HELP with my KNUCKLES!!!!!!

[Bill Lonergan]

I have hit a roadblock on the total truck rebuild....I have all my front axle parts painted and ready to assemble but now I am in serious need of a TOYOTA SST-09634-60013 so I can align the knucles. Does ANYONE know where I can get one or borrow for a bit. I cannot assemble this without and cannot find one on the market. certainly not wishing to give my first born to acquire one..

 

[jazz]

I don't know if this will help. I have no experience with replacing knuckles. Myself I would likely buy the tool and resell as soon as I have finished the job or make something up. I have made various "specialty tools" over the years,,,they were usually pretty crude but good enough to the the job done. A few barely survived a single use.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/toyota-truck-4runner/734345-setting-up-knuckles-without-sst.html

 

[tbplus10]

At the risk of sounding like a parrot, try trdparts4u.com
The parts guys are hardcore off roaders that work on a lot of older Toyota's

 

[Bill Lonergan]

Jazz thanks I found this forum already, but cant seem to get a reply as to the Dimensions...
tbplus10- Ive tried to access that site I keep getting an error. I cant believe this SST is so damned hard to locate!!!!! Hell Id gladly buy the damned thing and rent it out to others afterwards....

 

[tbplus10]

Try this Bill.
http://trdparts4u.toyotaofdallas.com/Scripts/default.asp

The site should go to Toyota of Dallas parts department
If you get through Barb is great at finding the right parts.
Chris King is the manager, and all about great customer service.

 

[Bill Lonergan]

I was told no one really uses this device anymore...even old Toy service mechanics keep saying they dont recall. I was told to put the same amount of shims on top and bottom and on both wheels. then check the load with fish scale per the service manual, I put .042 shims on top and .040 on bottom and got 7-7.5 on my scale after torque. so hopefully I'll be good to go.

 

[toyotafan]

Fish scale?

 

[Bill Lonergan]

Fish scale?

Basically a fish scale yes but this scale is actually used for adjusting tension on flight controls, a bit mor precise...however a fish scale would be just fine

 

[toyotafan]

When I think of a fish scale, I think of something like this with a hook and hold the thing up in the air hooked through the gills.

 

[Bill Lonergan]

That's pretty much whats required