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puulboy

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I copied this from the fj cruiser forum
Can someone here help these people out?
Here is the link
Help! What axle do we need? - Toyota FJ Cruiser Forum
If you aren't a member, I can forward your reply to the FJC forum
thanks
Don

Hi,
This is our first post here, but I hope someone can help.
We are travelling in South America in our FJ62 landcruiser which we bought in Ecuador but was produced in Venuzuela. But in the middle of no-where in Argentina our rear left axle and housing broke.
We have got the housing repaired locally, but don´t know what axle to get as it doesn´t appear to be standard - its got 35 splines not 30. Being as its South American and the papers say its 1987, we have no idea what axle to get and from where as it could have been changed to anything...

Here are some figures and photos and hopefully someone can help?

Chassis: FJ62902072
Its a rear left hand axle shaft
With 35 Splines
Roughly 1 1/2 " at the spline end
about 36" long
with a slightly conical bearing

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/v...A/DSC04298.jpg
http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/v...A/DSC04294.jpg
(Left hand shaft is the broken, right hand is a standard lhs 30 spline for an FJ62)
http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/v...A/DSC04228.jpg
http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/v...A/DSC04302.jpg
http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/v...A/DSC04303.jpg

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/v...A/DSC04222.jpg
(Argentinian Rescue Truck!)

If there´s any other information that would help sort this out let us know.

Many thanks,
Mark and Jane
 
IIRC some of the Venezuela produced rigs came with domestic (US) type (Dana 44?) axles. That is what his looks like, not sure if the parts interchange with domestic trucks or are proprietary to the Venezuela produced rigs?
 
Don, I sent this to Robbie Antonson at TLCA tech. Perhaps he can help. Terry
 
Looks like you have a Dana 60 rear semi float off set(would also account for the long 36"axle) axle assembly. don't think that 44's ever came with a 35 spline count. 44's were 30 spline

To confirm date it was manufactures along with model number, clean up the housing and use this as a guide.

not sure on who to suggest to resource a replacement, but knowing "what" you have is a good place to start.

good luck, hope this helps
dana 60 housing.webp
 
67azcruizr
Thanks for the reply
I copy pasted to the thread in the FJC forum
I appreciate the help. I am not sure if they are checking the forum, but it's there if they check .
Thanks
Don
 
I remember Henry Cubillan's Princess (venezuelan FJ62) originally had a factory Dana 60. I don't know if he checks the forums any more but his mud handle is Exiled. Might be worth a PM.
 
thanks!

Thank you to everyone who has helped on this especially puulboy for copying our thread from fjcruiserforums here.

We now think that we have a Dana 60 from the stamp mark on the body. We can't see the date or BOM due to repair work on the housing. But we've found some South American sites which have in their catalogue stats for FJ60's with Dana 60 axles which match our stats so I think we've nailed what we need.

Which is:
(in mm)
Application - Model - Side - Length - ØFlange - Splines - Holes - ØSplines - ØBearing - Type
Dana 60 FJ 60 - 83/92 - L - 893 - 170 - 35 - 6 - 38 - 45 - 8

Can anyone say if this is a standard Dana 60 or has been used in anything else as unfortunately no-one we have found seems to stock them, and no-one wants to manufacture with a run of 1! So we're still stuck, but a little bit further on!

If anyone has any suggestions for where to find one of these that would be great!

Thanks again,

Mark and Jane
 
Why don't you just throw a normal 60/62 toyota axle on and call it good to get you going? I would imagine there pretty plentiful down there. Just check your gear ratio.
 
I'm glad I could play "medium" to help out.
Good luck on your repair and eventual adventure. The complete Rear replacement, is probably a pretty good idea though.

Thanks
Don
 
Kurtis said:
Why don't you just throw a normal 60/62 toyota axle on and call it good to get you going? I would imagine there pretty plentiful down there. Just check your gear ratio.
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Good call. One out of a 70 series may also fit. If it were a full floater, then a broken axle wouldn't make it immobile?
 
Kurtis said:
Why don't you just throw a normal 60/62 toyota axle on and call it good to get you going? I would imagine there pretty plentiful down there. Just check your gear ratio.
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We can get our hands on a standard FJ62 axle, but it has 30 splines not 35, and the diameter at the splines is smaller.

Both are semi-floats.

Do you think we can use this temporarily?

Thanks,

Mark
 
MarkAndJaneSAmerica said:
We can get our hands on a standard FJ62 axle, but it has 30 splines not 35, and the diameter at the splines is smaller.

Both are semi-floats.

Do you think we can use this temporarily?

Thanks,

Mark
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If you swap the entire axle in, no worries - just match the front gear ratio and you are golden. Less work IMHO if the donor Toy 60/62 axle is complete and priced appropriately - not temporarily, there are thousands of 60's running this set up (this would make yours OE), yours was an exclusion to the standard parts build up due to location assembled and liscensing in S America. (trying to find article on this)
 
I would think the whole setup would be pretty reasonable. You can change a complete axle about as fast or faster as an axle shaft and since yours is rare at probably less cost.
 
FJ40LVR said:
If you swap the entire axle in, no worries - just match the front gear ratio and you are golden. Less work IMHO if the donor Toy 60/62 axle is complete and priced appropriately - not temporarily, there are thousands of 60's running this set up (this would make yours OE), yours was an exclusion to the standard parts build up due to location assembled and liscensing in S America. (trying to find article on this)
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Have to agree that and entire axle assembly (drum to drum) swap would be the fastest and maybe even least expensive way to get you back on track. It will also help with future parts availability as you drive through S.America. The Dana 60 rear assembly is the acception and not the rule for the 60 series. The FJ 60 rear axle is rated as a 3/4 ton axle and has proven plenty strong for expedition wheeling.
 
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