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by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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.
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:08 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: carrier bearings
Replies: 2
Views: 312

thanks mick your right i got a set of bearings today the designation for 50mm id 80mm od is 32010JRYA1 this centre is a 60. The front i have is an 80 the difference i found between them was the 80 uses a spring of 40mm long 39mm wide 7mm coil thickness, the 60 uses 40mm long 44mm wide 8.5 coil ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:23 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: pressure oil
Replies: 3
Views: 294

hello shadow thanks for the advice i am using ryco i gave search a go for oil pressure and came up with some things to try, so did it today, removed top and bottom relief valves and honed the bores with 500 grit emery on a dowel, replaced the bottom valve with a new longer one but the top was ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:07 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: Rear diff help
Replies: 5
Views: 349

Its in a 4 wheel drive :lol: could even be a sic 60 series, but that is an ambitious guess.
by harlequin
Sun May 10, 2009 10:10 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Leaky transfer case seal
Replies: 13
Views: 301

the factory manual for my hj60 states 325 ft-lb companion flange nut farrk my torque wrench will need to be 3ft long wonder if its same for hzj75
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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
by harlequin
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
by harlequin
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 ...
by harlequin
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
by harlequin
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 ...