History of the solid axle

history of the solid axle and why it is you have a soupy mess of goop in there,
Its because its based off of the Jeep which used a semi fluid lube. dont rush off and but a heavy duty axle seal. here ya go



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Re: # 0 sodium based grease in knuckle

Postby Tranny Frank » Wed May 19, 2010 1:21 pm
The subject at hand ,a very confusing one to say the least, is about a type of grease , it is not brand loyal. I am citing Toyota because its the same as Jeep. and they are the ones getting hosed because Jeep guys dont even know whats up here. If they did maybee they could help fellow off road enthusiast, with a problem they are having,

Whereas its A Jeep fans own fault if they cant read,and understand,but a Toyota fans is getting flat out lied to in their FSM thats wrong no matter what kinda rig you drive,

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Re: # 0 sodium based grease in knuckle

Postby Tranny Frank » Wed May 19, 2010 5:09 pm
Despite what you think this Jeep counter part is part of history , here ya go
BIRTH OF THE LAND CRUISER

The year was 1950 ... a recession was having a negative impact on the automotive industry ... and the Toyota company had reached its lowest point. Then North Korea invaded South Korea and the Korean War began. Japan, being under the influence of America, was used as a supply base for the U.S. Military. This encouraged Japan to create the National Police Reserve Force to lighten the load of the Allied forces and to help protect itself. At first the National Police Reserve Force’s equipment was supplied by the U.S. Military, but soon Japan was urged to develop a local source of supply. This task was given to Japanese automakers who were asked to develop prototypes of compact 4x4 trucks. Immediately the Toyota company began designing and producing a prototype. This is were the history of the Land Cruiser began.

Toyota’s prototype was designed with a SB-type 1-ton truck chassis. It was powered by a 6 cylinder gasoline motor which had a displacement of 3386cc and was water cooled. This prototype was called the Toyota Jeep, and since it used a B-Type engine with a Jeep model it was known as the BJ. Toyota’s 4x4 prototype was finished and ready to present to the National Police Reserve Force.

The Toyota Jeep BJ was introduced to the National Police Reserve Force for their procurement project, but it was rejected. The BJ didn’t gain acceptance until its first test run. The test run was done by Ichiro Taira, who climbed the BJ all the way to the Number 6 Check Point of Mt. Fuji. The National Police Reserve Force was so impressed that it adopted the BJ as their patrol car, and two years later large scale production for the Toyota Jeep began.

The Toyota Jeep BJ’s first production year was solely dedicated to the National Police Reserve Force. This first year was extremely successful and soon Toyota was taking orders from the Forest and Agricultural Agency and from Electric Power companies. It wasn’t until the year 1954 that Toyota changed the name from Toyota Jeep to Land Cruiser. This was the beginning of the Land Cruiser legacy.
 
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Who would be willing to look into this?

I have attempted to get various aftermarket Toyota folks to look into this?

I have contacted Marlin Crawler, longfield axles, toyota owner magazine, various vendors and shops, to little and no avail.
Is there anybody in the Toyota circles that would be willing to make a effort to look into this?? Magazine, shops?

any ideas appreciated.
 
I read somewhere that both Land Rover and Land Cruiser can trace their roots back to some sort of military Jeep...
 
Not a problem or a question?

Look into what? I don't see much of a question.

heres the situation Jefferson, the factory fill of the knuckle assembly is a #0 sodium based grease

The factory service manual indicates to use a #2 lithium based grease

The two are incompatible bases of grease

The whole story is here steering knuckle lubricant

I have been banned from IH8mud as well as other Toyota websites, this situation seems to be to far out there for the general Toyota Fan

I have contacted the places you mention, except for the Mark,s

In the #0 grade the lube is a semi fluid, this is a form of grease. this soupy mess of goop is misdiagnosed as axle seal failure, or wheel bearing grease that is contaminated with water or grease thats just gone bad.

All three of these are misconceptions

Its a seldom seen are rarely used form of grease and the Toyota straight axle just happens to be one that uses this form of grease and since it is seldom used it always seems to be mis identified,

I realize its a little hard to swallow but after extensive research and looking at all the info I could find from any manufacture that used this design, this is what the situation is sad but true,
 
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