I am in the middle of rebuilding the front axle on my 1991 FJ80 and have gotten to the point where I have removed the Birfield and cleaned it up. I would like to remove the knuckle and replace/repack the knuckle bearings. Can this be done without the SST tool?
I have read many of the birfield rebuild pages but none of them seem to cover removing the knuckle and attending to those bearings.
This is the 4th front end service (first by me) so I would like to make sure the bearings are still in good shape. I bought replacements just in case.
I am going to remove the steering arm and the plate on top, do the parts just pull out from there? Or do I need the SST?
Kelly
I have read many of the birfield rebuild pages but none of them seem to cover removing the knuckle and attending to those bearings.
This is the 4th front end service (first by me) so I would like to make sure the bearings are still in good shape. I bought replacements just in case.
I am going to remove the steering arm and the plate on top, do the parts just pull out from there? Or do I need the SST?
Kelly