I'd be Interested,
can we see a picture first ? Dose anybody know what years, had large or small tool rolls ?
were all tool rolls the same FJ40 - 45 - 55 ?
Thanks Joe C
Canvas Tool Roll...What's It Worth?
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I'd be Interested,
can we see a picture first ? Dose anybody know what years, had large or small tool rolls ?
were all tool rolls the same FJ40 - 45 - 55 ?
Thanks Joe C
I'd be interested depending on price. Also, it would be cool if someone could come up with the oldschool Toyota logo stamp for the rolls. make them look that much more OEM
What's the story with the little yellow screwdriver in this pic?
I found the one that came with my kit. It has a whatchmacallit inside the handle. It looks like a fuse or a light (maybe both?). Is this thing a tester of some sort?
No, not a tester. Its actually a flat / phillips combo screw driver.
Pull it out! It took me about a year to realize that. It was a great Eureka moment.
Here it is pulled out. Sorry for the blurriness, my camera sucks **lls in macro.
Also i have included an emergency flare that is common in RHD vehicles.
It is usually mounted somewhere near the passenger's leg area.
That's a different style yellow handle screw driver. The ones as part of the early style points kit is some sort of tester.
That's one of the things that I didn't get in my partial set, but I wonder if it's a spark plug tester of sorts. Just a guess.
And by the way, there were two early engine adjust kits. One that came with the tool roll, and one with a points file instead of the tester, P/N 09850-21010. And there was carb driver set as well.
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I am going out of town for a week but am looking to having a canvas roll made. What I was thinking was buying some oiled canvas and having a patten made. Then getting a shoe repair guy in town sew on teh pockets, edges etc.... What do you think?
I am going out of town for a week but am looking to having a canvas roll made. What I was thinking was buying some oiled canvas and having a patten made. Then getting a shoe repair guy in town sew on teh pockets, edges etc.... What do you think?
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So, I finally got the tools....it wasn't exactly what I was expecting - I thought I was getting the older tool roll, but this is pretty cool, too! The tools are all is excellent shape and, from what I can tell, nothing is missing.
Compared to the older roll, this kit doesn't have the ballpeen hammer or the blue/green pouch with the engine tools. The spark plug tool is slightly different also. The pouch, itself, isn't nearly as "heavy-duty" as my dad's (from his '67 FJ40) - the canvas on his is thick - mine almost feels like vinyl.
Does anyone know if this set is complete or if I'm missing anything? Also, if anyone has the earlier, thick canvas tool roll (someone in this thread had mentioned getting some new ones made ???), the hammer and the engine tool pouch, I may just "re-create" an older kit using these tools as a starting point.....
Older or newer, I think this kit was well worth the $100 I paid (okay, $125 - I added some on for his shipping costs). Anyone have any idea when Toyota switched the kits?
Compared to the older roll, this kit doesn't have the ballpeen hammer or the blue/green pouch with the engine tools. The spark plug tool is slightly different also. The pouch, itself, isn't nearly as "heavy-duty" as my dad's (from his '67 FJ40) - the canvas on his is thick - mine almost feels like vinyl.
Does anyone know if this set is complete or if I'm missing anything? Also, if anyone has the earlier, thick canvas tool roll (someone in this thread had mentioned getting some new ones made ???), the hammer and the engine tool pouch, I may just "re-create" an older kit using these tools as a starting point.....
Older or newer, I think this kit was well worth the $100 I paid (okay, $125 - I added some on for his shipping costs). Anyone have any idea when Toyota switched the kits?
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It's the same tool kit I bought 'bout a year ago (don't ask what I paid).
The wood handle screw drivers and the grease gun are hard to come by.
A guy on E-Bay just sold the other kit you were looking for $500. And one like yours with out the grease gun is starting at $100 from the same guy. You did GOOD!
Nick
It's the same tool kit I bought 'bout a year ago (don't ask what I paid).
The wood handle screw drivers and the grease gun are hard to come by.
A guy on E-Bay just sold the other kit you were looking for $500. And one like yours with out the grease gun is starting at $100 from the same guy. You did GOOD!
Nick
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yep....well worth 100....nice find
Not sure. But I suspect in '73 when they eliminated the tool box stowage beneath the driver's seat.
Question on this subject . For my 77 I only have the jack, the two rods and the handle. Obvioiusly the jack goes under the seat and the rods go on the wheel well. How was the handle stored? Did it go in the tool bag under the seat ? Any pictures of under seat storage?
CruiserStuff, the kit you got looks exactly like the kit in my 4/73 FJ-40. Sadly I'm missing one of the screwdrivers in mine. That is in excellent shape though. My roll was very discolored and rubbed from many years of use and being under the seat. It is vinyl, and can be very stiff when it is cold. Also it is a bitch to get the grease gun in and out of the end pocket I thought. Mine had the crank arm for the stock jack in it too, seems like this one should too, unless it was left with the vehicle it came from at some point in time.
I was given an older style roll, just the canvas, and I swapped my tools over. I like it better, more pockets, plus I carry a few other tools in it at all times. Loaded my original up with extra tools and had both under the seat for years.
From experience, that style sparkplug wrench sucks. The handle slips out before you can get some real torque on a stiff plug. Also the screwdrivers don't work for prying, the shafts will bend, they appear to be pretty soft steel. Grease gun is great though, fits the metric grease zerks far better than a regular gun. Also the wrenches, pliers and adjustable wrench are top notch tools. The 17 is one of the few wrenchs that will fit on the upper nut on the factory starter, as you can't really get anything else in there, it is tight.
The tool kit in my 60 series has less tools in it. Only thing missing form it was the adjustable wrench, which I replaced with a Toyota, to make it complete again. It is simply a tubular shaped vinyl bag, with two handles and a zipper closure. But, by the time you stuff all the tools in it, especially the jack crank, it is next to impossible to zip up. Which by the way, the newer jack crank was pressed steel, whereas the earlier tools was cast iron. Big difference in fit on the jack rods, especially when using the handle and rod to turn the engine for setting the timing.
In theory the stock jack rod with the hook and the handle can be used to start the engine due to the design of the front crank nut. I have only used it to turn the engine for timing setting and valve adjustment.
I was given an older style roll, just the canvas, and I swapped my tools over. I like it better, more pockets, plus I carry a few other tools in it at all times. Loaded my original up with extra tools and had both under the seat for years.
From experience, that style sparkplug wrench sucks. The handle slips out before you can get some real torque on a stiff plug. Also the screwdrivers don't work for prying, the shafts will bend, they appear to be pretty soft steel. Grease gun is great though, fits the metric grease zerks far better than a regular gun. Also the wrenches, pliers and adjustable wrench are top notch tools. The 17 is one of the few wrenchs that will fit on the upper nut on the factory starter, as you can't really get anything else in there, it is tight.
The tool kit in my 60 series has less tools in it. Only thing missing form it was the adjustable wrench, which I replaced with a Toyota, to make it complete again. It is simply a tubular shaped vinyl bag, with two handles and a zipper closure. But, by the time you stuff all the tools in it, especially the jack crank, it is next to impossible to zip up. Which by the way, the newer jack crank was pressed steel, whereas the earlier tools was cast iron. Big difference in fit on the jack rods, especially when using the handle and rod to turn the engine for setting the timing.
In theory the stock jack rod with the hook and the handle can be used to start the engine due to the design of the front crank nut. I have only used it to turn the engine for timing setting and valve adjustment.
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MoCoNative - Thanks for all the info. Yes, it is a pain to get the grease gun in and out! The guy I bought it from has the original jack and the handles....maybe I'll see what he wants for them (though, now he knows that he was VERY generous in the price of the tool roll - he might want to make it up with the jack!). I think I'll do the same as you - get the earlier canvas roll, swap the tools over to it and add a few others to make a complete early-style roll. I didn't know the jack handle design was to allow for hand cranking! Very cool....
If you look at the front nut on the crank pully, it has two claws. This allows you to turn the engine one way, and then force the handle out once started. Like I said, never tired that one, good way to get hurt, but it does work well for tuneup reasons. The jack rod with the hook, will fit against the claws on that nut, then you can turn it with the jack handle. Sometimes you find 40's with a little bracket on the bumper, with a slotted hole, similar to the hole in the valance of a 60 series, and maybe even a 55. This helped align the crank, and give you something to turn against on the front bumper.
Unfortunately, the radiator blocks the hole in the valance of a 60 series, so you can't do it to a 60, doesn't have the claw nut anyways. And on my 40, I added the OEM PTO winch, and the winch blocks access, so can't do it anymore on mine.
Unfortunately, the radiator blocks the hole in the valance of a 60 series, so you can't do it to a 60, doesn't have the claw nut anyways. And on my 40, I added the OEM PTO winch, and the winch blocks access, so can't do it anymore on mine.
So cool that some of these tools are still available...The parts guy looked at me like an idiot when I got him to look up the part number for a Toyota hammer.
anyone have one of the long handled regular screwdrivers they'd be interested in trading for this phillips.
Correction - They are common in "Japanese Domestic Market" (JDM) vehicles.
(They are no more common in our RHD cruisers than they are in your LHD cruisers
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Just put my tool roll up for sale on eBay:
Toyota TEQ Tool Roll with ALL Tools - eBay (item 280609981049 end time Jan-06-11 12:04:33 PST)
Toyota TEQ Tool Roll with ALL Tools - eBay (item 280609981049 end time Jan-06-11 12:04:33 PST)
