Longfield in FJ-80 What the diff?

[djroberts]

I have had to remove my Longfields for machining and after much searching have found it difficult to find the correct measurement for the re-grove.

There are two common methods people tend to use, so i have found:

-> Use a spacer .
-> Re-grove and part off the end of the CV joint.

I need an answer straight, other forums and posts i have found say that it's approximately 8mm and i don't have both the earlier and later CV's to measure the difference in length. Can someone give me the length difference between the two joints please?

Cheers, D.

[redrocket80]

Doing the same thing atm but into a 105series. A 7mm spacer is what i've used and that is giving me maybe half a mm of play if thats any help to you

[MUD000]

Hi there you need to cut off at the cir clip grove & regrove 8mm down
We just measured the the grove from the end & re did it after the cut & it was 8mm
Dont use the spacers or the AVM hub as it wont be as strong
Cheers Dan

[josh80]

hey mate just curious as to y u have to machine them down i run longs in my 80 with out any machining and 75s free wheel hubs no spacer but they have quite a bit of free play is this bad for the cv's??

[crankycruiser]

hey mate just curious as to y u have to machine them down i run longs in my 80 with out any machining and 75s free wheel hubs no spacer but they have quite a bit of free play is this bad for the cv's??

yup its bad...........