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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisCo" data-source="post: 1559101" data-attributes="member: 18105"><p>After all of that was done, it was time to wind down a little, so I did a little clean up...but I still wasn't quite ready to call it quits... so I decided to take advantage of having the axle broken down, and plumb in the breather. I thought I had a 1/8" NPT tap, and I'd planned to re-tap the hole, but I didn't... In lieu of the 1/8" NPT tap, I opted to modify the stock breather a little, to (hopefully) make it a bit more solid for mounting a hose on. </p><p></p><p>I didn't snap a photo of the breather disassembled, with all of the pieces laid out... but, I did get a few photos of how I modified it. I started by taking the main part of the breather, and chucking it into the drill press:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081005/BreatherStockDisassembled.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>With the drill press set to its highest speed, I used a file to chamfer the edge enough to make a barb:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081005/BreatherStockModified1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081005/BreatherStockModified2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The end result was a nice barb on the breather which will (hopefully) grab the breather hose better than it would without the barb:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081005/BreatherStockModified3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I'll toss some hose and a clamp on there later, and see if it wants to hold. If not, I'll go find a 1/8" NPT tap, and go with the original plan. Yeah, I could just go get that N*ss*n part, but what fun would that be? :lol:</p><p></p><p>I'm hoping to get started on the RUF next weekend.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/80Toyota/TGSpringsAndJunk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>That's 222lbs worth of TG springs, hangers, bumpstops, spring perces, diff guards, shock hoops, and brake lines right there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> My rig is going to be a rollin' friggin' billboard for Trail Gear :lol:</p><p></p><p>The '80 should be back on all fours soon. After I get all fo this installed, I need to:</p><p></p><p>Finish the power steering</p><p>Setup the York OBA</p><p>Get and install some shocks</p><p>Get wheels + tires </p><p></p><p>...then phase I will be done, and hopefully it'll see the trails for some light-duty wheelin' :friday: Then for phase II, I need to:</p><p></p><p>Build a front bumper + receiver</p><p>Build a cage and flatbed (This is only at the bottom of the list due to my needing to get a tube bender first)</p><p>Rewire all of the electrical</p><p>IFS components to widen the front axle</p><p>Later model rear axle (to match the wider front)</p><p>Lockers</p><p><em>Maybe</em> narrow/dove the nose</p><p></p><p>...then for phase III, I'm considering an engine swap, crawler, etc...</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>At least I got out to the shop for a <em>little</em> while this weekend. Yesterday was spent cutting down a Christmas tree and hanging lights on the house... Today was spent finishing the lights (and cleaning gutters while I was hanging up on the ladder).</p><p></p><p>In between the Christmas stuff, I managed to get a little bit of work done on the '80... I got the front springs temporarily installed (I need to put together a new hanger, so I can move the axle forward just a bit), and I'll probably swap out the shackles on the front. This first pic also shows where I managed to get a bit of work done on removing the stock shock mounts, too...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/80Toyota/FrontSprings1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I also got the TG diff guard installed on the front axle, and the housing painted.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/80Toyota/FrontAxlePainted.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I'm hoping to get a few hours in the shop this week to put the guts back into the axle. I've still got a few parts I need to pick up before I can slip the axle under there for good. Specifically, I need to pick up some U bolts, all of the IFS components to go a bit wider in the front, and I'm sure a few more things I haven't thought about yet <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>I'll probably put it all together with the stock parts for now, 'cuz I need to get this thing moble enough to get it out of the shop for a while (so I can do the other 4 or 5 littler projects I need to get done :laughing6: )</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>OK, I got to spend a couple of hours in the shop this evening. I'd forgotten to hit a couple (or three) parts with paint, so I started with this. First up was the third member:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/ThirdMemberPainted1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Next up was the knuckles:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/KnucklesPainted1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Afterward attacking the wet paint with a hair drier for a few minutes, I removed the third member, cleaned up the inside of the diff cover, scraped off any paint and other crap was on the housing to third. I then added RTV for the gasket:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/DiffHousingRTVd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>...and dropped the third into place...allowing all that gooie RTV goodness mush it's way out under the weight of the third:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/DiffHousingRTVd2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then I placed the lock washers in place, and placed a little bit of medium duty thread lock (a.k.a. Blue Locktite) to each of the 10 nuts, and torqued 'em down to 34 ft lbs. All buttoned up, and RTV spewage all wiped up:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleHousingWithThirdInstalled.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I know it was getting close to time to call it a night, but I still wanted to get <em>something</em> more accomplished, so I installed the axle seals. I don't have a seal driver, so I did a bit of a DIY version of a driver... A 24mm socket, a (32?)mm (I'll have to verify later) deep walled socket, a (19?)mm socket (smaller than the 24mm for sure), a short extention (so as to not smack the crap outta' my hand), and a dead blow hammer. Here's the basic rundown of how I did it:</p><p></p><p>The tools:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSealInstallTools.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The seal:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSeal1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The 24mm socket slips nice and snug into the seal:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSealWith24mmSocket.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>...and, the whole contraption together (minus the extention):</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSealWith24mmAnd32mmSocket.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I didn't have a free hand to work the camera and put the contraption together, so I'll just describe it. With the 24mm socket in the seal, as shown above, I placed the seal into position in the axle, and tapped on the extention with the hammer 'till it was in position.</p><p></p><p>The seal didn't seat <em>perfectly</em> straight (mostly, but not perfectly), so I used the smaller 19mm socket to finish tapping it into position... The final product:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSealInstalled.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I finished up the other end of the axle, and called it a night.</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow evening I'll start working on getting the knuckles put back together, and hopefully finish the axle before Friday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChrisCo, post: 1559101, member: 18105"] After all of that was done, it was time to wind down a little, so I did a little clean up...but I still wasn't quite ready to call it quits... so I decided to take advantage of having the axle broken down, and plumb in the breather. I thought I had a 1/8" NPT tap, and I'd planned to re-tap the hole, but I didn't... In lieu of the 1/8" NPT tap, I opted to modify the stock breather a little, to (hopefully) make it a bit more solid for mounting a hose on. I didn't snap a photo of the breather disassembled, with all of the pieces laid out... but, I did get a few photos of how I modified it. I started by taking the main part of the breather, and chucking it into the drill press: [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081005/BreatherStockDisassembled.jpg[/img] With the drill press set to its highest speed, I used a file to chamfer the edge enough to make a barb: [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081005/BreatherStockModified1.jpg[/img] [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081005/BreatherStockModified2.jpg[/img] The end result was a nice barb on the breather which will (hopefully) grab the breather hose better than it would without the barb: [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081005/BreatherStockModified3.jpg[/img] I'll toss some hose and a clamp on there later, and see if it wants to hold. If not, I'll go find a 1/8" NPT tap, and go with the original plan. Yeah, I could just go get that N*ss*n part, but what fun would that be? :lol: I'm hoping to get started on the RUF next weekend. ---- [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/80Toyota/TGSpringsAndJunk.jpg[/IMG] That's 222lbs worth of TG springs, hangers, bumpstops, spring perces, diff guards, shock hoops, and brake lines right there :) My rig is going to be a rollin' friggin' billboard for Trail Gear :lol: The '80 should be back on all fours soon. After I get all fo this installed, I need to: Finish the power steering Setup the York OBA Get and install some shocks Get wheels + tires ...then phase I will be done, and hopefully it'll see the trails for some light-duty wheelin' :friday: Then for phase II, I need to: Build a front bumper + receiver Build a cage and flatbed (This is only at the bottom of the list due to my needing to get a tube bender first) Rewire all of the electrical IFS components to widen the front axle Later model rear axle (to match the wider front) Lockers [I]Maybe[/I] narrow/dove the nose ...then for phase III, I'm considering an engine swap, crawler, etc... ---- At least I got out to the shop for a [I]little[/I] while this weekend. Yesterday was spent cutting down a Christmas tree and hanging lights on the house... Today was spent finishing the lights (and cleaning gutters while I was hanging up on the ladder). In between the Christmas stuff, I managed to get a little bit of work done on the '80... I got the front springs temporarily installed (I need to put together a new hanger, so I can move the axle forward just a bit), and I'll probably swap out the shackles on the front. This first pic also shows where I managed to get a bit of work done on removing the stock shock mounts, too... [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/80Toyota/FrontSprings1.jpg[/img] I also got the TG diff guard installed on the front axle, and the housing painted. [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/80Toyota/FrontAxlePainted.jpg[/img] I'm hoping to get a few hours in the shop this week to put the guts back into the axle. I've still got a few parts I need to pick up before I can slip the axle under there for good. Specifically, I need to pick up some U bolts, all of the IFS components to go a bit wider in the front, and I'm sure a few more things I haven't thought about yet ;) I'll probably put it all together with the stock parts for now, 'cuz I need to get this thing moble enough to get it out of the shop for a while (so I can do the other 4 or 5 littler projects I need to get done :laughing6: ) ---- OK, I got to spend a couple of hours in the shop this evening. I'd forgotten to hit a couple (or three) parts with paint, so I started with this. First up was the third member: [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/ThirdMemberPainted1.jpg[/IMG] Next up was the knuckles: [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/KnucklesPainted1.jpg[/IMG] Afterward attacking the wet paint with a hair drier for a few minutes, I removed the third member, cleaned up the inside of the diff cover, scraped off any paint and other crap was on the housing to third. I then added RTV for the gasket: [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/DiffHousingRTVd.jpg[/IMG] ...and dropped the third into place...allowing all that gooie RTV goodness mush it's way out under the weight of the third: [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/DiffHousingRTVd2.jpg[/IMG] Then I placed the lock washers in place, and placed a little bit of medium duty thread lock (a.k.a. Blue Locktite) to each of the 10 nuts, and torqued 'em down to 34 ft lbs. All buttoned up, and RTV spewage all wiped up: [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleHousingWithThirdInstalled.jpg[/IMG] I know it was getting close to time to call it a night, but I still wanted to get [I]something[/I] more accomplished, so I installed the axle seals. I don't have a seal driver, so I did a bit of a DIY version of a driver... A 24mm socket, a (32?)mm (I'll have to verify later) deep walled socket, a (19?)mm socket (smaller than the 24mm for sure), a short extention (so as to not smack the crap outta' my hand), and a dead blow hammer. Here's the basic rundown of how I did it: The tools: [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSealInstallTools.jpg[/IMG] The seal: [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSeal1.jpg[/IMG] The 24mm socket slips nice and snug into the seal: [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSealWith24mmSocket.jpg[/IMG] ...and, the whole contraption together (minus the extention): [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSealWith24mmAnd32mmSocket.jpg[/IMG] I didn't have a free hand to work the camera and put the contraption together, so I'll just describe it. With the 24mm socket in the seal, as shown above, I placed the seal into position in the axle, and tapped on the extention with the hammer 'till it was in position. The seal didn't seat [I]perfectly[/I] straight (mostly, but not perfectly), so I used the smaller 19mm socket to finish tapping it into position... The final product: [IMG]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20081208/AxleSealInstalled.jpg[/IMG] I finished up the other end of the axle, and called it a night. Tomorrow evening I'll start working on getting the knuckles put back together, and hopefully finish the axle before Friday. [/QUOTE]
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