My Birfs are phucked.

[Smaddox]

Is the moly grease level correct, 1/2 to 3/4 full, sounds like low/dry birf?

Was really low. Finally took them apart and repacked them. Made a difference on the pass side, still albeit better on the driver side. Didn't see any obvious wear. They looked a lot better than most I see on here. But moly level was probably under 1/4 on both sides.

 

[MDJ]

If you do take it in, request a lead tech and expect to not pay any less than $1k.

Personally, I don't find the job that difficult. It's just an axle and bearings. Kinda messy and time consuming, but in the end, I think you'll be very happy you spent the time to learn.

My .02

 

[fjdemon]

That will be a heavy $$$ bill. Don't go there. You should do this yourself, no matter how much money you have. The reason is, no one will do it well, other than you. Get comfortable with the Toyota axle and knuckle. Then YOU can tackle any job your Land Cruiser will ever need. Buying new Birfields will be expensive. Spend your $$ on the good parts, not the labor you can do yourself.

Couldn't agree more. Nobody is going to do the work to your Cruiser like you will. Shops are trying to pump out jobs and make money. They may do it correct, but not to the same level as you would do to your own car. I'm OCD when I clean and prep everything. I go through those 3M disks for my angle grinder almost every job I do, tons of brake cleaner, razor blades, shop rags, etc. It's a lot of time and effort, but my surfaces are always top notch and things look perfect. This one is pretty easy, but time consuming; I'd rather pay a shop to change a transmission than to to clean metal surfaces, grease, etc. (most of what this job would be).