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Old pilot bearing and removal with the bread trick.
Operation Olive, My 1975 FJ40 Ground Up Restoration
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New pilot bearing installed
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Nice parts for a napa clutch kit. Really happy with it for the price.
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Flywheel, clutch, and pressure plate installed .
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Clutch fork and throw out bearing installed.
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Clutch slave cylinder installed with a new soft hydraulic line. The new push rod wasn't the same length so I had to reuse the old one. A little cleaning and paint, she looks as good as new.
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Reinstalled the battery tray
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Reinstalled the distributor.
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Installed a set of new Toyota clear zink plated freeze plugs with a little ultra black to keep them leak free. That's all for today. Hoping to get the tranny, transfer case cleaned and painted tomorrow. Hopefully installed too.
WOW....just WOW!
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Thanks! The hard part now is staying the course. I just want to slap it all back together and drive it rather than take my time and clean up and paint all the little parts.
DanS HJ-45
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broth9640 said:
Don't be tempted! In 5 years you won't remember saving a few minutes, but you WILL be bothered by that one little part that doesn't match the rest of them.
Don't ask how I know.
Looks AMAZING.
Dan
Weren't you going over seas? This is a killer thread, one of my favorites right now.
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Glad you like the thread. I am taking as many pics as possible for your viewing pleasure
Yeah I landed a job over in Dubai and I was all set to ship out March 2nd. I himmed and hawed with my fiance for sometime about actually taking the job. We finally decide to go for it and go live in the Sand Pit for a few years. Literally a week after we made the commitment to go I received an invitation to interview with my dream job! I stopped all work on the 40 and focused on that interview. I interviewed Jan 9th and was told I was hired 2 weeks later!
Training for the Job started march 7th and went through the end of April. So the 40 sat for a bit, but now that I am all settled in the new job I am back at it with full steam. I keep day dreaming about what its going to be like driving this thing. I forgot what it drives like! Can't wait!
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Hey 24hrs I just read your sig line. You had an HJ45 and a Troopy and you sold both? How do you sleep at night?
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Ordered a few parts for the 40. I discovered that the fork boot has a few holes in it. I cleaned it all up and just figured I would reuse it anyways since they were small, but the boot doesn't fit. What gives? I fiddled with it for some time yesterday, but it's just to big. It must be from a different model. I also discovered that the transfer case had no nose cone boot. Maybe it did, but I blasted it off with the pressure washer way back when. I need to get my arse out in the garage, but I am feeling lazy since a major Thunderstorm hit last night and kept me up for hours. Just drinking coffee and pissing away time reading mud!
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Alright opinions please. I am headed out to clean up the transmission and transfer case. I will be painting the transmission a semigloss black, but I am undecided about the transfer case. Do I paint it or just try and get it really shinny and new looking? Pro's and Con's? Any one have a recommendation for where to buy a Transfer case saver?
DanS HJ-45
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broth9640 said:
Bare metal for the T-Case! It's Aluminum, so will stay nice if you keep it clean. Or paint it a grey/silver, that would be my vote.
Georg Esterer at Valley Hybrids for the T-Case saver would get my vote. Orangefj45 here on MUD (I'm probably misspelling that though). Not sure if Mark, Poser of Kurt at Cruiser Outfitters sell them either, but I'd buy from any
Of them without hesitation.
Dan
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The target.
