for your patience and advice throughout this thread.

here is Dave's thread

https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-pig-preservation-society/743928-hamps-new-home.html

 

[GLTHFJ60]

It's "bear" in that context

Think of the brake system like a pressure cooker. If the pressure cooker has a leak, then it's no longer going to be able to cook properly. When it gets that leak, you can call it a "complete pressure cooker failure", or you can call it a "problem" that you fix with new parts. Same thing with brakes. If you get a leak while driving, that's definitely a "problem", but you still have the other circuit (assuming only one circuit has the leak) and you can usually get home. Is it a "complete system failure"? That's up to your personal opinion.

 

[The Phoenician]

bear and bare, passed and past still mess me up, but I know the difference between their and there and they're, so that's at least something . Thanks Johnny.