Toyota Tools

[wscbill]

Rescue Tool

Although seat-belt cutter/window hammer rescue tools are not uncommon, you may not have seen the Toyota Rescueman. These are a JDM market accessory that post-date early Land Cruisers. Despite that, if you need such a tool in your Land Cruiser, why not go with the OEM version?

This is the Toyota Rescueman III, part number 08237-00003. It features a seat-belt cutter and window hammer (cemented carbide tip), and comes with a black plastic bracket for mounting. The tool and bracket is approximately 200 x 50 x 30 mm, bracket mounting holes are on 63 mm centers. A 94 x 19 mm piece of double-sided tape is also included for mounting.

As the name suggests, this is the third version of the Rescueman. Initially, the tool was designed with a separate seat belt cutter, which was stored in the hollow handle of the hammer. When the Rescueman was initially released, it came in both a cutter/hammer model and a hammer only model.

Toyota part lists identify 08237-00001 and 08237-00002. Differences between these earlier versions are unknown.

The Toyota Rescueman is manufactured by Maruai Sangyo Co. The company markets the tool under the Rescueman brand, as well as contract manufacturing for Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Isuzu, Hino and Daihatsu.

The company web site (in Japanese only) includes a chronology of the Rescueman product as well as links to reports, news items and videos about the tool. The initial Rescueman product was launched in February 1991. Rescueman III followed in April 1998 and was adopted as a genuine part by Toyota in August 1999.

Between November 2011 and March 2012 the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (NCAC) procured and tested the rescue tools pictured above, including the Rescueman III (right). A report reviewing the tools and documenting performance was released in May 2012. Test results indicate:

• Performance of the seat-belt cutter varied widely. While the tools on the left and right averaged less than 2 seconds to cut the seat-belt, the center tool averaged 37 seconds.
• All three tools were able to break side windows, none of the tools were able to break laminated windshields

The Toyota Rescueman III shows up on auction sites occasionally. It is also available through Rakuten Global Market shops for 2,359 JPY or approximately $22. While Amayama.com shows part number 08237-00003 available for $26.84, the description is not "emergency hammer" so further checking may be advisable. None of these prices include shipping.

 

[Weber Sarge]

Ah , yes - thanks for the fix , I can eat this stuff up all day long . Love your posts/details about odd OEM parts , much appreciated . How about doing one on those front rubber bumper tips that I see every so often ( I do own 1 pair , love 'em ) .
Sarge

 

[treerootCO]

I need to find the later clear bag for the new light. They are still available from Toyota but don't come with the bag.
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Found one

Here are the four iterations I am aware of so far. The third one from the left is yellow cad with one hook while the new one is clear cad (silver) with one hook.

 

[treerootCO]

From the archives... I wanted to see if the FJ25 and early FJ40 shared the same inspection light (the one on the left).

FJ25

early 40

 

[treerootCO]

 

[tls3601]

Bill you always post up the best stuff, seat belt cutter could save your life in the event of a rollover in a remote area.....i like.

 

[tls3601]

treeroot-so which one would be correct for a '78 FJ40LV?

 

[treerootCO]

treeroot-so which one would be correct for a '78 FJ40LV?

1978...probably the third from the left... TR stamped bag, light blue, honeycomb pattern, yellow cad, black base, and single hook.

The microfiche shows the early inspection lamp up to, at least, November 1967. It looks like the part changed in March of 1969 and then again in September 1973. Based on the grainy pic below only, I think the 69 to 73 had two hooks. The bags also went from TEQ to TR (Tokai Rika Co., of Nagoya) when the single hook inspection lamp came out.

March 1969 - September 1973 = 81370-60010

September 1973 - July 1980 = 81370-60010

No pic available

 

[tls3601]

How many watt bulbs do the newer ones put out??? Just curious how functional vs. cool they are-they are definately cool, want one!

 

[treerootCO]

How many watt bulbs do the newer ones put out??? Just curious how functional vs. cool they are-they are definately cool, want one!

12v 24w

 

[wscbill]

Zipper Bag (TEQ Toyota Motor) - Repro

Here's an update to an earlier post. The folks at Cruiser World, (no affiliation), a cruiser shop located in The Netherlands (and known as L&L Land Cruisers within the country) are now offering a reproduction zipper tool bag marked with the TEQ Toyota Motor logo. See the catalog page for more information, cost is 34.95 Euros (approximately $43.48), plus shipping/PayPal fees.

 

[gcrump01]

wscbill - I ordered one of those also, should be here soon - I hope. Maarten told me the design had changed to include the TEQ logo, looks pretty good. Mine was supposed to ship November 5th or 6th.

 

[Living in the Past]

I have 10/69 tool roll that came with a one owner FJ40. It does have a hammer but only five spanners. I haven't checked in while but believe the one dropped was 8X10. What ever size it was is part of the ignition kit. I have a earlier tool roll (1963?) that has the six spanners as well as the small one in the ignition kit. As I remember the biggest difference between the two is the earlier one was a two piece lug wrench and had the six spanners.

 

[wscbill]

I have 10/69 tool roll that came with a one owner FJ40. It does have a hammer but only five spanners. I haven't checked in while but believe the one dropped was 8X10. What ever size it was is part of the ignition kit. I have a earlier tool roll (1963?) that has the six spanners as well as the small one in the ignition kit. As I remember the biggest difference between the two is the earlier one was a two piece lug wrench and had the six spanners.

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That is interesting about the 5 spanners. In researching the large and medium tool rolls, the parts catalog indicates the large rolls came with 6 spanners (8x9, 10x12, 12x14, 14x17, 17x19, and 21x23), and the medium rolls had 5 (8x10, 10x12, 12x14, 14x17, 19x22). Does the blue wrench clip have the TEQ logo? Although the blue wrench clips in the large and medium rolls appear similar (except the large roll clip has the TEQ logo), they are a different size, 6 spanners won't fit in the unmarked wrench clip that came with the medium rolls. Do the spanners have the TEQ logo? Medium roll spanners do not.

I have a tool roll from a one-owner 1969 as well, don't know the month. It came with 6 TEQ marked spanners in the TEQ wrench clip: 8x9, 10x12, 12x14, 14x17, 17x19, and 21x23. The ignition wrench is 7x8, the Engine Adjust Kit pouch is marked TOYOTA MOTOR, with a 5 leaf feeler gauge marked in both decimal, and (metric) in parens.

That early tool roll (63) you have is the nicest one I've seen that still has the 2-piece lug wrench. There was an early one with a 2-piece lug wrench on eBay for a short while several months ago. The tools had some rust, and the canvas was damaged. What was interesting about it was the MADE IN JAPAN marking on the outside, in large letters. Here's a picture from the listing. Is yours marked like this?

While the 2-piece/1-piece lug wrench is biggest difference between the early and later large tool rolls, there are some other differences as well:

-top loop 3 location - Related to the lug wrench difference. Early roll has top loop 3 below loop 4, later roll has top loop 3 even with loop 4.

-hammer - Early roll has Maruki hammer, later roll has OH hammer.

-spanners - Early roll spanners have oval handles (cross-section), later roll spanners have recessed handles.

-adjustable wrench - Early roll adjustable wrench has an oval pad on the handle, later roll adjustable wrench does not have that pad.

-engine adjust kit - Early roll pouch is marked with TEQ logo, 4 leaf feeler gauge marked in metric only, 8x9 ignition wrench, red handle points file. Later roll pouch is marked TOYOTA MOTOR, 5 leaf feeler gauge marked in decimal and (metric), 7x8 ignition wrench, no points file.

Not all these changes appear to have occurred when the canvas roll was changed. Not uncommon to see an adjustable wrench with oval pad, and engine adjust kit with TEQ logo included in the later (1-piece lug wrench) tool rolls.

 

[Weber Sarge]

It looks as though that early hammer has a more slender head , is there a weight difference in them ? Maybe just an optical illusion from here ....
I just ordered one of those bags from Maarten , if the quality is half as good as it looks - I'm golden for my 03/'77 .

Wonder too how much difference in leverage between the two lug wrench designs ? Maybe it was changed to the later version to allow the end user to use their foot/weight for more torque on the wrench ?

Pretty cool history lesson there guys....
Sarge

 

[treerootCO]

I wanted to see if I could treat the canvas so I used Canvak on one of my tool rolls. It appears to be the same type of stuff used by Toyota; however, it reacted with the tools! I DO NOT recommend using it on the tool roll canvas....

whoops

some kind of waxy feeling fuzz that doesn't wash off with soap. The metal appears to be etched now.

 

[wscbill]

I wanted to see if I could treat the canvas so I used Canvak on one of my tool rolls. It appears to be the same type of stuff used by Toyota; however, it reacted with the tools! I DO NOT recommend using it on the tool roll canvas....

whoops

some kind of waxy feeling fuzz that doesn't wash off with soap. The metal appears to be etched now.

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I saw something similar on the small grease pump that came with the rick_d replica tool roll, which I believe was treated with Canvak . The material on the grease pump had a waxy feel and it discolored the metal finish somewhat, especially at the bottom of the tube where it was built up. Here's a before photo.

I used Simichrome polish to get the coating off, although the finish remains discolored. There was also some of the coating on the screwdriver shank and handle as well, but it came off and left no marks.

 

[tls3601]

Those little grease guns are so cool, what year Landcruisers came with them?

 

[JohnnyC]

@treerootCO .... it looks like the zinc naphthenate in the canvak (kinda like a salt to preserve the canvas from my understanding when i contacted the makers last year) may have done this.... i don't think the naphtha would react to it... as its just a mineral spirit.... the residue is the wax and should easily come off with a solvent

what canvak does is it has dissolved wax.... and the mineral spirits is a carrier that 'carries' the wax into the fibers... when dry you have the wax in the fibers


probably just not fully dry?.... canvak takes a few good weeks to dry out... even then if it still feels tacky its not fully dryed out

 

[JohnnyC]

@tls3601

up to 3/72 came with pump

see here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6s6csy8dbtkdz0f/FJ40 Jacks & Tools - OEM Tool Kit Inventory.pdf?dl=0

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/oem-tool-roll-bag-kits.636930/page-2#post-8593430

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/refurbishing-an-early-tool-roll.743389/page-3#post-9128679