Dont Keep me in Suspension

[sarca]

Well Ive been spraying the PB stuff on all the bolts..tomorrow Jane goes up on jacks and we will be putting the leaf springs and shocks on..so if anyone is BORED on Saturday...wants to stop by and offer moral support to the huz and I - Ill have beer.

Wish me luck!

PS I did not get new leaf spring pins..how likely is it that Ill end up cursing myself over this?

 

[GarnerFJ40]

Well, it depends on how rusty and stuck to the bushings they are. New greasable spring pins are definitely an upgrade...

 

[JohnVee]

Watching anxiously to see how this goes. Planning on it for next year, myself. I've read a lot of threads where people have wrecked the threads on reassembly but they might not pay as much attention as you (and I'm sure you've seen of the same posts). Good luck.

--john

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Got a bench grinder or the likes to clean up the pins you are reusing ? Make sure to clean them up before trying to put it back together.

 

[sarca]

Got a bench grinder or the likes to clean up the pins you are reusing ? Make sure to clean them up before trying to put it back together.

Thats a definite will do! Im ready to get started!

 

[sarca]

Before pics for posterity

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Remember, grease is your friend.

 

[PhrogsPhorever]

If you can't get the shackle pins out of the old bushings, fire is your friend

Fire, hammer, rinse, repeat

 

[little_joe]

If you can't get the shackle pins out of the old bushings, fire is your friend

Fire, hammer, rinse, repeat

And anti-seize upon reassembly will be a future friend.......

 

[sarca]

We've got rear tires off, 14mm combo wrench to remove drive train..cant get the drive train off though..found out theres a flange in there but crowbar and a mallet wont budge it.

Stay tuned

 

[sarca]

Got it!

Cotter (sp?) pin time..huz seems confident Ill break em.

 

[sarca]

Driveshaft was bit of a pain - we left the forward side connected. It took an extra bit of "eff bomb" dropping to get it off. Well, eff bombs and a crowbar. Apparently there is a flange that it has get over before it pops off.

Brake lines were easy enough to disconnect. On further inspection the driver side rear brake line has a pinch in it - maybe hit with something while other work was done, before I got her..no leaks..do they make steel braided brake line that I could replace it with?

Ubolts were the biggest pain.. the huz says that the "U" in ubolts stands for "U stuck the eff on" After breaking a cheap harbor freight breaker bar, the huz got his angle grinder out and did it his way..

I started looking for a wrench that will fit the shackles..15/16 size...which I dont have..
He continued grinding the ubolts off, I ran down the road to autozone for another breaker bar, a new wrench and purple goo for cleaning off the differential while its disassembled (also going to drain it and refill) I think Ill have the kid (thats what me and my friends call my 11 yo daughter) scrub it down..Ive got a crisp 20 that says she'll do it..while giving me dirty looks of course.

Looks like storms are moving in and we're out in the driveway so a short break and then its back to work.

 

[sarca]

The PO gave me these...do I need these for this work?


And best of all, I taped off the brake lines to avoid water or dirt in the line...with the kids latest project...thought this might possibly be the most girliest thing ever on mud...

 

[alk747triodad]

You guys are doing a fine job! The mud mechanics are at the hamom so I'm no help on the tech questions. I will offer moral support. You seem to be experiencing the same s**t that happens when I work on the 80. When I replaced the power steering pump, a 2 hour job turned into 6 hours. I do hope you have a FSM for the 40 or a lot of folks go to mud threads for info when they experience issues. You might want to reach out to the tech forum for questions you have. Anxiously awaiting your updates!

Kenny

 

[sarca]

Thanks Kenny..we're taking a commercial break for the next couple of hours while the heat of the day does its worst..I downloaded the FSM before I even bought the 40 lol..wanted to see what Id be getting into..and when we couldnt get the driveshaft off..I came straight here!

 

[Mtbcoach]

I would use those new shackles, as you can see, they have greasable pins. At the least, see if the greasable pins will slide into the existing shackles.

Keep up the good work, it is a tough day to be working on a rig on a driveway...

 

[sarca]

I would use those new shackles, as you can see, they have greasable pins. At the least, see if the greasable pins will slide into the existing shackles.

Keep up the good work, it is a tough day to be working on a rig on a driveway...

Im gonna be girly about this...but the new shackles dont match the old ones..is that okay? Ill have to match em up and see.

We finally got the rear differential off.. Im pretty strong...for a girl
We did this by jacking up the differential, removing the rear spring - switched jack over, removed the other spring - dropped it down to ground and rolled it out. PHEW! No lie..its hot as hell out there. With the rear end completely disassembled..we're done for the day. Its beer thirty.

 

[sarca]

Ordered my bilsteins - yay!
While we have the rear end disassembled Ill be wire brushing and coating the undercarriage..Also going to take that awful black paint off the rims and put them to white..might as well while its all in pieces.

I also want to go on record that I DID NOT break any bolts or pins or screws..however my toolbox seems to simultaneously vomit every socket and wrench when I open it..APPARENTLY I keep opening it upside down.. bahaha!

 

[NCFJ]

Welcome to the world of working on older Toyota iron. Sounds like you are doing well so far. I would reccomend replacing the bolts and shackles, either with the units you showed or others. This is a job you only want to do once.

The same applies to things like U-bolts and U joints. If you have it all apart and you can afford the parts do it while you have it apart. Even things like basic hardware. Make sure that you start taking preventative measures like paint and grease as you put things back together to prevent future rust issues where possible.

Most of this work is a labor of love for all of this. If you take the attitude of "Do it right, Do it once" you will be a happy camper in the long run.

Stan

 

[sarca]

Welcome to the world of working on older Toyota iron. Sounds like you are doing well so far. I would reccomend replacing the bolts and shackles, either with the units you showed or others. This is a job you only want to do once.

The same applies to things like U-bolts and U joints. If you have it all apart and you can afford the parts do it while you have it apart. Even things like basic hardware. Make sure that you start taking preventative measures like paint and grease as you put things back together to prevent future rust issues where possible.

Most of this work is a labor of love for all of this. If you take the attitude of "Do it right, Do it once" you will be a happy camper in the long run.

Stan

Do it right, do it once -thats definitely how I feel about it..Especially after pulling that rear differential out...I dont wanna have to do it again..EVER lol