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rusty_tlc said:
I gave a kid a Asin Hub one time on the Big Sluice bypass. It's amazing how sometimes the right guy with the right spare is in the right place at the right time.
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Kinda like @chicago with BOTH rear FJ60 axle shafts for me. Cool part was he actually apologized for not delivering to me on the trail because he (and his lovely wife) had plans already. I wanted to bitch but... ;)

I still owe that big fugger for that :)
 
rebuilding works great as long neither of the metal parts are pitted from rust... and it is pretty easy, hone with WD40, clean, reassemble.

with that said, I've rebuilt dozens (maybe even more than 100) calipers, master cylinders, slave cylinders and about 10% just refuse to work... and don't get me started about those lip-seal brake calipers like are on the older Corvettes...
 
Mace said:
Kinda like @chicago with BOTH rear FJ60 axle shafts for me. Cool part was he actually apologized for not delivering to me on the trail because he (and his lovely wife) had plans already. I wanted to bitch but... ;)

I still owe that big fugger for that :)
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One time someone delivered a long side to him at Wentworth springs from Sacramento. So it's all good, that's how these things work out. .
 
Got rained on this afternoon, no windows, no roof, no problem.:D
And my ass was dry even with the 40 out in the rain for an hour before I left work.
 
Evidently 1975 FJ40 Clutch Master cylinders are manufactured from unobtainium. No joy at all finding a replacement.
 
 
Those first three master and rebuild kits are only good to 1/75.. Not Rusty's truck if I remember correctly.

And JT outfitters does not sell quality parts.
 
Found an after market at Oriely lifetime warranty yada yada. I'll have it installed this weekend.
I still have the OEM master in my parts drawer I may get a rebuild kit for it.
 
I need to check in here more often!!
You live right down the street and I have no idea of all the trouble you're getting into.
 
chicago said:
I need to check in here more often!!
You live right down the street and I have no idea of all the trouble you're getting into.
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I try not to burden you.:flipoff2:
 
Gotta say, as much as I hate when they can't help with anything at ORielys without knowing make year and model they did a good job this time.
The guy even ask what the mfg date was, I believe when they went to disk front the brake booster changed so the clutch master is different, my truck was built March of 1975 just before the drum /disk change. This looks like it will be a slam dunk, probably jinxed myself right there.
 
I have a good wife. My truck is to tall to fit in our garage, she figured out a way to fix that. We can LOWER the garage floor. Brilliant. Just need to get some quotes and figure out if it is cost effective.
 
You can't let some air out of your tires?

I have a set of 29 inch tires and wheels that came with my FJ62, and on those, the 40 fits fine. Even with the hard top.
 
Cruiserdrew said:
You can't let some air out of your tires?

I have a set of 29 inch tires and wheels that came with my FJ62, and on those, the 40 fits fine. Even with the hard top.
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I haven't owned a set of 29 inch tires in years. On the worn out 36" swampers the 40 "just fits" with no top soft or hard. I can air the bias Swampers down to 2psi and the sidewalls barely bulge.
Anyway swapping tires just to get the truck in the garage is a PITA.
I've thought about using ATV winches to suck the suspension down. But I think :princess:has a much more elegant idea.
 
That's just another reason for a new garage that's bigger better and has more room for more tools!
 
what it cost to excavate and pour a floor in my shop. 28x30. A friend just got a bid to do the same in his shop, but it's larger than a typical garage (20x100), and his was 50,000 with very little excavation.

I'll even further break that down (general rule of thumb that works out pretty well).
concrete pad is 50% material, 50% labor.
excavation is the same cost as concrete+labor. That includes marshaling, permits, removal, disposal and cleanup.
 
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