I am going to purchase a transfercase rebuild kit for my 85 fj60 from JT Outfitters for $180. Does anyone know about this kit, is it complete? Is the price reasonable? Anybody have a list of tools i'll need, so i can purchase before hand. also any advice?THANKS
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I'm not sure about JT's kit, but the one I got from MAN had everything except the output shaft shims for the for setting the final pre-load.....Due to my deadline I had to overnight a shim pack from SOR ($7 part and $26 in shipping.....) Plus this was on an 87 FJ60 and I don't know if there is a difference with your 85. Anyway, good luck...
I did this last winter. There are two kits, one for the 34mm idler and one for the 38mm idler. Measure before you buy. I don't remember there being any shims in those kits either. When I did mine, I had a bad idler shaft and bearings, the countershaft bearings were fine so I left them alone, therefore I didn't ned to reshim them.
Call Kurt at Cruiser Outfitters -- Same price, better place to buy.
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You probably won't need the shims -- but you can order some just in case.
It helps to have a shop press and a good set of gear pullers. And you have the FSM or a pdf of it ?? And if your T'case is the original, it's a 34mm idler shaft.
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You probably won't need the shims -- but you can order some just in case.
It helps to have a shop press and a good set of gear pullers. And you have the FSM or a pdf of it ?? And if your T'case is the original, it's a 34mm idler shaft.
Cruiserdrew
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I don't hear a lot of great stuff about JTO, but I suspect the kits are all the same. As long as they have koyo bearings, you are OK. I got my kit from Mudrak, but I'm sure Kurt would have the right one too.
The shim pack is a tough one. When I did mine, the preload was wrong, and so I had to re-shim. There is no way to measure, so you shim, measure, pull apart, reshim etc. It took me 3 tries to get it right, which means you will probably need to have a full pack to start. The shims are $7 each and there are 10 or so of them.
If I were doing it again, I would use the same kit, but I would use all Toyota paper gaskets, especially the middle one where the case splits and the one on the rear output cover. The total thickness of these changes the preload when it goes back together, so it makes sense to use the factory gaskets and lower the chance the preload will be wrong. It also makes sense to use a factory rear output seal.
If you have the whole thing apart, there is no reason not to replace ALL the bearings. Not replacing one set sounds like doing the job half way.
The shim pack is a tough one. When I did mine, the preload was wrong, and so I had to re-shim. There is no way to measure, so you shim, measure, pull apart, reshim etc. It took me 3 tries to get it right, which means you will probably need to have a full pack to start. The shims are $7 each and there are 10 or so of them.
If I were doing it again, I would use the same kit, but I would use all Toyota paper gaskets, especially the middle one where the case splits and the one on the rear output cover. The total thickness of these changes the preload when it goes back together, so it makes sense to use the factory gaskets and lower the chance the preload will be wrong. It also makes sense to use a factory rear output seal.
If you have the whole thing apart, there is no reason not to replace ALL the bearings. Not replacing one set sounds like doing the job half way.
I agree with everyone that has posted so far. Do a search on JTO for folks' opinions and you will see why some have recommended other vendors. Kurt is great as are a couple of others including CDan and John Hocker. Cruiserdrew's comments especially ring true - I rebuilt the t-case on my '88 FJ62 last winter and I don't want to have to tear into again any time soon.
