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- by motoking
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:23 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Best Diff place gold coast
- Replies: 3
- Views: 279
Hey it seems like i have blown the front diff on my 4runner, not sure it its crown wheel or spider gear, (havnt taken it out yet).
Looking for someone on the gold coast thats good with diffs / reasonably priced that could either put new ring gear or upgrade to locker if its the spider gear.
Towards ...
- by motoking
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:03 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: IFS 4runner CV replacement, Easy/Hard Edit: Diff Replacemen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 329
It Seems that the Cv is fine along with the locking hub, however the half axle on the diff has a lot of movement and skips about a quarter of a turn in one position. Likely causes ... possible fixes :S Is it more likely to be a ring gear or one of the spider gears cause it only seemed to be ...
- by motoking
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:28 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: IFS 4runner CV replacement, Easy/Hard Edit: Diff Replacemen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 329
Hey Guys just managed to break a CV on my 93 4 Runner Drivers Side, is it something that could be done at home or is it better to go get a shop to look at.
I got reasonable amount of tools, but i couldn't do a wheel alignment or the likes. Anybody who could comment on the proceedings would be much ...
- by motoking
- Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:43 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: V6 or turbo
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2169
I've been thinking about turbo to but had some people tell me that the motor wouldn't Handel the extra power and might cause costly repairs so I got a bi scared off. Could be worth considering. If ya drive it right turbo should increase milage slightly too. I would definitly go the turbo over enigne ...
- by motoking
- Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Warn high mount winch brake? - where to find/fix
- Replies: 10
- Views: 514
hey all i called opposite lock in nerang and talked to tony and he said he could get me a kit for about $180 which i thought was pretty resonable although it has obiously gone up a bit. He then rung me back about 5 min later and said that he still thought that was to expensive and i should try ...
- by motoking
- Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:15 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: Hilux Turbo Q
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1031
Yea, CT20 (Surf turbo) is the easiest way to go as it all just bolts up, tho as beinthemud said it does have it's limits and does start to run out of puff getting up in the revs.
HTH.
What would you consider to be up in the revs, the 4 runner sits on about 3 grand at high way speeds, but i would ...
- by motoking
- Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:16 am
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: Hilux Turbo Q
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1031
Hey i have been looking at turboing my 93 3L 4runner for a while and from what i have found most people think the surf turbo is the way to go, although one of my mechanic mates thinks it wouldnt be big enough for the 2.8 not sure.
a good artical on a guy that has done on in canada some where ...
- by motoking
- Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Warn high mount winch brake? - where to find/fix
- Replies: 10
- Views: 514
Hey thanks for that guys. I pulled the brake appart today and the casings and stuff seem to be in pretty good Nick so that sounds heaps more reasonable to rebuild I'll give them a call tomorrow and see how I go :-)
cheers Allan
- by motoking
- Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Warn high mount winch brake? - where to find/fix
- Replies: 10
- Views: 514
Hey all i was using winch the other day to try and un roll my tractor when the brake popped off the side of it when i went to re start it under load. a heap of little steel ball bearings and a couple peices of clutch or brake like material fell out of the bottom of it.
i rung arb to see if i could ...
- by motoking
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:53 am
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: tongue stuck in a hole
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2755
10 ton snatch strap, solid object and heavy right foot
back past the solid object untill the snatch strap wont allow you to go any futher backwards and then plant it. I managed to remove the tounge from my sisters car doing this and i didnt even remove the bolts :lol:
ps. make sure your the only ...
- by motoking
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Injector servicing gold coast
- Replies: 3
- Views: 120
Hey guys just looking for somewhere to get the injectors from my sd33 serviced somewhere arround the gold coast thats not to expensive.
Ive rang arround a couple of places and they all want $75+ per injector. thats more that $450 to get them done. Is there anywhere cheaper or should i just cop up ...
- by motoking
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:51 am
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Sd 33 problems
- Replies: 8
- Views: 909
Thanks, as you could probably guess this is my first diesel and i don't know much about them. However i took the project on thinking it was the best way to learn. In my limited knowledge I think you right though that it wasn't to do with side angles as it was hard to start agian this morning ...
- by motoking
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Width of Tyres
- Replies: 14
- Views: 497
The Skinny tire theroy isn't as silly as it sounds, but it depends on what sort of mud and slipery stuff your dealing with. most forby tracks are only slipery on the very top but sill relitivley hard compound. on this sortof situation the wider the better as you rely purley on the ammount of earth ...
- by motoking
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:57 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Sd 33 problems
- Replies: 8
- Views: 909
Thanks for that guys i eventualy managedto get it started after purging the injector lines and pumps a couple of times along with what was proably to much "start ya barsterd" :oops: (numerous people tell me its very bad). it evenentualy managed to idel but realy realy smokey so i let it run and ...
- by motoking
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:32 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Sd 33 problems
- Replies: 8
- Views: 909
Hey Guys i've got an mq patrol that doesnt want to keep running. It will start but only runs for at most 10 seconds and then stops agian. Ive only just put the motor into the car but started it and drove it for an easy half hour before the car started playing up. It first stoped when it was ideling ...
- by motoking
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:19 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: G13ba head on G13bb block
- Replies: 4
- Views: 126
Thanks for that, do you reckon that the lost compression would be worth worrying about, or just drive with the foot a little closer to the floor?

- by motoking
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:39 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: G13ba head on G13bb block
- Replies: 4
- Views: 126
Hey guys hows it going, ive got a bit of a problem that i thought some of you guys might be able to help me with.
So hear goes, i bought a 1.3L swb 93 Zook for $500 but the motor that was supposed to be in the engine bay was instead dismantelled in the back seat. I had a quick look at the block ...
- by motoking
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:43 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: mq patrol; info needed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 683
Hey Guys i also just got a 85 mq patrol hard top turbo. un registerd that im going to do up, i was wondering what you guys have done with the canopy, the one ive got has rust on all the window seals and looks like pretty bad, i dont think it would pass road worthy. i was thinking about taking it off ...
- by motoking
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:42 am
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Sd33T blowing air out the radiator
- Replies: 6
- Views: 337
Hello all i am said owner of the TD-33t and its possible that the head gasket was put on upside down, am going to get another one and re do it see if anything changes.
Any ideas other than head gasket??