: Attention CAMO!!!
zesty_toy 01-13-2002, 07:12 PM I need advice on changing out my diff quickly....I am tired of pulling the entire knuckle assembly apart and the birfield...
I heard that you have a special way of removing your'e entire knuckle with the birfield inside to change a diff...told you can do it by taking off the tire and loosening the lower two bolts of the knuckle...your'e expertise would be greatly appreciated...please pass your knowledge down wise CAMO...thanks
search under "quick change birfield" or something, its faster, but still involves work. have fun.....
im not camo but i think i know his way of doing it. you have to remove the caliper and then take the hub off and remove the snap ring. then remove the wiper assembly on the back side of the knuckle. then take the steering arm off and tilt the knuckle down and remove the knuckle. i believe i covered every thing.
zesty_toy 01-13-2002, 08:29 PM Trail runner....your way sounds harder...I don't want to remove my steering arm...that's just as much work...
Bones 01-13-2002, 08:41 PM This might help (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=170234#post170234)
well that is camo's way of doing it.
SeaBass44 01-13-2002, 09:35 PM Originally posted by zesty_toy
Trail runner....your way sounds harder...I don't want to remove my steering arm...that's just as much work...
then get a d44:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:
crash 01-14-2002, 12:39 AM AMEN!!!!!!!
Bad Karma 01-14-2002, 06:29 AM Originally posted by zesty_toy
Trail runner....your way sounds harder...I don't want to remove my steering arm...that's just as much work...
How the FAWK are you gonna remove the knuckle without taking off the bearing cap or steering arm???? :rolleyes:
Originally posted by SeaBass44
then get a d44:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:
LOL
zesty...sounds like they have steered ya in the right direction. the advantage of this method is not having to mess with the wheel bearings. you can change a birf in about 20-30 minutes this way.
changing a 3rd member is just a time consoming chore any way you do it.
Originally posted by camo
changing a 3rd member is just a time consoming chore any way you do it.
especially in a D44:flipoff2: :beer:
ryanwhit 01-14-2002, 01:51 PM I've got a related question.
Whats the purpose of the snap ring on the outer axle shaft that you take off once you remove the locking mechanism of the hub? I could not see any use for it (and I hate snap rings) so i left it off when i put my front locker in last week. does it have any real purpose? Thanks
ToyDozer 01-14-2002, 02:07 PM Originally posted by ryanwhit
I've got a related question.
Whats the purpose of the snap ring on the outer axle shaft that you take off once you remove the locking mechanism of the hub? I could not see any use for it (and I hate snap rings) so i left it off when i put my front locker in last week. does it have any real purpose? Thanks
Umm, ya its kindof important.. If you dont want to hassle with that snap ring you can do whats been called the "Mar-Tack" method though. What it all boils down to is the axle need to be kept from going into the housing to much. The snap ring holds the birfield out so that it stays centered in the knuckle where it needs to be.. The mar-tack is just a small tack weld on the inner axle shaft so that the axle cant go into the carrier any further then its supposed to.. Heres a write up on the Mar-Tack info... (http://4crawler.cruiserpages.com/4x4/CheapTricks/AxleRebuild.shtml#Martack)
ryanwhit 01-14-2002, 02:48 PM Originally posted by ToyDozer
Umm, ya its kindof important.. If you dont want to hassle with that snap ring you can do whats been called the "Mar-Tack" method though. What it all boils down to is the axle need to be kept from going into the housing to much. The snap ring holds the birfield out so that it stays centered in the knuckle where it needs to be.. The mar-tack is just a small tack weld on the inner axle shaft so that the axle cant go into the carrier any further then its supposed to.. Heres a write up on the Mar-Tack info... (http://4crawler.cruiserpages.com/4x4/CheapTricks/AxleRebuild.shtml#Martack)
Thats the snap ring on the inner axle shaft. I'm talking about the one on the outer axle shaft (birf). The one you have to take off before you remove the silver part of the hub, and then the 54 mm hub wheel nuts.
i dont run the snap on the birfield anymore, never had problems
heavytlc 01-14-2002, 03:54 PM I believe that the outer snapring was a hold over in design from the drum brake days.If you were to brake the spindle on a drum brake truck the snap ring will hold the tire/wheel hub in place(would never believe how good it works) On a disc brake setup you have the birfield stub and the rotor/caliper to retain the hub/wheel in the event of spindle fatigue.
yarddog 01-14-2002, 04:28 PM Since we're on the subject of "what it that for?" I've always wondered about the little bolt that threads into the end of the outer shaft. I can't see any purpose for it.
ToyDozer 01-14-2002, 04:31 PM Originally posted by ryanwhit
Thats the snap ring on the inner axle shaft. I'm talking about the one on the outer axle shaft (birf). The one you have to take off before you remove the silver part of the hub, and then the 54 mm hub wheel nuts.
I understand what snap ring your talking about and I stand by what I said before. The two snap rings on the inner shaft hold the inner axle in the birfield..
Originally posted by teamaloha4x4
I believe that the outer snapring was a hold over in design from the drum brake days.If you were to brake the spindle on a drum brake truck the snap ring will hold the tire/wheel hub in place(would never believe how good it works) On a disc brake setup you have the birfield stub and the rotor/caliper to retain the hub/wheel in the event of spindle fatigue.
:smokin: Ummm, since when did toyota ever have front drum brakes? Even on the "Wolverines" produced in 77-78 using a dana front end it still had disks and in 79 when toyota actually started producing 4x4's they certainly had disks...
HTH!!
ToyDozer 01-14-2002, 04:34 PM Originally posted by Dented
Since we're on the subject of "what it that for?" I've always wondered about the little bolt that threads into the end of the outer shaft. I can't see any purpose for it.
I think that threaded hole is the best! I've used it to connect a slide hammer to the axle when the housing was bent and causeing bind in removing the axle and it also can come in handy when your putting the inner hub back on and need to pull the axle out just a bit to get the snap ring back on...
ryanwhit 01-14-2002, 06:29 PM Originally posted by ToyDozer
I understand what snap ring your talking about and I stand by what I said before. The two snap rings on the inner shaft hold the inner axle in the birfield..
:smokin: Ummm, since when did toyota ever have front drum brakes? Even on the "Wolverines" produced in 77-78 using a dana front end it still had disks and in 79 when toyota actually started producing 4x4's they certainly had disks...
HTH!!
no...you don't. the martack (what you said would need to be done is on the inner shaft. forget that. i know what it is and how it works. now go to the end of the outer shaft on the birf.
it must come off before the hub housing and hebwheel nuts, lock washer, spacer, and wheel bearing.
heavytlc 01-14-2002, 07:28 PM Your birfields were in a Goddamn landcruiser first and my first LC had drum brakes. It is the same shit built by the same company.
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