Do I fill the hub and knuckle with a generous coating of grease? Is the type of grease important?
Do I fill the hub and knuckle with a generous coating of grease? Is the type of grease important?
fill with red tacky grease - inside the housing and inside the birfield
one side note: Nobody broke a birfield on the trip, but I watched a 297X joint and outer go on Troy's and a 35 spline outer go on Greg's
Scott, FTAC '99
'62 Nissan Patrol 4-seat Twisted Customs Buggy
'89 "CJ-7" - Her trail rig
'05 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 TRD - her daily driver...
'08 Dodge 2500 Mega Cab 6.7 Diesel 4x4
scott.schubring@williams.com
The office sucks - I wanna go wheeling!
The only reason troy broke was because his knuckle broke off. I did the same thing colorado last summer.
Backing plates or no backing plates?
no backing plates, but you still need that 1/8" gap the backing plate makes. We always just cut off the outer part of the backing plate with a torch
Scott, FTAC '99
'62 Nissan Patrol 4-seat Twisted Customs Buggy
'89 "CJ-7" - Her trail rig
'05 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 TRD - her daily driver...
'08 Dodge 2500 Mega Cab 6.7 Diesel 4x4
scott.schubring@williams.com
The office sucks - I wanna go wheeling!
I think I'll just clean up the backing plates and put them on.
When I found out I still needed the spacing I decided it was easier to just clean them up and put them on.
backing plates are gay - hold mud, bend into the rotor from rocks...
just take the torch and follow the groove to cut the outside off. You could easily cut and grind smooth both in 5 minutes.
Scott, FTAC '99
'62 Nissan Patrol 4-seat Twisted Customs Buggy
'89 "CJ-7" - Her trail rig
'05 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 TRD - her daily driver...
'08 Dodge 2500 Mega Cab 6.7 Diesel 4x4
scott.schubring@williams.com
The office sucks - I wanna go wheeling!
now, given i know nothing about toyota axles...why not just use washers if you need the space there, i assume there are bolts that hold the backing plate on?
with the Toyota axles, it is easier to just trim off the outer part of the backing plate - you have to see it to understand
Scott, FTAC '99
'62 Nissan Patrol 4-seat Twisted Customs Buggy
'89 "CJ-7" - Her trail rig
'05 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 TRD - her daily driver...
'08 Dodge 2500 Mega Cab 6.7 Diesel 4x4
scott.schubring@williams.com
The office sucks - I wanna go wheeling!