...I was able to get the axle housing, knuckles and hubs painted. I think that they came out pretty well.
They look great! Nice work!
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...I was able to get the axle housing, knuckles and hubs painted. I think that they came out pretty well.
...I had completely forgotten to get all the gaskets I would need as well as new pinion seals, but a call to Kurt at Cruiser Outfitters this morning took care of all of that. Thanks again Kurt and it was great chatting with you a little.
Since it was so nice out tonight, our first cool night in many months, I decided to throw open the garage doors and get to work on my axle.
A little back story on this axle. I bought it 6 or 7 years ago. It came out of a 1978 FJ40 that was being parted out. It sat in my open carport for a couple years before I moved to a house that had a garage and then sat in the garage for a few more years after that. I bought it with the intention of rebuilding it and installing it in my 68.
I got started tonight with taking the calipers off, both the calipers and rotors will need replaced, and got one of the Warn hubs pulled off. I had read that this is a messy job, and I can say that it is indeed messy. I will get the other hub pulled off tomorrow night after work and will then get them cleaned up.
The only thing that seemed odd to me is that the large nut, you can see it in the attached picture, is actually loose, is this normal?
I do have one more question about the knuckles. I haven't measured the preload yet, but as I move them through their entire turning travel, there seems to be something of a detent in the middle, or where they would be if the wheels were straight. Is this "detent" normal or is there some wear in there that I need to deal with?
If i'm understanding you correctly, this is damage to the steering knuckle bearings. Basically they hold the weight of the vehicle. Of course then the race gets dented as you go down the road (with the tires going straight) for the past 40 years . Dont worry, they just wear out. I replaced mine in my 60 a couple of months ago. Much better after the rebuild (knuckle bearings, wheel bearings, a TRE, inner axel seals, etc)
Good progress!
I'm curious to see Tim's take on power steering.
What did you ever decide on your steering box mount location? I have been reading a lot of threads, and yours is the first I have come across that would lead me to believe that mounting the box forward a little to prevent cutting the crossmember leads to frame cracks.
Not discounting it by any means, just adds to the confusion of what I am doing.