toyospearo

I noticed these little notches on this SA while cleaning all the damn dirt and grease out. They are on the passenger side of the axle and drivers side. The drivers side are not as big. They are on the outer edge of the inside of the hole of the knuckle ball. On both sides on the inside of the hole. I am wondering if they are suppose to be there.
This side had 2" of grease all over the brake caliper and outer axle.

881stGenRunner

looks to me like where the bell of the axle might have been scraping and dug out a little trench in the knuckle ball.

toyospearo

Do you think that might cause it to leak and piss grease and gear oil??

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

Those little "notches" are so you can knock out the bearing races...which you have not done yet. and the other shallow spot is so you can get the flat part lined up with that and get the birfs out.

It is SUPPOSED to look like that.

toyospearo

Ah yes!!! This damn FSM I have does not give a detailed guide on how to get the races out.
I did get the Birfs out and they got a good cleaning bath along with every other part of this thing.
What a total mess!!!
I need a proper cleaning station with a pump!
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

TOYOTA 1

them things are nasty, i just went threw mine a month or 2 ago when i was installing my new 5:29's, i must have used like 5 rolls of shop towels lol.