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I'm smiling as I sip my Rum & Diet Coke (easy on the Diet Coke) with a twist of lime.... Ahhh....
Cheers to your rum and coke with my gin and tonic!
This is looking at the inner end of the outer birfield axle. Was it open to the air, i.e. the spindle, etc. was removed? I have no ****ing clue what I'm looking at haha but I've found bumble / mason bee nests in very odd places, even greasy ones, and they sort of look like that material. Did bees get in there and make that whitish/yellow material part of whatever is in there? Need a pic of the inner axle that was removed.
But it's packed in behind the cage and race assembly. Sort of looks like spray foam... I need a refill.
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…..I know, I know…. !
…..I know, I know…. !
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Sorry, I got distracted with the astronauts coming back down and forgot about the guessing game (well, astronauts + pain meds).
Negative - not wasp larvae.
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Teacher! teacher! ….
LOL! Mr. Knuckle47 put your hand down because you already knew the answer before the posting.
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Negative, it is not spray foam.
The parts were purchased from a source in another state, and we don't know if they were removed immediately before shipping, or if they had been removed for a while and open to the air for a while before shipping. I do know the calipers were rusted solid and had to be replaced. So, that could indicate they were removed and open to exposure from rain & humidity, or that were on the '76 FJ40 and it was parked in a really damp area. The only other pics I have I don't think will be helpful in guessing. The only other thing I know is that it took a good bit of time cleaning everything and using a wire wheel on the outer parts.
And yes, before everyone freaks out, I know that is the red grease instead of the gray, but even cruisermatt says that will be fine for my uses here in Florida. Now if I lived in the mountains, and was going to be doing a lot of off roading, I would go with gray, but red is fine here for this old guy.
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The mystery item is...... styrofoam packing peanuts!
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I saw this short video today and thought that some of you might find this handy. I sure wish I had one of these years ago when I was wrenching on old cars and trucks:
Ah! That's why I guessed something like spray foam. How'd they get in there?
@FloridaLife I have these…and they do work. I have never liked the idea of wheel locks, but unfortunately, it is a necessary part of life in some areas and my FJ40 has them. The Silverado has them and so does the suburban…I keep track of that little unlocking key like NASA on a space shuttle.
The ones on my FJ40 were misplaced somewhere and I could not get the wheels off without a key. I tried seven different master key set ups and none of them worked so when I saw this on Amazon. I figured as the last resort it would work or I’d be sitting there with a torch on a Dremel tool, cutting them off. When I tap them on and hit them with the half inch drive breaker bar they literally rolled right off in seconds in my case it was a lifesaver. I could only imagine getting stuck on the road and not having the option of removing the wheel if needed.
Well wouldn’t you know I have a small leak in the tire on the Suburban so I figured I would remove the wheel and plug the hole. A tiny little piece of plastic wedged itself in and pierced the tire. I go looking everywhere possible for that effing key and there is nothing to be found. I pull out the magic nut remover and it worked again perfectly so I figured I would remove all of the wheel locks on that thing as well.
When I get to the very last wheel and remove the center cap whatever a hole decided to remove the wheel at the Chevy dealer last had left the key on the actual lock, lug nut and put the cap back on. I was fit to be tied.
As for these rounded bolt removers, that absolutely worked perfectly
EDITED because when I wrote as-hole (purposely misspelled ) the auto censors made it a****** and not my original intent
The ones on my FJ40 were misplaced somewhere and I could not get the wheels off without a key. I tried seven different master key set ups and none of them worked so when I saw this on Amazon. I figured as the last resort it would work or I’d be sitting there with a torch on a Dremel tool, cutting them off. When I tap them on and hit them with the half inch drive breaker bar they literally rolled right off in seconds in my case it was a lifesaver. I could only imagine getting stuck on the road and not having the option of removing the wheel if needed.
Well wouldn’t you know I have a small leak in the tire on the Suburban so I figured I would remove the wheel and plug the hole. A tiny little piece of plastic wedged itself in and pierced the tire. I go looking everywhere possible for that effing key and there is nothing to be found. I pull out the magic nut remover and it worked again perfectly so I figured I would remove all of the wheel locks on that thing as well.
When I get to the very last wheel and remove the center cap whatever a hole decided to remove the wheel at the Chevy dealer last had left the key on the actual lock, lug nut and put the cap back on. I was fit to be tied.
As for these rounded bolt removers, that absolutely worked perfectly
EDITED because when I wrote as-hole (purposely misspelled ) the auto censors made it a****** and not my original intent
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The link just goes to amoron not to an actual product.
Hey @charliemeyer007 .. funny but, I never added a link…. For some reason by typing the word Amazon …it got placed as a link. Odd
But, here it is
But, here it is
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That's reason #2 I always refer to them as Amoron, no imposed link.
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They were purchased from a source out of state that packed the parts in packing peanuts. The guy working on it for me said it was fun digging them out with a pick. When he first sent me the photo I would have never guessed. LOL
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@FloridaLife I have these…and they do work. I have never liked the idea of wheel locks, but unfortunately, it is a necessary part of life in some areas and my FJ40 has them. The Silverado has them and so does the suburban…I keep track of that little unlocking key like NASA on a space shuttle.
The ones on my FJ40 were misplaced somewhere and I could not get the wheels off without a key. I tried seven different master key set ups and none of them worked so when I saw this on Amazon. I figured as the last resort it would work or I’d be sitting there with a torch on a Dremel tool, cutting them off. When I tap them on and hit them with the half inch drive breaker bar they literally rolled right off in seconds in my case it was a lifesaver. I could only imagine getting stuck on the road and not having the option of removing the wheel if needed.
Well wouldn’t you know I have a small leak in the tire on the Suburban so I figured I would remove the wheel and plug the hole. A tiny little piece of plastic wedged itself in and pierced the tire. I go looking everywhere possible for that effing key and there is nothing to be found. I pull out the magic nut remover and it worked again perfectly so I figured I would remove all of the wheel locks on that thing as well.
When I get to the very last wheel and remove the center cap whatever a hole decided to remove the wheel at the Chevy dealer last had left the key on the actual lock, lug nut and put the cap back on. I was fit to be tied.
As for these rounded bolt removers, that absolutely worked perfectly
EDITED because when I wrote as-hole (purposely misspelled ) the auto censors made it a****** and not my original intent
OK, so I was already jealous of your garage / shop, and now I am jealous of your tools!
I gotta tell ya, I let out a big ole' laugh out loud when you told about the key still being in the lug! You can't make stuff like that up.
Had to be 2000 miles ago since tire rotation… always better to do it yourself!
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OK @Jdc1 and @cruisermatt and all you experts out there, I've got a mystery you guys can help solve.
Someone with a '72 FJ40 reached out to me about the air cleaner and radiator fan shroud I have for sale. With my 40 being a '71 I would have thought the air cleaner would be the same, but evidently not. '71 has a slightly oval air intake and he said his '72 needs a round air intake. For me it would be fine because I'm building mine to be a fun driver, not one to be trailered to car shows like Amelia Island to be combed over and scored by judges to be 100% accurate.
Can you experts let he and I know if this radiator fan shroud would be correct for a '72, or what year range it would be correct for?
Thank you, see pics below:
Someone with a '72 FJ40 reached out to me about the air cleaner and radiator fan shroud I have for sale. With my 40 being a '71 I would have thought the air cleaner would be the same, but evidently not. '71 has a slightly oval air intake and he said his '72 needs a round air intake. For me it would be fine because I'm building mine to be a fun driver, not one to be trailered to car shows like Amelia Island to be combed over and scored by judges to be 100% accurate.
Can you experts let he and I know if this radiator fan shroud would be correct for a '72, or what year range it would be correct for?
Thank you, see pics below:
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Fan shroud is a later shroud. 71/72 still has the big square one. This is a good option for someone swapping in AC….