Nut & Bolt Frame-Off 1978 FJ40 Restoration

[under_psi]

Yeah man, I sure thought you'd be done by now. I keep thinking "hell, didn't Lou say he'd need this hoist back in just a week or two?"

Yeah man, I sure thought you'd be done by now. I keep thinking "hell, didn't Lou say he'd need this hoist back in just a week or two?"

i do need it back soon.....probably not this coming week, but soon.....

just been lollygagging on it. figuring things out slowly. ready to put clutch on and stab the engine in i think.

 

[MScruiser]

Rebuilding speedo housing, as mine was leaking diff oil. New seals from @beno .

Finished product. New zinc chromate hardware too. All blasted and painted of course.

 

[MScruiser]

Finishing up transfer case and tranny refresh. Blasted, painted, new cad hardware, new parts from @beno including end assembly linkage, and new selector shaft boots.

Purdy, ain't it?

Also installed the refinished speedo housing.

 

[MScruiser]

Managed to break the wire off of this sensor/switch. Anyone know what this thing is called? I thought it was the reverse light switch, but it's not.

 

[wngrog]

Looking good.

I think you need to spray that back tease cover black tho....

 

[ntsaint]

That part is most definitely black on my truck

 

[MScruiser]

What cover? The cone shaped one?

Was most definitely zinc chromate on mine. I've seen many zinc chromated too. (Shrugs)

 

[MScruiser]

I'm thinking that Toyota must have switch from black to zinc in the later models.

 

[fountainhead]

Managed to break the wire off of this sensor/switch. Anyone know what this thing is called? I thought it was the reverse light switch, but it's not.

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Pretty sure it is the back up light switch.

 

[wngrog]

I'm thinking that Toyota must have switch from black to zinc in the later models.

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However makes you happy roll with it.

Where did the picture come from?

 

[Bossman]

but it's not.

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Yes it is.

 

[MScruiser]

However makes you happy roll with it.

Where did the picture come from?

From cruiserparts.net

 

[MScruiser]

Yes it is.

Correct me if I am mistaken, but doesn't the back up light switch have 2 leads (yellow wires), and mounts on the side of the upper shift cover?

 

[Bossman]

Paging Georg...

 

[MScruiser]

From SOR:

Maybe there's a reverse sensor and reverse switch also?

There's definitely two pieces of electronics on top on my tranny:

@orangefj45 , do you know?

 

[MScruiser]

Had a major milestone yesterday. Mated the transmission back onto the bellhousing. Feeling like I'm making some good progress on this thing.

Next up: Lift

 

[fountainhead]

You're right, the back up switch is definitely the one on the back of the tranny. No idea what the other one is for. Looks to have been drilled and tapped after it left the factory.

 

[MScruiser]

Maybe a transmission temp sensor?

 

[jynx]

It wouldn't be in the fluid at that location so it would be air temp inside the case, unless it is case temp itself.

Have you removed it to see what it is located over or if there is any kind of extension on it or what the bottom side looks like?

 

[Bossman]

Rim still going with reverse indicator though I don't know why there would be two...