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- Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:34 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: HJ60 wont crank
- Replies: 6
- Views: 341
Re: HJ60 wont crank
Hi all is well? it lives and breathes fire again, took out each glow plug inspected and tested each all glow while 3 & 5 had substantial wet oil on, turned it over by hand forwards and backwards and about 2-3 tablespoons of oil come out of 3 & 5 most out of five. then put the governor in stop ...
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:10 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: HJ60 wont crank
- Replies: 6
- Views: 341
Re: HJ60 wont crank
Hi stilvin and red60 I will try this after I try another possibility someone has suggested to me that I may have hydraulic lock it by getting oil into the bores via worn valve guides putting the oil in too rapidly,interesting thing is I used a new funnel this time one that screws neatly into the ...
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:40 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: HJ60 wont crank
- Replies: 6
- Views: 341
HJ60 wont crank
Hi all just done an oil & filter change on me 60 went to start and it cranked over and made an awful metallic screech for a second or two then i switched it off.Now when I try to start it just gives a loud heavy clunk like the starter is engaging but the motor is seized, is this a spun bearing? To ...
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:49 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: BJ42 EDIC Fuel Control Relay
- Replies: 8
- Views: 420
Re: BJ42 EDIC Fuel Control Relay
Its taken me two years to find the cause of my hj60 edic relay problem and you wouldn't believe what it turned out to be. Symptoms started out like yours turbo60 not shutoff then it would over-fuel while highway traveling, then not over-fuel to start, this went on for couple of months then it ...
- Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:13 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: Hj61 hf55 Vs Hj60 hf55
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1431
Re: Hj61 hf55 Vs Hj60 hf55
Wish i had a hj61 to be able to tell you, but my 5 speed 60 on factory slits does 100km/hr on the speedo @ 2200-2300 but by the gps it is 95km/hr
- Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:44 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: cruiser 5 speed rebuld????
- Replies: 6
- Views: 416
Re: cruiser 5 speed rebuld????
have not worked on one yet but my factory manual states the same as yours one of 3 snap ring sizes 0,2,4 sizes 2.05-2.10, 2.15-2.20, 2.25-2.30. respectively. it does go on to say on page MT-36 that you measure with a feeler gauge the counter 5th gear clearance standard 0.10-1.30 and max 0.30 perhaps ...
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:18 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: rear wheel bearing 60 series
- Replies: 11
- Views: 389
Re: rear wheel bearing 60 series
"one of the bearings had a different number" ooh don't like the sound of that.
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:48 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: Swivel Hub Rebuild Kit Problems.....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 821
Re: Swivel Hub Rebuild Kit Problems.....
I did the same kit plus marlin seals in my 60 18mths ago i had the same difficulty on the long side, so i put in a new circlip but not like the original one instead the one with the two holes to expand them one, it was narrower and went on easier. I have had no trouble at all and have checked it ...
- Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:28 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: front lsd hj60
- Replies: 1
- Views: 123
front lsd hj60
got an auto locker in the rear and a shimmed lsd in the front i think i shimmed it a bit much and its like a locked diff so when 4 wheeling on hard dirt/ rocky ground my steering gets gradually harder till I can only move the steering wheel 1/4 turn left or right. I can force it past and it will ...
- Thu Dec 23, 2010 7:28 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Loctite - so many freakin' choices
- Replies: 14
- Views: 710
Re: Loctite - so many freakin' choices
the white stuff is 567 master pipe sealant a PTFE ( teflon ) based compound my plugs on my 60 diff have only 3 mashed up flanks due to having to be belted off with a chisel and oxy, i just get foot of gas teflon the yellow stuff twirl it around to make a rope and rap it around the base of the plug ...
- Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:04 am
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: Toyota LSD any tips or tricks to make it work better?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2214
i have wondered what people mean by shimming i have an lsd in both front and rear of my hj60, 80 series centre in the front and 60 in the rear the centres have different clutch packs spring sizes and retainers. The front 80 series centre i put a spacer either side of the spring to help lock it first ...
- Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:08 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: carrier bearings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 312
- Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:57 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: carrier bearings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 312
carrier bearings
Some time ago I got a lsd centre for a 60 series of evil bay, when I compared the carrier bearings on the open centre from the front diff the internal bearing diameter is a different size to the journal of the lsd centre I have the front open centre cause I put an lsd in there some months back when ...
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:37 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: air leak in 60 series???hHELP!!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2141
another possibility my hj60 would die at idle on a 20 degree slope when tank got under half full i could see a tiny wet patch on one of the delivery valves on the pump they had become loose so undone the clamps re tightened them a little bit re tighten clamps leak gone and does not stall at all now ...
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:23 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: pressure oil
- Replies: 3
- Views: 294
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:30 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: pressure oil
- Replies: 3
- Views: 294
pressure oil
Hi all have high oil pressure in 2h replaced the relief valve down below near the steering pump with a longer one off eBay but it still sits at the top of the last white segment on the gauge. There is some oil leaking from around the oil filter and onto the alternator if i tighten it up more I am ...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:44 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: 60 series rebuild......
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3699
shit flyology that hand looks bad but ya sixty looks grat cut the tendon on the back of my right ring finger with a chainsaw some years back thing was the tendons like elastic band shot up me arm felt horrible when the doc was trying to dig it out to join it took some weeks to heal so you may need ...
- Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:07 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: Rear diff help
- Replies: 5
- Views: 349
- Sun May 10, 2009 10:10 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Leaky transfer case seal
- Replies: 13
- Views: 301
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:53 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Bolts in disimilar metals
- Replies: 5
- Views: 282
isuzu rover is right duralac is used on all marine disimilar metals its unbeatable corrosion barrier the others are great on alike metals steel/copper /brass etc but ally is so low on the galvanic table just about everything will react with it i also think duralac is chromate conversion but not sure ...
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Can I weld to spring steel?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1250
spring steel is med to high carbon heat treated if you heat and quench it will harden changing the grain structure to martensite was referring to eddy post the spring in its natural state wont be martensitic unless heated above its transition temp approx 760 degrees C then rapidly quenched it is the ...
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:58 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Can I weld to spring steel?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1250
spring steel is med to high carbon heat treated if you heat and quench it will harden changing the grain structure to martensite - extremely hard and brittle you can weld it with the correct rod maybe weldall or the other mentioned above you will need to preheat the area to be welded and maintain a ...
- Fri May 30, 2008 7:18 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: 40mm dawn die, what pipe to use
- Replies: 6
- Views: 233
not sure on this used to use em years ago when plumbing/pipefitting the benders we used were for galv pipe measured id with a wall thickness would make 40mm an od of 46-48mm exhaust is measured od like copper pipe so 40mm copper or exhaust may be 44mm od as it is thin walled the die i believe is ...
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:49 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: try again
- Replies: 0
- Views: 154
try again
hi all think my last post was too long winded not explained well Q. does the hj75 1990-1998 rear lsd have 5 plates on each side gear, as i believe the hj60 lsd has 7 plates each side gear yes or no thanx andy
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:13 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: which Diff Centre
- Replies: 0
- Views: 148
which Diff Centre
can some one tell me the difference between a 75 series diff centre pre 1990 & post 1990 i got one off the big E few months ago guy said it was 1987 then got a complete 60 series rebuild kit for it the plates fit in but the spring wont it is 43mm wide 40mm long and the original out of the centre is ...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:57 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: dirty oil
- Replies: 6
- Views: 254
dirty oil
thanks beejay thats reassuring as i am really wrapped in the old bus thanks again
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:16 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: dirty oil
- Replies: 6
- Views: 254
dirty oil
just wondering when you flush change oil and filters on your diesel 4by how long in kms should it take to turn sooty black in my 60 it takes about 1000-1500 km then its black as ebony is this a bad sign of blowby not done a comp test but will soon doesnt burn oil andy
- Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:13 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: HJ60 Q
- Replies: 1
- Views: 211
HJ60 Q
couple of queries what size is the fuel tank in standard hj60 80 or 90l my economy towing a bmt wieghing 1100kg at 90km is 14-15l/100k is this about right 300,000k on clock also running 31x10.5x15 which is smaller diameter than 705x16 grippers on splits would the larger diameter gripper be the same ...
- Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:44 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: hj60 idler gear shaft
- Replies: 3
- Views: 219
thanx
thanks dumdance i think i will try to seal from the outside and ifi ever need to remove the case fix it all then it doesnt leak while parked but under way say400km run the rear diff and driver side rear shock are covered in gear oil thank you again andrew
- Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:48 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: hj60 idler gear shaft
- Replies: 3
- Views: 219
hj60 idler gear shaft
hi all i have a leak in my transfer case it appears to be coming from the idler gear shaft took the bolt and lock tab off but not sure if i can change the oring/seal in situ like this or do i need to remove the case all bolts up to a five speed box also how much gear oil does it take to fill both ...