Stuck on knuckle...help needed

[1994Hewes]

So,I guess this is an intro thread combined with a knuckle rebuild question. I bought this 60 about 8 months ago and love it.

Anyway,I'm in the middle of disassembly and stuck on the dust shield and caliper connection. Basically, where is the best place to disconnect the shield so that I can get it over the spindle? Seems that if I try and remove at the shield, it just twists the soft line all to hell, but I don't see a good way to remove at the hard/soft juncture. Looks like it wants to twist the hard line on the axle if i do that. Pics attached hopefully.

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

[snowboardonsnow]

6" down the axle is where you disconnect it first.

 

[snowboardonsnow]

Back side of the last picture I believe.

There is a C clip you'll need to pull out.

 

[1994Hewes]

Here is the attachment 6" back. I don't see a c clip or obvious way of detaching here. Is this the spot?

 

[samslam]

I just did my knuckle rebuild and almost everything else while i was there, but that is the correct spot. For me i just got the stainless steel brake lines and just cut that old one off, easy and quick. GL on the knucle rebuild, its real easy except for a few stubborn parts.

 

[willflow]

Look on SOR's website for a diagram of how it goes together. Pull the clip and get your vice grips out.

 

[Devilmans Hand]

think you need to put the clip back in to hold one side in place. then use a flare nut wrench to bust the soft line free.

 

[1994Hewes]

Thanks for the help. I was able to get it loose enough at the axle to spin it out of the brake shield. Definitely grinding those rivets out and replacing with bolts to make that process easier.

 

[SteamerF18]

Got any extra pics now that you have it off? I'm tackling the exact same thing next weekend and from watching the YouTube videos, I wasn't expecting this part to be a challenge. Any tips from your rebuild is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[too tall]

The spindle has to come off to get the dust shield off .

 

[1994Hewes]

Srf18, PM sent.

 

[Stumpalama]

Get some longer brake lines and go direct to the caliper. That way you can just swing the caliper out of the way and hang it with a bungy from the frame. It certainly simplifies a trail-side birf job. Honestly, I don't know why Toyota used that T thingy.