How to grease your toyota land cruiser 100 series driveshaft duration. Just differentials releases suspension kit for land. To appeal to a wide spectrum of customers, the vehicle is available in two versions. The center diff lock switch is only the first step to achieving an unlocked center diff in low range. If youre experiencing those types of issues, its time for a rear end service, and, possibly, a rebuild.
This procedure is generic and will work for most transaxles as well as front and rear axles. Many new members are confused with the terminology and sometimes shy about asking what its all about. See good deals, great deals and more on a used toyota land cruiser. Lx470 landcruiser 100 differential fluid change updated. Toyota land cruiser differential oil synthetic, multi. Hi guys just need some advice on setting the backlash on my front diff. There could be excessive backlash between the ring and pinion inside the diff, or slop in the cv joints or sometimes theres play in the drive flange splines, you mechanic should be able to detect any of those.
Tighten the adjusting nut on the ring gear side with sst so that the ring gear has a backlash of about 0. I had a bad front u joint 2 weeks ago and drove it for 34 days before replacing it. Toyota land cruiser performance suspension springs. These gears are made in japan and replace your stock 2. It helps to have the axle shaft installed to hold the side. If your struggling at this stage and cant get either remotely close than maybe look at changing the pinion shim or taking it all apart and starting again to see if you get a different result. Torsen torquesensing full name torsen traction is a type of limitedslip differential used in automobiles. Fully machined nodular iron flange cap incorporates the stationary side of arbs tough, proven and patented timed locking mechanism. Could this rumble vibration from bad front ujoint cause the input bearing on the front diff axle to go bad. The backlash can be removed, however what it then does is wind up the front diff to a point where it will want to keep driving in a straight line. This is why some customers have a difficult time choosing between the famous land cruiser fj40 and fj60. Measure the backlash at the rh and lh differential cases.
Install the spider to the differential case tightly. Land cruiser centered rear diff options land cruiser. Diffs for dummies welcome to land cruiser owners on line. Chapter 11 drive lines, differentials, drive axles, and. Maintain your toyota land cruisers differential for long, troublefree service life. Flashing center diff lock light 200 series ih8mud forum. Toyota land cruiser 8 front axle parts, gears, and upgrades. We tested several oem fans from various manufacturers chose a stock 100 series fan. The toyota truck and land cruiser book by moses ludel is a classic. So diff teeth meshing is more important than backlash so my advice is just to adjust as close as you can between the two. Toyota still builds a serious offroad land cruiser autoblog. The toyota land cruiser is a series of fourwheel drive cars yielded by the japanese auto machine toyota.
Kraig scott, of pro gear, specializes in rear end and differential work. Because of the nature and size of the gears in the differential, the rotating speed of the tailshaft is reduced, creating a manageable power delivery to the wheels. This video demonstrates how to measure differential pinion to ring gear backlash. Diff breather suitable for hilux fortuner 4runner surf prado fj cruiser genuine. Thus if you have a pre1980 land cruiser you will likely need to upgrade your 10spline course flanges with the 27splin fine flanges. I plan to go to a friends shop and put it on a lift to check it out. Most, if not all, exotic sports cars and heavyduty trucks employ some sort of limitedslip differential to improve traction during lessthanideal conditions, but the same technology is also available to those of us with toyota land cruiser vehicles that werent equipped with a limitedslip differential also known as an lsd from the factory. The toyota land cruiser was released back in 1951 and currently has the longest running history in the lineup of the automaker. Special operations command socom has placed an order for militarized toyota land cruisers, hiluxes and ford rangers to use as lowprofile but battlesurvivable field vehicles. We have the gear oil thats right for every application including limited slip units. We found that aftermarket general fans do not move much air and are typically smashed up against the condenser with plastic zip ties which cause damage. The toyota landcruiser owners club view topic diff. We use a toyota differential as an example but this.
Discussion in defender 90 110 started by jolly77, jun 29, 2008. Adding an auxiliary fan will help your cooling sitting in traffic or lowspeed wheeling. Both suvs look incredible in terms of design and they have a long history since toyota stopped manufacturing both vehicles back in the 1980s. Once the diff light is flashing no changing from 4h to 4l, and the funny thing was that the front ac would not operate in one instance. Does anyone know what the standard diff ratio is for an 80 series. Stock centered cruiser housing 19581962 53 wtw also, i cant forget the stock centered cruiser housing. Toyota land cruiser differentials at andys auto sport. Diff drop fitment guide landcruiser 200 series diff drop.
Toyota land cruiser lexus lx450 genuine diff differential switch 8472560020 fs. Here you will find a number of useful toyota landcruiser books and items. As the advice has been repeated in much the same words on 3 different occasions by 3 independent experts, i have a tendency to go along with it. I think the guy is john groves of cruiser parts in grants pass oregon. It was invented by american vernon gleasman and manufactured by the gleason corporation. It is backlash in the front diff which is the cause. Next job would be to remove the front prop shaft and see how much backlash there is in the front pinion flange movement. In its simplest form the 4wd diff receives input power from a single source the tailshaft or driveshaft and splits that power into two outputs the left and right axles. Most research indicate wheel bearing, tcase bearing, front diff input bearing.
The subject of diffs, diff locks, traction and spinning wheels pops up often. Sheriff backs off decision to resume evictions on the books before. The vdj landcruiser rear diff upgrade is finally here 360 is really proud to have worked with dana to develop this diff for the vdj. Toyota land cruiser limited slip differentials at andys. Land cruiser suspension parts toyota land cruiser parts. I am really not happy about an electrical gremlin in a land cruiser. Afaik, the vehicle has always been run on dealerfill bulk dino lubes. Landcruiser drivetrain backlash motoring message board.
From the budget minded enthusiast to the highend user, we have the best models from all of the top brands to ensure that you find the perfect toyota land cruiser limited slip differential to suit your needs. Development of the initial generation land cruiser started inside 1951 because toyotas variation of the jeeplike car plus creation began inside 1954. Has a push button instead of having a transfer box lever. This will also be the same process for the most part with a toyota land cruiser 100 series. Rear diff flange suitable for landcruiser 40 60 series fj40 fj45 hj45 hj47 fj60. So that means for every rotation the rear wheels make, the fronts are 6mm behind, thats with only one rotation of the wheel, in 10m your wheel has done roughly 4 rotations, so in the space of 10m theres already. Well known automotive writer jim allen and differential guru randy lyman, of randys.
Toyota land cruiser books toyota land cruiser books. Filthy motorsports carries a wide range of parts, gears, and upgrades for the toyota land cruiser 9. I left one side with the adjuster nut and bearing cap pre set in the factory position so i know one side is right, but i disassembled the other side, and marked the point where the adjuster nut it is held in place so i could put it back together the same way later. Calculating differential gear ratio changes tlc faq. Used toyota land cruiser for sale with photos autotrader. It will also help keep your ac blowing cold in the same conditions. The land cruiser series is the longest running series in toyota history. Spider rear with diff lock hilux kun25 72005 2kdftv diesel 41039. Hi there guys,this light keeps coming on and flashing.
Toyota makes some of the best suvs and theres no doubt about that. Designed to allow for the front diff to be lowered by 25mm, thus reducing the angles cv joints need to operate on. I just bought a 1997 land cruiser 80 series with 200k and i want to change all the fluids. Filthy motorsports carries a wide range of parts, gears, and upgrades for the toyota land cruiser 8 front axle including ring and pinion sets, rebuilt kits and bearings, differential covers, upgraded axle shafts, heavy duty ujoints, and more. Here at andys auto sport we have a great selection of toyota land cruiser limited slip differentials. Torsen and torsen traction are registered trademarks of jtekt torsen.
Fj80 series hzj80 series hdj80 series for the service specifications and repair procedures of the above model other than those listed in this manual, refer to the following manuals. This kit has been installed the just differentials 1999 100 series land cruiser along with 35 tires, nitro 4. Second hand and new spares for sale land cruiser v6 pick up lc v6 gearbox on exchange r 35000. In order to do that you need a center diff lock switch installed in the dash. Differentials is a new 394 page book on the art, science and practical aspects of repairing. Fully machined, onepiece nodular iron diff carrier case offers the rigidy of a onepiece factory differential with twice the standard number of pinion gears to cope with the torque. Diffs for dummies is an attempt to explain it in simple terms without ever using the words torque, power, torque split, rotational inertia or. Page 2 foreword this repair manual has been prepared to provide information covering general service repairs for the chassis and body of the toyota land cruiser station wagon. All four x 4 spares 10 mcdougall street kotara nsw 2289 australia. However, the overall axle and differential service procedures remain the.