Birf Job Help!

[EricG]

Any tips on getting the cone washers on the steering arm out?? I've been beating on it awhile now and only one has come free. They just popped right off in the video

I've hit it with some liquid wrench ... any other suggestions?

 

[Tentsontop]

Try tapping/prying them with a small pry bar. I had a few stubborn ones that came loose after I gave them a little nudge then whacked the stud/trunion with a brass hammer.

 

[cruiser88]

dont mean to hijack but can ya steer me in the right direction for the birf video

 

[4WD Toyota Owner Magazine]

search for Jim Reiss

Go to the vendor section and look, Jim Reiss sells them.

Here's an article 4WD Toyota Owner magazine did about birfields that may also be of help.

http://www.4wdtoyotaowner.com/birfields.html

 

[landtank]

use a 3lb sledge hammer. Those playschool ones aren't up to the task.

 

[TX_TLC]

Hit it harder....Using a brass sledge mine came right out with a few VERY hard pops.

 

[EricG]

Got em off - like you said, just took more beating. Everything looks good on the pasenger side so far - lots of grease, no diff fluid. Upper trunion bearing race was worn fairly hard - getting replaced of course. I butchered one oil seal - had a spare, but I can't dick up another one

Started raining here now so I'm off to checker to get my new calipers and some lunch.

Thanks guys.

 

[tarbe]

Any tips on getting the cone washers on the steering arm out?? They just popped right off in the video

That's because I was swinging the hammer

Seriously, it is difficult to hit with the needed force first time around. You just cringe...

 

[EricG]

That's because I was swinging the hammer

Seriously, it is difficult to hit with the needed force first time around. You just cringe...

Yea, exactly - makes me nervous beating on expensive parts that hard!

But it was nothing compared to how hard I had to beat one of my birfs to get it apart - Damn! And the other side just popped apart like nothing

 

[landtank]

But it was nothing compared to how hard I had to beat one of my birfs to get it apart

look at the c-clip on that birf very closely, it could have gotten bent from when it was originally assembled as what was making it come apart hard. I had one like this.