hilux knuckle/ axle alignment

[Twistinchassie]

Gday all

just building up a front diff for my 4runner and i need to know another way to center the knuckle on the axle housing, as in the amount of lower shims required, i cant afford the 300 dollar special service tool. how does every one else do it?

cheers

[Sic Lux]

Eyecrometer Honesty just reused old shims if your swaping swivel hubs then good luck someone will have a way

[Twistinchassie]

thats what i did on the last axle i have but this one the idiot b4 me only put a big shim in the bottom and a big one on the top, dosen't seem right to me as my other diff had avariety of sizes?

[dogbreath_48]

If you have access to machining equipment and expertise the tool isn't too hard to replicate - just a little thinking required.

IIRC the preload is another slight problem (if you're going from the toyota workshop manual) assuming you've only got a spring-scale (fish scales), as opposed to the torque measuring SST thing-a-mi-bob.

-Stu

[Twistinchassie]

yeah i might have to go that route, was hoping theres a easier way, do it once do i right i guess

[thehanko]

anyone got a pic of what to make, or how to measure it up with fish scales etc?