Hey guys, I'm doing a knuckle rebuild on my FJ60 in the next couple weeks. I'm planning on disassembling the birfields, cleaning, repacking. While I've never done this job before, I'm under the impression that there is a snap ring (and a c-clip as well?) that break when you separate the birf from the axle shaft. I asked SOR if their knuckle kit comes with replacement snap rings, etc, and they told me DON'T DISASSEMBLE THE BIRFIELD BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE BALLS GO BACK IN THE SAME PLACE, ETC. It makes sense because the moving surfaces that contact each other will wear in the same manner. Does anyone have any comments on this?? I figure that if I'm very careful to replace the balls exactly where they came from that I could get away with cleaning it w/o messing anything up. And where do I get a replacement snap ring??....it seems like a dime a dozen part but I don't think the average auto parts store will carry something like that. Thanks for all the input on this, I'm sure many of you have experience with the almighty knuckle job.
