Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Chucky wrote:Is the circlip really needed?

You need to stop the axle drifting in and out, in a toyota, it really needs to run hard up against the bronze bush so there are 2 ways to do this

1. run the circlip
2. martack - put a little tack weld on the axle spline so that it cannot go into the spider gear any further than necesary

unless you are breaking CVs all the time, (ie comps) i would go with option 1

ps in a nissan you can get away with not running a circlip because of the design, however not advisable in a toyota

Paul[/quote]

Chucky wrote:I cant beleive they gave it back to you like that.
Looks like they just threw it together so they could get it out the door and have a early knockoff before Xmas

Agreed!!!

If that was my handy work, I'd take myself out the back & slap myself stupid for it! That's a farkin' disgrace! I wouldn't let those farkers touch a tricycle!

Any competent mechanic or DIY guy can do this job. This is nothing more than pure incompetence at it's best.

If I was you, I would find a new mechanic or grab a w/shop manual and give it a go yourself! What ever you do, don't ever take another vehicle there again.

Cheers,

Micko

Chucky wrote:Is the circlip really needed?

All my cruisers have been 2nd hand, and none of them have had the circlip in, so I didn't bother either and never had a problem. I do put a front hub kit through my cruiser every 18 months to 2 years. I also rip the cv's out every 6 months to repack with grease along with my wheel bearsings. I have only ever blown 1 CV before in an unlocked car due entirely to my driving style. Changed that, and with lockers I haven't blown a cv yet.....worn a few out and changed due to clicking etc, but never blown one on the track.

If you've got a Cruiser then there is no need to pull out the Cv's to grease them. There is a square plug on the knuckle, use a 13mm spanner to undo and pump grease in with a grease gun, the fitting fits just right. No need to put a kit through unless they're visibly leaking, just wasting money.

Cheers

moose2367 wrote:

Chucky wrote:Is the circlip really needed?

All my cruisers have been 2nd hand, and none of them have had the circlip in, so I didn't bother either and never had a problem. I do put a front hub kit through my cruiser every 18 months to 2 years. I also rip the cv's out every 6 months to repack with grease along with my wheel bearsings. I have only ever blown 1 CV before in an unlocked car due entirely to my driving style. Changed that, and with lockers I haven't blown a cv yet.....worn a few out and changed due to clicking etc, but never blown one on the track.

If you've got a Cruiser then there is no need to pull out the Cv's to grease them. There is a square plug on the knuckle, use a 13mm spanner to undo and pump grease in with a grease gun, the fitting fits just right. No need to put a kit through unless they're visibly leaking, just wasting money.

Cheers

that doesn't repack the grease IN the cv, just the grease the cv runs in in the knuckle housing

This is the best way to grease your CV's.
http://www.gearingdynamics.com/greasecv.htm

Just a thought on your axle issue, cast your mind back to when you dropped your car off, do you remember if they were also working on a IFS land cruiser at the same time

Peter.

is that spacer really homemade? looks like it has been in there for a while.
maybe its supposed to be on the inside next to the cv.

yeah the spacer is homemade, can see it has been cut with a grinder, and i have never seen it before in there since owning the car

Should also be a clip that holds the brake line in place
If its all back together properly then my guess would be differant cv (full time 80 series one
My 2c as I'm no mechanic either but I'll give things ago
Cheers Dan

ok well the ute is fixed, the Cv was wrong the whole time so now i have bought a new cv for 250 and they installed it for free. im just happy its going again now.

So the CV was just floating around in the housing/stub axle all that time?? surprised it didnt hammer the bronze bush that the cv butts up against a bit. I say good on them for making a spacer to counteract the problem. At the same time i say SHAME ON THEM for making a band aid fix on something which is quite clearly not right, and then to send it off without the locking hub assembled.....come on thats just ridiculous. I can only imagine how the mechanic who served you your keys was feeling when he had to explain to you that your car wasnt assembled as he took your hard earned coin.....

So You Drove it in there
They fixed it
Assuming it had the Right CVs to start with
Then you had to go Buy new CVs to Replace the Old CVs that were Correct in the car in the First Place ,But hey thats nice of them to Fit them for free,
I Guess One is Born Everyday

it had one wrong cv to start with, which flogged out that brass bush. which was only highlighted when they tires to put it back together. and yeah there was some discounts given cos they could not fix the problem initially. and only problem was i ddnt pick up the car myself first time so was not there to say wtf?