What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (43 Viewers)
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Rooster47
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Finally got mine from Oregon to Georgia.
Perdy!
First body bits painted today. I've gotta say, after all the hours spent in the garage and on this forum and hunting parts, it feels PRETTY amazing have a little color back in her cheeks. I think all ll I have left to pick up is a new "Lights" knob, a firewall grommet, and a choke cable that isn't seized up, sag power steering pump and pulley, floor mats and maybe a new front bumper.
Looks like a smaller drum brake spindles with an aftermarket disc brake conversion. Could the stress of disc brakes lead to the failure of a weaker drum brake spindle?
Drum brakes have friction material around the circumference of the drum vs disc brakes that have pads on one side only.
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Came across this 1975 and took it home...
I think I found the cause. 3 years ago when I retired my wife set up a surprise for me and she set up with a local cruiser shop to install the disk brake set up and they rebuilt the axles F & R. Well I been correcting their work since. They installed the wrong lock washer for the spindle nut.
The lock washer was to large allowing the nut to back out. So Last night I picked up a axle of c/l to gather parts. It also took out the lock out hub. The parts axle had a set of warn hubs so those were installed also. Well at least she meant well.
JP
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I have seen several drum brake spindle failures over the years, and even have one with a story on my Wall of Shame. Without exception, they have all broken where yours has, at the radius to the flange. That is their inherent weak spot. And they’ve broken with tight wheel bearings. It’s just part of life with a drum brake axle.
One of the locals here broke one coming down from the mountains. As near as he can figure, the only thing holding his wheel on was the snapring at the end of the birfield.
@MartynFJ4071 I like the way you keep your bolts organized!
I think I should do that, scattered across the floor... organized to see them....
My system sucks... it takes me forever to find the bolts I'm looking for!!
I think I should do that, scattered across the floor... organized to see them....
My system sucks... it takes me forever to find the bolts I'm looking for!!
Bout getting tired of liking your ‘I sure get to go fishing a lot’ pics... need to find time to get my feet in a stream so maybe you can like some of mine!
BUSTED A GUT!! Woke the dogs up when I read this!!
C6H12O6
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Looks like they had to air down to drive it up onto the trailer. Must have been a tough climb.
Measured out the garage and concluded the 40 just wouldn’t fit. Later in the day I decided it was so close I had to try. This involved moving tons of stuff, taking down two shelving units that were attached to wall, and buying some HFT dollys, but it fits. I can barely squeeze the GX next to it and open the door. Super happy I can have it all inside this winter.
Whew!!
oldschool4wheelingI tidy up once every couple of weeks but I always end up with piles of bolt on the floor. It’s the downfall of not have enough storage boxes to separate out all the different sizes
Been long time a coming with this endeavor but finally.............
Might chilly drive to tire shop today but dang well worth it.....
Might chilly drive to tire shop today but dang well worth it.....
rkymtnflyfisher
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I'm casually looking for a set of steelies for my rig as well, it's not the highest priority in life right now so I just keep an eye open for a set for sale cheap, hopefully.....
Nu shooz!
Nice.... what steel wheels are those?
