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musson quoted me three times the price of man a fre and they could not even get the damn slave for like ten days to two weeks! i just ordered the rebuild kits to tide me over. no one had anything that was near by except advanced had the master three days and oreilly's had a slave three days. my 5/85 production date is a real bitch no one stocks anything. man a fre had it for a good price but i am going to hold out till jt gets the blue clutch master and slave for my truck. until then the kits will suffice, in the long run i will always have those rebuilt suckers as back ups once i get the good stuff from jt.

paitence grasshopper.
 
cajun65 said:
Don't over look Cruiser Dan on this site. He works for American Toyota. Do a search. He has his direct number on this site and gets you good prices. Musson was pretty easy for my air hose I just ordered.
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Beat me to it, X2 and or Jacque who is our silent member Toyota Of Dallas that may be able to help too. :)
 
Front u-bolts: Do I have to extend them? I went by the springs place yesterday and I never thought about that when he asked. Is it a matter of measuring the axle and the spring pack to decide if they need to be extended?
 
you should measure the spring pack and the axle check it against a measurement on the old setup on your truck now. you can always grind off the excess. something i need to do to mine.
 
cajun65 said:
Front u-bolts: Do I have to extend them? I went by the springs place yesterday and I never thought about that when he asked. Is it a matter of measuring the axle and the spring pack to decide if they need to be extended?
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Yes, measure the old spring pack thickness the section that sits on the axle, and the new. The difference is how much longer you need them. :)
 
cajun65 said:
Front u-bolts: Do I have to extend them? I went by the springs place yesterday and I never thought about that when he asked. Is it a matter of measuring the axle and the spring pack to decide if they need to be extended?
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When i did mine the u-bolts that they made for me where about 1/2 inch longer. HE told me that this was the smallest u-bolt that he could make. (Lafayette Spring)
 
my81fj said:
When i did mine the u-bolts that they made for me where about 1/2 inch longer. HE told me that this was the smallest u-bolt that he could make. (Lafayette Spring)
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Thanks guys. Corey, that's where I went. He just wanted me to make sure and I really hadn't even thought of how long they should be. I'll know this weekend. He said he can have them made while I wait. Nice guy.
 
Those folks are good, like you said he takes no time while the lady's ringing you up he's getting your u-bolts and your out the door. They can build custom springs as well and do a good job of it. :)
 
Volunteer said:
Those folks are good, like you said he takes no time while the lady's ringing you up he's getting your u-bolts and your out the door. They can build custom springs as well and do a good job of it. :)
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Yeah, I'm hoping that OME can give me 3 - 3.5" ...if not... gonna be needing some brake lines etc.. and gonna get Acadiana Spring to do it.

me
 
Okay tested the locker today, wow. I found out that I have to adjust the ebrake. I'm not to sure how to do this so I need some advice. My e brake is on the drums in the rear not on the tranny. Is it just a screw that can be tweaked?
 
I usually have lots of answers, but that one I'm not 100% positive on...I've had a ton of cruisers, and seem to remember having to apply the e brake while backing up (Rev). I think your model has the Self-adjusting type. I'm not sure though...someone might want to chime in and straighten us out on this one.
 
I wasn't 100% but I am 99% that somewhere in 1980/81 onward FJ40's had self-adjusting drums on Land Cruisers...and 75-onward Toyota trucks too....since you have an 81, I figured yours had the self-adjusting type.
 
10-4....every 1980/81 onwards I know of self-adjusts...if yours doesn't, then likely your E-brake either doesn't work well or something isn't greased well, etc. Usually you tighten it manually all-the-way, then backoff till it drags a little (on ALL MODELS this part is the same)...but on 81's onward, they self-adjust via E-brake and you shouldn't have to manually adjust unless the Ebrake is way out of adjustment or broke.
 
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