Help in Atlanta on front knuckle rebuild

[leto_knife]

I have a 1977 FJ40 that needs the front knuckles rebuilt.

I am looking for someone who has done several of these rebuilds in the past, who would like to work on my rig. Of course, I will pay for you to work on my truck. I would like to help, so that I can learn from the experience. I am looking for a more reasonable alternative than taking it to the Land Cruiser shop.

I have all the OEM parts from Cruiser Dan.

I am located just southwest of Atlanta (Newnan).

 

[LDowney]

Leto,
Good for you. I have done the knuckle on my FJ40 and two of my BJ70s without any help or prior experience. Getting experienced help will certainly make it go faster and push you right up the learning curve, but you can do it solo too. If you go solo; give yourself plenty of time (long weekend possibly), re-using your shims can take the adjustment steps out (if you ruin a shim, just mic' it to select the right shim from the kit) and have a factory manual at hand (they explain it better than Haines manual). Plus it can be a fairly mess project, so you will want to plan accordingly.

What tools and room do you have available?

 

[GXO]

May want to see if Jack posts up since he is local too.

Bit far for me, and I can't say I have a lot of free time, but if a window opens up I can help.

 

[leto_knife]

LDowney and Dan, I've read about the knuckle rebuild and it seems a little more advanced for me to tackle, with my limited experience wrenching. I have a full set of metric sockets nd other tools that I've used on the FJ40 in the last 3 years, doing small tasks like changing fluids, plugs, hoses, etc. I just have a regular garage.

I can drive the truck anywhere in the Atlanta area to get this work done, would just prefer to keep it off of the interstate. I'd like to pay someone for their time and knowledge and for the experience of working on it, too.

 

[GXO]

If you want to pay ACC is the way to go, but it is VERY labor intensive ($$).

I can rebuild a front axle in a day, but I simply dont have the cycles and I am waaay up in Woodstock.