Toyota core axle

[Tranny Frank]

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Whats the scoop with it Frank? For sale? For show? Give us some details man

 

[Tranny Frank]

knuckle

Initially this looked like damage but upon closer inspection it preety clear that this was filed out ?? also the axle seal was installed backwards, both sides??

 

[Tranny Frank]

spindle bushing ID

 

[cruiseroutfit]

It is damage. It had a broken birf at some point, was driven on (even getting off the trail will make a knuckle look like that) and then they cleaned it up a bit when they replaced the birf. Very common site and as nasty as that one is I've seen far worse, some with damage trunnion bearing race journals even.

As for the seal being in backwards, installer error. I can't think of a purposeful reason to do it. Sometimes that outer seal surface gets pretty hammered from pieces of a broken birf.

 

[Tranny Frank]

spindle housing ID

 

[Tranny Frank]

.060

 

[BCGPER]

I can....


Pretty common to install the seals backwards on mudders or swamp buggies. Better to keep the water out than worry about keeping oil in.

As for the seal being in backwards, installer error. I can't think of a purposeful reason to do it. Sometimes that outer seal surface gets pretty hammered from pieces of a broken birf.

 

[Tranny Frank]

The Wally Rig

1981 Toyota mini truck, 230,000 maybee 330,000

 

[Tranny Frank]

left side before tear down

 

[Tranny Frank]

axle end play (float)

 

[Tranny Frank]

axle position

according to the witness marks on axle this is how it was riding backed away from the spindle bushing

 

[Tranny Frank]

seal

according to the witness marks on the axle where the seal rode it only had a bit left to where the seal no longer would have a place to ride .020 or so

 

[Tranny Frank]

spindle bushing ID Wally rig

 

[Tranny Frank]

axle dia

.015 difference between axle dia and spindle bushing

 

[Tranny Frank]

sorry wrong pic

 

[Panos]

okaaay.... are you doing an axle build or just sharing some pics with us?

 

[Tranny Frank]

New parts from Kurt Williams

Thanks to my good friend Kurt for supplying over haul kit (no charge)

 

[Tranny Frank]

inner shield ? deflector? baffle? whatever you want to call it

 

[Tranny Frank]

pre lubing bearings