Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Well what a long time coming! Firstly before i say too much Frank at A & B Auto is a very passionate man who knows his stuff and does quality work. He does everything with a side of OCD and i cannot fault his workman ship. He stuck to his quote and commented that he is not the typical workshop who ...

Just an update i decided to bite the bullet and just give the car to a workshop this weekend to replace/upgrade the turbo. This will be its first time at a mechanic :( usually do everything myself where possible but i dont have the tools to modify the exhaust if i need to to fit a new turbo! Its ...

i could be wrong but if you look at your instrument cluster there will be a blocked off hole. (opposite side to the odometer button).

Behind the blanking cap for this hole is the timing light button as far as i know.

Just be mindfull that once pressed it wont come back on for 100k kms.

i was wondering what the concensus was on driving it.....turns out i was correct...dont drive it untill its fixed! I will get a pick of the intake crossover pipe asap and hopefully that will help. Graeme, THe exhasut manifold actually has a bolt adaptor plate between the manifold and the turbo. You ...

Hey Guys, Thanks for the replies. I would get it rebuilt but have been advised that plain oil cooled isnt ideal for a 4x4 simply because it wont keep as cool during low speed off road work. Plus from what i can work out if it is at the point that its making noise then chances are the shaft is worn ...

Hey Guys, I could use your help to identify this turbo. It was put on by the previous owner and i can only assume it is from one of the big name brand kits. I cant find a part # or name on it anywhere......pics below It has started making noise and chewing some oil so its time to be replaced. I have ...

plug was fine however one of the other wires that is on the bolt of the alternator was broken. New 'O' type connector and was all good. I assume the indicators were coming on due to the central locking kit playing up......

now....anyone have an engine bay picture of their a/c belt tensioner?

just searched (it wasnt working before for some reason?!) on the dash lights issues and this seems to be most likely the alternator from what i can work out? given that i was in the engine bay and didnt go through any water etc i am hoping it is the plug on the back of the alternator and not the ...

hey all, was working on the car today (92' 80 series landcruiser 4.2d) replacing the fan as the a/c tensioner snapped and took out most of the fan. anyway once i was done i started the car only to notice that the 'battery charge light', 'check water in fuel filter light', 'check air element light ...

hey Mark,

Thanks for that! Do i take it that thats the part # for a new steering link end which should suit my steering link?

Cheers, Michael

yeh so i guess my two options would be try and get an OEM steering link or take the one on my car appart and see if the smaller tie rod ends will fit and if so just get 2 more of them? In regards to the RTC it is leaking and is on my to do list to replace with a damper to improve the handling ...

well that is a much better looking steering dampner...........anyway! so i just measured my front tie rod and it measures 965mm long excluding the ends and nuts. Can anyone confirm the length of the pole itself OEM? also i noticed that your front rod has the same clamp style locks as my rear one but ...

well that is what i dont really know......

either it is longer than OEM or the wheel alignment has just compensated for the shorter ends?

is there a centre to a steering box? Also does my first picture look like the pitman arm is in the correct position for the wheel pointing straight?

yeh i know thats where its meant to go however if i replace the shorter 2 on that front rod with the 2 longer ones from the kit then the overall length of that frst tie rod will increase significantly meaning that "centre" on the steering box would be pushed out (if you follow what i mean)

updated with pics

it is bolted to one of those double u-bolt brackets that goes around the tie rod itself.......i will try and get some picks up asap

Firstly I have done a search with no luck. I bought a new set of tie rod ends to replace my current ones on the 80 series. the ones i bought look like this: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390110917554&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false ...

anybody have any experiences here?

Thanks Matt, so if i wasnt looking to turbo it and it would only be a camping and medium offroad work then it would seem to be a good base. As for this one in particular i wouldnt look to pay much over $20k but my main questing is what should i look out for given its possible history at a mine site ...

OK firstly i did search and most of the time the search said "no topics of posts found" which was odd, also i checked the bible and didnt find what i was looking for. Basically i am looking for a new 4x4 and have found a 4.2D 1998 100 series. - HZJ105R, listed at $24,000 with 192k kms I am extremely ...

Hey guys, since selling my feroza i have since remember i have complete rebuild kit including pistons and rings sitting under my bed for the HD engine. If you interested give me a PM. As a note i dont really know what this is worth so if anyone has any idea please let me know :) thanks Michael ...

make sure your hubs are unlocked to be on the safe side but yeh you will be fine!

i know this is not the attitude your looking for but surely i HAS to be cheaper, easier and better just to buy a Rocky? And if you like the look of the Fez then get a late model rocky with IFS they look very similar in alot of ways! Sorry to be a defeatest but you are unlikely to put anything bigger ...

i moved mine to the body as they were the first thing i destroyed offroad.

had them like that for 2 years and never got picked up!

as far as i can tell the best value for money will be MRT. check out their website

they also have a flexy joint to avoid cracking in the future!

I cant say that i have had one rebuilt but from reading around this forum it would be MUCH cheaper if you just sourced a second hand one.

i remember someone on here got quoted over $200 for ONE of the bearings in the gearbox!

ok yes thank you MM, i forgot that you can get them but im pretty sure it wouldnt be worth it. cheaper to do a hilux rear with air locker! dont head to watto's much atm as im studying my Chartered Accountants whihc takes up about 110% of my time but it is good up there IF you know where the tracks ...

MAKE SURE YOU RAISE AND SUPPORT THE FRONT OFF THE GROUND FIRST!

Nope no traction devices but not from lack of trying! They just dont exist. If your lucky you MAY find a LSD rear from some illusive models but good luck and other than that the only other option would be to weld the front diff but with my heavy foot i didnt want to do that. I went from the standard ...

Nah i didnt drill through. Would be easier but the thread on the bottom of the spotties wasnt long enough. All i did was get some 5mm steel (two peices per spottie one longer than the other) and sandwich the rack in between two peices. Then the spottie was mounted to the longer bit that acted like a ...