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Just been trough this; replaced master & slave cylinder and the rubber hose to the slave cylinder. I tried to bleed the system myself for hours and went through four cans of brake fluid to no avail. I had a mobile mechanic with a vac bleeder give up on it after hours (lucky, he didn't want to charge ...

Nice job. The gap between the body and the rear bar seems to be a bit narrow. Mine was the same and the bar (Patroldocta) hit the body.

Wow, I paid $520 for my GQ five weeks ago and I thought that was bloody expensive .

I tried everything to seperate the axle from the CV and nothing worked. I ended up carefully cutting the sphere between the star and the bell so that the bearing balls dropped out. Then, I carefully ground down the star on the axle until I could split it.
On another note, I'm now really happy with ...

My 2c:
2" is fine. Anything more will give you a crap drive as there is no negative suspension travel left and the CV boots will split all the time because of the steep angle.
Cheers

I fitted Haultech CVs to my GQ front diff on Thursday. When I greased them, I noticed that they were incredibly tight. I knew that they are tighter than the standard CVs, but I had to pull like an ox to bend them from straight to full lock on the bench.

Anyway, I fitted them and the test drive with ...

I put a GU steering box into my GQ two months ago. I have a small Pulsar N14 steering wheel and noticed that the steering was a bit stiffer than with the GQ box, but not to a point that it is a problem. I can't comment on the internals of the GQ and GU pump, but the pulley on the GU pumps is ...

Thanks for the responses. Looks like I'm going to upgrade both sides. I can't justify the cost of Cal ChroMo CVs, so I'm looking into either the Yuri or Haultech strengthened CVs. Can anyone comment on either of them?

As the subject line suggests, I’m interested in who managed to bust the left hand side CV in their GQ and how.

I have theory that the right hand side CV is more prone to being destroyed as there is way less torsional flex in the short axle on the right compared to the left.

I managed to destroy my ...

I run Dyneema SK75 rope on my Tigerz 12lb winch and I’m having problems with the rope getting very close to melting on the drum near the brake. Some revovery situations just require a hard pull with the winch getting hot.
I tried to find a source to supply a procetive sleeve, but I haven’t had a lot ...

What sort of wheels do you have on your car?
I tend to agree with what's been said above. I suspect that your castor is at around 0 degree with this lift and offset bushes.
I ran a similar setup for a while and the car was all over the place (no dictional stability) but I didn't have problems with ...

Had the same problem and ended up doing it with another person. The vacuum bottle makes a good fluid catch! I would love for this to work as its a good idea as i usually work on my cars by myself.

100 dollars would be a bit steep for a fluid catch :bad-words: .

BTW, that's what I use: http ...

I tried to vacuum bleed the brakes on my GQ today and it didn’t work at all.
It looks like air gets sucked in through the thread of the nipple, which defeats the whole system.
Because the bleeder system I bought didn’t come with a lot of instructions, I googled vacuum bleeding a bit and I can’t see ...

Cool, that helps a lot.

Does anyone know if you can get the metal clips which hold the lid down on the air filter box as spare parts. The Nissan spare parts people, I spoke to were not very helpful.
I got an airbox from a wrecker with one of the clips missing.

Cheers
Joachim

I don't think, it's just a matter of the structural strength of the brace. Mounting the brace directly on the tower will prevent the towers from tilting under force straight away.
Your solution, basically transfers the vertical force into the brace which then transfers the force into the tray ...

Just out of interest, did you have a look at the Superior brace kit? It seems to be a hassle free bolt on solution.

Cheers
Joachim

Hi Grant

Are you talking about the pin/bolt which is part of the sliding mechanism (the one with the rubber boot)?

Cheers
J

Hi All
I have a bit of an issue with my rear brake sqealing most of the time and also getting quite hot at times (GQ, single piston caliper – disk brake).
I searched and had a look in the bible, but I couldn't find any relevant post.

Given that the rear axle seal or bearing as the seal has just ...

I had 3" lift in the front with aftermarket upper control arms and the CV boots didn't survive more that 500k with hubs engaged.

I had a D21 Pathfinder for a couple of years.
A lot of D21 Navara and Pathfinder parts are interchangable (drivetrain, panels).
There is not too much second hand aftermarket gear around.
The steering links are relatively weak (compared to IFS Toyotas).
2" suspension lift is fine; more lift at the ...

I also read hat some old school people tap the calipers with a mallet to move trapped air out.

I replaced the rear brake pads on my GQ the other day and bled the brakes thoroughly and after that the brake felt really spungy with the pedal sinking. I was sure that I had no leaks and the master cylinder is almost new. This was bugging me for the best part of the week and I searched the forums a ...

OK, the time has come to improve the security on my GQ TD42 and I thought one way of doing it is to install a hidden fuel cut off switch. Is this something, people would recommend and is this as simple as putting a switch in the plus cable for the solenoid that sits on top of the injector pump? I've ...

Thanks for all the replies guys. My budget was originally around the $500 mark. I thought, a saw with a 40cm bar would do for firewood cutting and the occasional track clearing. My problem with ebay was that everything that ticked all the boxes was interstate or someone put in a crazy bid.
Cheers
J

I’m wondering what types of chainsaws people buy for their camping and 4WD trips. Basically, I’m looking for something which will do for firewood cutting, but also for track clearing, if need be. A mate of mine has a Stihl MS260C, which we had on trips. I like it as it is reasonable powerful, not ...

The factory locker is ok for occasional use. Manufacturing the fork and sliding gear from cast is just being cheap for the sake of it. If they intended to make it a quality product (like the rest of the car), they would have used forged steel.
The main reason why I won't put it back in again is the ...

I also have a long range tank in my GQ, but I have to say that the towbar copped most hits and prevented the tank from being damaged. Having a 5" lift also helps.

muffins wrote:Thanks for that. I've seen Athol posting on here before - is he in Sydney?

It's a 2000 hilux.

AFAIK, he's in Cardiff

i see how bad it let go i have a complete diff if you need it for spares have seen one do that before

Thanks for the offer Chappo67, but I lost faith in the factory locker due to its design. I think, I was lucky to still be able to drive home.
Luckily, the ring & pinion are ok.

Does anyone know ...