Services offered
Whether you need an oil change or some brake lines fabricated, don’t hesitate to contact me to find out if I can help you!
Below is a list of some of the services that I provide:
Oil changes
Brake line fabrication
Rust repair
Welding and fabrication
Diagnosing of engine and transmission leaks
Replacement of engine seals and gaskets
Replacement of leaky transmission seals
Water pump replacement
Heater core and radiator re-coring
Custom A/C installation
Suspension installation
Engine rebuilds
Manual transmission rebuilds
Transfer case rebuilds
Front axle seal replacement (along with knuckle seals and bearings etc)
Rear axle seals
Brake system repair
Blower motor refurbishing
Wiper motor refurbishing
Pre-purchase inspections
Compression tests
Seat repair/upholstery
Driveline repair and more…
some Past Projects
Exhaust leak
This BJ42 was brought to me as it had an exhaust leak. The exhaust manifold was re-surfaced and installed with a new exhaust manifold gasket.
Compressor destruction
While driving back from Banff Alberta with my family in my BJ60, the compressor bearing decided to self-destruct. Pictured is the destroyed coil as well as the nose of the compressor housing. This got replaced with a newer style Denso compressor.
Gaskets and seals
This 3B engine was dropped off so that I could give it a “budget” refresh I suppose you could call it. Essentially, I replaced all the gaskets and seals. In addition, I replaced the water-pump and head-gasket (along with the pre-combustion chambers) and a few other items.
Transmission time
This transmission was torn down in order to re-build it. That means all the gaskets, seals and bearings were replaced along with any other necessary parts (such as synchronizer rings, sleeves and so forth).
the infamous oil seal
If you are familiar with the 60-series Landcruiser, then you likely know all about the infamous oil seal (pictured). It is situated between the t-case and transmission. Failure of this seal usually causes the t-case to drain into the transmission. There is an updated dual-lip seal that I like to install when I do this job.
Nasty knuckles
Failure of the inner axle seal causes the gear oil in the front differential to mix with the birfield grease. This causes the soup-like mixture shown in the photo. These seals usually fail due to old age. This is definitely one of messiest jobs to do, but it is satisfying at the same time.
Leaky FJ80
What you see here is the end of an 80-series Landcruiser full-floating rear axle. The axle seal (which keeps oil inside the axle) has already been removed. See the oil on the parking brake shoes and backing plate? Both the left and right seals were replaced as they were literally falling apart. I did this repair in the customer’s garage.
Leaky Steering box
This steering box was removed from a BJ70 Landcruiser in order to fix some major leaks. I wasn’t sure how this job would turn out as there was a lot of corrosion on the shafts. The seals were replaced on both ends (and the shafts were polished) and fortunately there were no more leaks!
Bearing woes
An HJ60 Landcruiser was dropped off for a quick oil change and once-over. Well, while greasing the rear driveshaft I found that the rear output shaft bearing was destroyed. This was likely due to the driveshaft not being greased (the driveshaft u-joint was also toast). What I thought was going to be a quick job turned into a lot more. Grease those u-joints!
Rear hatch rust
The lower right corner of this rear hatch had some rust, so I cut it out and welded in a new patch. Unfortunately, there are no short-cuts when it comes to rust. If you want the job done right, the rust has to be cut out.
3B engine rebuild
This is an engine I rebuilt for a customer (it’s a long story). The engine block, crankshaft and oil-pump housing were all damaged so I used another engine (with a spun bearing) to make one good engine. In this photo the block has been painted and new pistons have been installed.
100-series maintenance
This 100-series Landcruiser was brought to me so that I could do a once-over. Two notable things that I found were a broken bolt (that attaches the transmission to the engine) as well as a leaking CV axle seal (both were repaired). In addition to replacing every single fluid, the power-steering tilt motor was also replaced.
