Builds POTM - March, 2014 - Javelina By Pablo Cruise

[PabloCruise]

Time to assemble the parking brake.

This was not my favorite!

For starters, put the parking brake on BEFORE you fill the t-case w/ gear oil. Or, failing that, lift up the ass end of the Pig:

 

[PabloCruise]

Don't forget your wave washer on the parking brake cable:

And then this fun little washer:

 

[Ry24000]

Heck yeah! Like this information! you have pointed out so many little details! I'll be doing this soon and your hard work will help me and others out. Thanks Pablo!!!! Getten er dun

 

[PabloCruise]

Heck yeah! Like this information! you have pointed out so many little details! I'll be doing this soon and your hard work will help me and others out. Thanks Pablo!!!! Getten er dun

Thank you for the kind words!
I hope the pictures and part numbers and details can help others in here.

 

[PabloCruise]

Getting the cable latched onto the cam mechanism is kind of a PITA. Just like disconnecting them when I was taking the old transmission out.

There is no good way to describe it. You just have to slide the spring back on the cable and try to place the cam mechanism, while you are hold the spring, and the brake shoes are flopping around and the backing plate is too. This would be a convenient time to be an octopus with a few extra arms...

 

[PabloCruise]

Secure the brake shoes to the backing plate with the pins and springs.

Note that you must rotate everything so the pin rests in the detents on the retaining clip. If not, at some random point the clip will deploy across the shop and you will have to find it!

Not fun...

 

[PabloCruise]

You also have to place the adjusting cam at the bottom of the shoes. I started with the cam at the fully "In" position and will adjust from there:

 

[PabloCruise]

Place your return springs and you are done having fun!

 

[PabloCruise]

Some RTV on the drum splines and then send it!

 

[PabloCruise]

I had heard that the split cases have a date code on them.

Sure enough, in all my time under Miss Javelina, I found it.

According to this page by Cruiser Outfitters, my case is a July of '83 build - 34mm w/ updated input gear and oiler cup:

Land Cruiser Transfer Split-Case Transfer Case Information

"Split-Case" Transfer Cases came factory in 8/80' - 1/90' FJ40, FJ60 and FJ62 Land Cruisers. They derived the "split" name as they require being "split" to remove or install them on the vehicle unlike the earlier 1 piece cases. These cases came in at least 5 different configurations, most...

cruiserteq.com

 

[PabloCruise]

I know I have talked about my shafts a lot already, but here is some more:

The fasteners I took off were a mix. I think the smaller bolt and nut is an early piece that was replaced the assembly with shoulders

These are M11x1.00 - an odd fastener.

 

[PabloCruise]

37110A	BOLT (FOR PROPELLER SHAFT)
90101-10264	(03/1969 - 12/1973)	12	$2.93
90101-11468	(01/1974 - 06/1980)

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No problem. Bolts, washers and nuts. You're welcome.

Check this out:

https://partsouq.com/en/search/all?q=9010511H00

Nice. Didn't see that in the diagrams.

Here is what that p/n looks like:

 

[PabloCruise]

With these I will now stop posting pictures of my front shaft:

 

[PabloCruise]

I drove the Pig back home from the shop this week - wow!
So nice to have a clutch that is not all jittery and full of chatter - that sucked for a long time.
The deeper first gear is really nice! It gets her moving. I think this is a good match for the 3FE output.
I got it into 5th gear exactly once on the short drive home. I can't wait to finish up some little details (trans cover), but life is busy as heck right now.

Gratitude to all those that helped me out, esp @gonzopancho and Mike at Bump It Offroad.

 

[Ol Yeller]

 

[greenbeast]

Quite the accomplishment! Thanks for sharing so much in detail, it will be used for sure!

 

[scrapdaddy]

Pablo, what are you doing about the PTO winch? Did you procure a split case PTO gear box?

 

[gonzopancho]

but life is busy as heck right now.

Someone is making him visit Tejas, y’all.

I betcha those times TJ came to ATX and got handed the goblin to drive, he never imagined he was shifting the h55f / split case that would end up in his pig….

 

[PabloCruise]

Someone is making him visit Tejas, y’all.

I betcha those times TJ came to ATX and got handed the goblin to drive, he never imagined he was shifting the h55f / split case that would end up in his pig….

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It is pretty cool that I logged some miles on that box before installing in the Miss Javelina...

 

[PabloCruise]

I got a chance to work on this over the weekend. I ordered up an aluminum 90 degree elbow and the Super 45 degree rubber hose and got to work.

2" inch 45° Gasoline, Diesel Fuel Filler Hose Super Elbow 32" Long

Filler Neck Supply Co Stocks The Best Selection Of Fuel Filler Hoses Available. 45 and 90 Degree Elbows, Straight Sections By The Inch, Foot or Roll.

www.fillernecksupply.com

I let the fuel level in my tanks get low so I could hopefully pull the fill hose without pouring fuel all over the driveway. How low? I don't know, b/c the sender unit that came with the new tank has read weird the entire time. So I cleaned up the old sender, which always read well for me and plunked it in.

Then came fitting the aluminum elbow. When placed through the hole in the inner quarter, the neck was too long to join up with the fill port. So I measured a bunch of times and cut it. I cut it well, but to hit the fill port, the outlet of the elbow would be pointing towards the underside of the Pig, not at the tank inlet. If I pointed it at the tank inlet, I could not hit the fill port. Hmm...

Javeline had a date with Project Moviestar, so I had to keep things rolling. I opted to see if the Super 45 could work. The more I looked at the angles, I thought it could. I remember @scrapdaddy saying it did not work for him, but I thought I might have some different angles in play on my '74.

Long story short, it works really, really well! I measured a bunch of times, and then measured a bunch more times, but I got the bend in just the right place, and I really like the final fit.

I went to the gas station and put in 18 gallons and it filled really well, no problems, no fuel gushing back out down the side of my Pig. I also shortened up the overflow line, don't know if that was part of my problem? You can see in the Before and After how I had a dip in both the fill line and overflow line before, and then a nice, smooth run in both lines after.

And the gauge reads full again! Nice when things work!

Before:

After:

I just went looking for this as @greenbeast was asking.
2016!
I really need to finish adding book marks to this thread.