Hello, new member here (Albuquerque, NM). I've been lurking from time to time for several years. Haven't had to do much wrenching on our FJ100 up til now besides brake pads/rotors. Just finished doing the starter contacts tonite at 100k miles. It's had the dreaded click since ~70-80k so figure I better get after it before it takes the alternator with it. Many thanks to all of you who took the time to document & write up the proceedure, went like clockwork. Bought new contacts & plunger from the dealer, $46 total (prolly coulda bought them much cheaper on-line but the local boys have families to feed too). Part numbers if anyone needs them (12/99 build-date):
narrow contact: 28225-72010
wide contact: 28226-54412
plunger: 28235-54380
I held the starter in the vise & used a short piece of round stock & a c-clamp to pre-set the plane of the contacts while tightening them, & she fired up 1st click. Prolly shoulda bought new intake gaskets & fuel injector gaskets but did this one on the cheap. I cleaned the old intake gaskets as best I could & sprayed them with Copper Coat, seemed to do ok, time will tell. Does anyone have the torque spec for the manifold bolts/nuts? I torqued them to a generic 20 ft-lb & called it good. Next step since it just turned 100k is to do the timing belt & tensioner(s) & water pump & hoses & ponder the prospect of checking the gaps for the valves. Anything else I should do while I have it apart? Can't do too much at once.
Cheers,
donco
narrow contact: 28225-72010
wide contact: 28226-54412
plunger: 28235-54380
I held the starter in the vise & used a short piece of round stock & a c-clamp to pre-set the plane of the contacts while tightening them, & she fired up 1st click. Prolly shoulda bought new intake gaskets & fuel injector gaskets but did this one on the cheap. I cleaned the old intake gaskets as best I could & sprayed them with Copper Coat, seemed to do ok, time will tell. Does anyone have the torque spec for the manifold bolts/nuts? I torqued them to a generic 20 ft-lb & called it good. Next step since it just turned 100k is to do the timing belt & tensioner(s) & water pump & hoses & ponder the prospect of checking the gaps for the valves. Anything else I should do while I have it apart? Can't do too much at once.
Cheers,
donco