hj45 swivel hub fix up questions

[Hillery]

hey people just enquiring to see if any one has rebuilt there swivel hubs, a hj45 im looking at needs new seals. How hard is this to do? Does any one put up or know of a step by step guide? Also what else should i look out for in this ute? oh its a tray backs with a 2h in it

cheers

[just_Josh]

incredibly common job. there is a bit on the net if you search,especially american forums like ih8mud.com. if you really struggle to find anything, search "disc conversions". more or less the same for the hub itself. does it need new cv's n bearings or just seals? can get cheap seal kits on ebay. did this for my first one, pretty strait forward. you may not have to even adjust the shims for the preload (anyone confirm this?).

[gatto45]

Yeah mate messy job but easy

keep the all shims in the same place they came from and you wont have to adjust them.

[hj 45]

Easy job, just remember to use the right grease, the swivel bearings and the CV uses moly grease, while you must use a high temp wheel bearing grease for the wheel bearings. The Ellery's manual has a good step by step guide too.

[loosecanon]

easy job, but messy, just remember, put everything in order as you pull it apart then you won't miss anything,

[Hillery]

cheers guys thanks for the help ay

[cruiser60series]

worth using a spring scale to get the pre-load correct on the wheel bearings and swivel hub bearings. When I first did it I left my wheel bearings too loose.

[Hillery]

a spring scale ? may i ask what that is, so tighting them up to firm wont be enough? also looking to see where the best palce to get a seal from or should i just get the whole kit?

cheers
hillery

[hj 45]

Get the whole kit for the swivel hubs and wheel bearings, chances are, the bearings in the kingpins are severely worn too. In the past I've just done the wheel bearings by feel, firm resistance but not stupidly tight or loose. Factory tension on that 54mm nut is 60 nM if I remember correctly.

[Hillery]

cheers for the help every one, took it for another drive today and the parents have approved but stupid me last time didnt look at the spec plate, had a look today and its a 1980 model hj47 that came standard with the 2h hehe over the moon oh and to all the other p platers and l platers in my town

[specs]

here are links to 2 great writeups on how to do your swivel hubs.

http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/maintenan ... olid_axle/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks ... uild.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Hillery]

thanks for them write ups specs, should help out alot