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Here is a cool pics of the 60 and my dad's 80.
First FJ60 Build - 1983 Land Crusier
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Hey Everyone, trying to see if anyone is interested into going to Hardrock in Ocala FL, this Sunday?
Here is the link to their website:
http://www.hardrockmx.com/4x4offroad.htm
Here is the link to their website:
http://www.hardrockmx.com/4x4offroad.htm
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Went to hard rock in Ocala with my dad this weekend. Had a lot of fun this place is awesome. Both the 60 and the 80 did awesome.
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So when I went to hard rock my power steering pump decided that is was going to start leaking really bad. I was able to swap it out this weekend and behold the new reman pump does not work!!!!!!!!!
I called and asked if Orielly's could get another one and he told me that the one he gave me was the last one in the company within the us!!!!!!!
So I decided to troubleshoot why it is not working. I figured out that if I push in on the pressure valve in the front of the power steering pump I will get pressure and it will work. Does this mean that something was not put together correctly? Could there be something with the valve? I called ill there and the parts guy said I could have the clips and valve from the other pump I just returned. He took it a part and gave the pieces to me.
Any advise would be awesome!!!
Thanks
I called and asked if Orielly's could get another one and he told me that the one he gave me was the last one in the company within the us!!!!!!!
So I decided to troubleshoot why it is not working. I figured out that if I push in on the pressure valve in the front of the power steering pump I will get pressure and it will work. Does this mean that something was not put together correctly? Could there be something with the valve? I called ill there and the parts guy said I could have the clips and valve from the other pump I just returned. He took it a part and gave the pieces to me.
Any advise would be awesome!!!
Thanks
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So everyone I was able to figure why the power steering pump was not working.
1. When I would push the valve in from the front of the pump it would work.
2. I new there had to be something with the valve.
3. Since the dude from the Auto parts store gave me the whole valve assembly from the other pump I decided to remove the one in the new pump and inspect it to make sure it was not damage.
4. Behold! the valve was a different size....lol... I am guessing for a different type of car that toyota made.
5. I was able to swap in the old valve, now everything works great!
1. When I would push the valve in from the front of the pump it would work.
2. I new there had to be something with the valve.
3. Since the dude from the Auto parts store gave me the whole valve assembly from the other pump I decided to remove the one in the new pump and inspect it to make sure it was not damage.
4. Behold! the valve was a different size....lol... I am guessing for a different type of car that toyota made.
5. I was able to swap in the old valve, now everything works great!
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Thinking about heading back to Hard Rock in Ocala FL this weekend on Sunday.
Would anyone like to meet up?
Would anyone like to meet up?
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Check out Florida Land Cruiser association in the Clubhouse section, you'll find a bunch of people who will want to.
I wish I could, but I need way more notice
I wish I could, but I need way more notice
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I know I have not posted in a while. Figured I would post some pics.
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Just like others I have the lC lean to the driver side. I am guessing the best way to fix this would be to create a block and place between the leaf and the axel? The lift kit that I have is only about a year old.
Any other suggestions?
Any other suggestions?
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Had a little fun on New years Eve!
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Land cruiser lean and drive shaft length.
I know that this has been talked about a lot on here but I want to talk about it a little more. I know that people have had issues with certain leaf springs and when they install them they would have alignment issues and or lean issues with their land cruisers. When I installed my lift I had an issues with the land cruiser wanting to crab when driving. I was able to do some measurement and decided to swap my leaf springs around and see how that worked. Well when I did that I got a huge lean to the driver side but the land cruiser did not crab any more.
After having the land cruiser leaning for a while I decided that I really would like to do something with that. I started thinking about why the land cruiser would crab to the side with the leaf springs moved to the other side. We'll as we know the leaf springs are labeled a and b, with one spring being taller than the other to work out the lean issue the land cruisers have. Well by swapping them around my alignment was right but then I had a crazy lean to the driver side. I started to really think about this and thought that there has to be a reason so I sought out to measure everything and see what could be causing this.
After looking at everything I think I figured out why my alignment was off and the land cruiser was crabbing.
My rear drive shaft length!!!!!
Here are my measurements and as you can see with my lift and the way the rear end moves forward when the rear suspension is lifted and moved back when you push down would make since. The rear drive shaft was bottoming out and pushing the rear end back just a little on one side.
1983 Toyota Land Cruiser rear driveshaft
Driveshaft stock length - 45.5"
On the ground:
Top and bottom length - 45.25"
Center to center - 45"
Rear end fully suspended:
Top length - 44.75"
Bottom length - 44.5"
Center to center - 44.75"
As you can see the rear drive shaft needs to shortened about an inch or so.
Has anyone else ever had this issue?
I know that this has been talked about a lot on here but I want to talk about it a little more. I know that people have had issues with certain leaf springs and when they install them they would have alignment issues and or lean issues with their land cruisers. When I installed my lift I had an issues with the land cruiser wanting to crab when driving. I was able to do some measurement and decided to swap my leaf springs around and see how that worked. Well when I did that I got a huge lean to the driver side but the land cruiser did not crab any more.
After having the land cruiser leaning for a while I decided that I really would like to do something with that. I started thinking about why the land cruiser would crab to the side with the leaf springs moved to the other side. We'll as we know the leaf springs are labeled a and b, with one spring being taller than the other to work out the lean issue the land cruisers have. Well by swapping them around my alignment was right but then I had a crazy lean to the driver side. I started to really think about this and thought that there has to be a reason so I sought out to measure everything and see what could be causing this.
After looking at everything I think I figured out why my alignment was off and the land cruiser was crabbing.
My rear drive shaft length!!!!!
Here are my measurements and as you can see with my lift and the way the rear end moves forward when the rear suspension is lifted and moved back when you push down would make since. The rear drive shaft was bottoming out and pushing the rear end back just a little on one side.
1983 Toyota Land Cruiser rear driveshaft
Driveshaft stock length - 45.5"
On the ground:
Top and bottom length - 45.25"
Center to center - 45"
Rear end fully suspended:
Top length - 44.75"
Bottom length - 44.5"
Center to center - 44.75"
As you can see the rear drive shaft needs to shortened about an inch or so.
Has anyone else ever had this issue?
That doesn't make much sense. I don't think I've heard of a lifted truck having to shorten its driveshaft. What's the compressed length of the driveshaft on the ground? Got a pic of it at fully compressed?
My bet is that you have some old grease stuck in the shaft preventing it from compressing all the way.
My bet is that you have some old grease stuck in the shaft preventing it from compressing all the way.
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Glthfj60, thank for replying.
You know I could not agree with you more. The lift I went with has angle correction already in springs. There is very little angle on the drive shaft at the rear end but about 5 degrees at the transfer case. I already cleans all the grease out and took out the grease fitting to make sure that all it was all way in. I also took a mallet and hit eh driveshaft at the end so trust me those are the measurements. I know for fact that when I had the fj60 jacked up on the frame with the rear end fully suspended I could not get the drive shaft in at all. I had to set the land cruiser down and then out it in which was as process.
When I have the drive shaft installed and the land cruiser on the ground my skip yoke is bottomed all the way out.
I made sure I did I the measurements with my the yoke bottomed all the way out.
You know I could not agree with you more. The lift I went with has angle correction already in springs. There is very little angle on the drive shaft at the rear end but about 5 degrees at the transfer case. I already cleans all the grease out and took out the grease fitting to make sure that all it was all way in. I also took a mallet and hit eh driveshaft at the end so trust me those are the measurements. I know for fact that when I had the fj60 jacked up on the frame with the rear end fully suspended I could not get the drive shaft in at all. I had to set the land cruiser down and then out it in which was as process.
When I have the drive shaft installed and the land cruiser on the ground my skip yoke is bottomed all the way out.
I made sure I did I the measurements with my the yoke bottomed all the way out.
Got a picture of the yoke bottomed out?
I'm thinking that you have dried up grease in the end, not just wet grease. To clean, did you get in there with a screwdriver and scrape the bottom of the bore?
I'm thinking that you have dried up grease in the end, not just wet grease. To clean, did you get in there with a screwdriver and scrape the bottom of the bore?
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I will get some pics tonight and post them out here.
Thanks for the help I will double check the grease.
Thanks for the help I will double check the grease.
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Ok so I was able to swap the leaf spring around last night with out the drive shaft installed. Still having the same issue. The driver side is about .5" forward compared to the passenger side. I know when I had the config last time the land cruiser wanted to Crabb down the road. The land cruiser does sit level now and looks a lot better but I know that I am going to have issues. I am thinking about modifying the leaf perch and moving the spring back about .5".
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
Let's see a pic of what the yoke end of your driveshaft looks like when fully compressed.
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At the moment I do not have the drive shaft installed and I and still having this issue. I will take pictures tonight and upload.
Is there weight on the springs or are they up in the air?
I wouldn't trust any measurements unless there's weight on the truck, simulating what it'll look like when you're driving down the road.
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That's a good point I will take some pics of the drive shaft tonight and then take some of the drive shaft in the land cruiser
Thanks for the help
Thanks for the help
