reddingcruiser
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oregon fj
Serial rescuer of old vehicles
Yet another IOS example from my rig. Home made heater hose reducers.
Yes, just stuff the smaller hose into the larger, and clamp it with a normal hose clamp. He did this twice, once in each hose.
Yes, just stuff the smaller hose into the larger, and clamp it with a normal hose clamp. He did this twice, once in each hose.
reddingcruiser
Practicing for retirement
Yet another IOS example from my rig. Home made heater hose reducers.
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Yes, just stuff the smaller hose into the larger, and clamp it with a normal hose clamp. He did this twice, once in each hose.
Inline flow reducers
The most creative way to run a single wire for an interior light.
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The next entry is not only one of my oldest, but perhaps my best over-the-phone diagnosis. 1973FJ40 owned by a local photographer. He calls me up one day and explains that his clutch isn't working. I ask him a string of ever-more specific questions to narrow it down. Once I get his final answer I said: well, I've never seen it happen, but my best guess is that your clutch fork is broken in half.
He came in the next day.
He came in the next day.
Hey, everyone knows your tranny mount should have no give right? At least the welding looks solid. Also lots of random angle iron welded to spots on the frame, no idea what its for
Oh, almost forgot the dual exhaust pipes that were routed under the frame to glass packs under the doors!
Oh, almost forgot the dual exhaust pipes that were routed under the frame to glass packs under the doors!
What could even cause this failure mode???
The T/O bearing would need to seize and twist with the pressure plate, but even then, I imagine the clutch fork’s pivot ball clip or pushrod would let go first...
a lot of wear. I've run across the forged arms with the ball socket worn so deep they wouldn't pivot properly and bind. It doesn't hurt to replace that arm every couple clutches
The gears in that tcase remind me of the rear ring and pinion in my '77 - the seller (flipper) claimed I could drive it the 1.5hrs home from where we were meeting up to get it from him, uh, no...rear driveshaft upon closer inspection was really flopping around at the pinion end , badly. Both pinion bearings were shot and both gears badly worn/mangled - wish I could find those pics. No real funds to get new parts but I bought a whole set of bearings and pulled the gear out. Installed new bearings and a solid shim, set the depth and pre-load as well as the pattern. Gear runs dead smooth with no noise and hasn't generated any real heat nor metal shavings , amazingly. That was 7yrs ago - the gear set lives to this day and the Cruiser is strong and has been used to pull a utility trailer nearly 3,000lbs at times some decent distances without issue . When it gets sold the new owner will be aware that the gears must be replaced, I won't do that to someone else.
Toyota's parts are tough and can sometimes even survive Stupid, but there is a limit. At least they had kept oil in the rear end, unlike that tcase and that one is an example of someone that should be beaten with the mangled parts just as a lesson - ignorance is not bliss - it's destructive. The things I've seen working in various shops and fixing things here at home are insane - how people have ruined things by their untrained hands makes me wonder what the heck they were thinking. Especially welding, much of that stuff is scary and many times like my utility trailer was done by a manufacturer, let alone some hack diy idiot with a 110v disposable mig welder. Those that are building bumpers and tire carriers on their rigs with these junk mig welders should be shot, hung, quartered, tarred and set on fire to make an example of them - this stuff is not just dangerous but makes them liable for injury or damage to someone or property. We've all seen the results when those that think they can without proper training attempt to do structural work, or even simple fixes - you'd think the word would get out enough to stop it but it's gotten worse with the market for cheaper welders now days, amazing. We can laugh at those photos, but honestly none of this stuff is funny - it's really quite criminal and in some countries can land them in prison if something goes wrong.
Sarge
Toyota's parts are tough and can sometimes even survive Stupid, but there is a limit. At least they had kept oil in the rear end, unlike that tcase and that one is an example of someone that should be beaten with the mangled parts just as a lesson - ignorance is not bliss - it's destructive. The things I've seen working in various shops and fixing things here at home are insane - how people have ruined things by their untrained hands makes me wonder what the heck they were thinking. Especially welding, much of that stuff is scary and many times like my utility trailer was done by a manufacturer, let alone some hack diy idiot with a 110v disposable mig welder. Those that are building bumpers and tire carriers on their rigs with these junk mig welders should be shot, hung, quartered, tarred and set on fire to make an example of them - this stuff is not just dangerous but makes them liable for injury or damage to someone or property. We've all seen the results when those that think they can without proper training attempt to do structural work, or even simple fixes - you'd think the word would get out enough to stop it but it's gotten worse with the market for cheaper welders now days, amazing. We can laugh at those photos, but honestly none of this stuff is funny - it's really quite criminal and in some countries can land them in prison if something goes wrong.
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That reminds me I had one like that come in 20 years ago for a routine inspection. Slave cylinder ball completely embedded in the fork, pushrod broken in half, and the broken pushrod WAS STILL WORKING THE CLUTCH!!! All I could think of was that it must have JUST happened; no other logical explanation why the two halves wouldn’t have passed each other up.
When I first bought my truck I wanted to take it down to @FJ40Jim, so he could give it a once over. It was the only one I had ever driven and wanted to make sure everything sounded the way it was supposed to. One of the first things he found is pictured below.
We took it for drive and when he put his foot on the gas peddle he was like “what the hell”. I never notice but he sure did. He said he didn’t think you could even get full throttle with it cut like this.
We took it for drive and when he put his foot on the gas peddle he was like “what the hell”. I never notice but he sure did. He said he didn’t think you could even get full throttle with it cut like this.
bwalker16527
1974 FJ40 SBC V8 350 TH400
That is insane!
Triple locked...
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you left out the b: triple Blocked!!!!
I’m not even sure I fully understand what I’m looking at there...anti wrap bar???
rkymtnflyfisher
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I hate to admit this but when my buddies and I installed the 3/4 ton axles in the original 40 we did stuff very similar to this. The dumb stuff you do when your a teenager.
A forty with a sway bar, eh?
