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Anyone have a design /plans for a Prado rear bar - TX with flairs, so it needs to match the contours on the corners.

I rolled mine off going down Monkey Gum on Saturday, popped the clips and bent the lower bolt brackets. Easily fixed but it's not held on by much, so an upgrade is warranted.

Looks ...

Yup, that's a bad noise. Does sound like a bottom end knock.

I thought you were getting oil into the air filter, not that the oil filter was leaking. It's probably just loose.

Without being able to actually hear it....first guess would be a rocker not adjusted correctly - i.e. valve clearances not set, although this is usually evident across the rev range.

Second, based on oil in the filter, it could be that he has screwed up and broken some rings when installing and ...

It gets better - after doing the Zero Point Calibration to reset the VSC (lights went out), the traction control now engages in low range at random - hammers away at all 4 wheels and locks the brakes. Made the trip on Sunday interesting in a few places, usually lock on the brakes at the top of an ...

Is the ABS light on too? Engine light?

Sounds like an ABS sensor or harness fault. A scanner will tell you which wheel.


No ABS light, which is the odd thing. Pulled the ABS sensors and cleaned them last night, checked the harnesses and plugs, all good.

ABS is working, but the traction control ...

In simple terms - engine, can be done with an adaptor to the Hilux box, 60 Series gearbox wouldn't be feasible without huge mods to the chassis, body etc. The 'cruiser box is huge compared to a Hilux box. Also the rear output on the cruiser is offset where the Hilux drive is central out the back of ...

Prado 2001 TX 1KZE auto, 170k kms


This is a new one-
Start car, dash lights up, self check happens, all lights go out. Engage drive, move off, the VSC TRC and VSC Off lights come on and stay on. Happens in forward and reverse.

Car drives ok, haven't had a chance yet to test the VSC or the ...

2001 TX 1kze ~170k. I've owned this about 6 years now, fitted with 100/90w globes and a pair of Oscar spotties just after I bought it. On Friday, about 6am, flicked the headlights on, brief flash and then nothing. Parkers and tailights still worked.

Initial investigation found the 2x10amp fuses ...

I've found the main reason the wiper seals leak is because the inner seal has failed, diff oil gets into the hubs and since the felt wiper seals are only meant for grease - they leak. The inner seal can be replaced without distrubing the swivel bearings at all. If they're not notchy or exhibit play ...

About 8 years ago in Hobart I saw a turbo/intercooled 80 advertised (dealer) for a reasonable price so went for a look.

Dealer wanders over extolling the virtues of the turbo, telling me "it's a factory job" - on a 91 Standard......

Not sure which factory. The turbo looked not quite big enough for ...

Yup, i fitted the 60 series ARB locker into the rear of the 80 for the cost of the bearings, same OD, different ID.

as long as they arent a hand grenade with the pin pulled. @nd hand, are you buying one someone is offloading because it may, or has a problem occurring?

I had a look at one yesterday, white ST (there's any other kind?). Auto, 115k, had the motor replaced at 60k. After a bit of research today, I ...

Any one now how different the 80 rear diff is from a 100? I have an ARB locker in the Truk at the moment, want to know if it will fit a 100 series, either as a complete centre drop in or to replace the carrier. The carrier is originally out of my old 60, so has served well. With the 80 up for ...

Apparently the semi floaters are all US spec.

Aftermarket drums are availalble, but they're only 68mm deep (measured inside from back of drum). Mine are close on 100mm, which means the hub must also be longer.

Anyone else out there with a '91 Standard (barn door) 'cruiser with rear drums? How wide ...

A long time ago, in a far away land....

Toyota fitted drums on the first of the 80 series. I've chewed one up slightly and went to get a replacement. The aftermarket drums turned up and "What the...?" they're 25 mm narrower. Brake guy informs me that the Truk is fitted with a "heavy duty" rear end ...

If it's anything like the 1300 series Inter fire trucks i used to fix, you can't get parts for them. The front diff was a modified 44 - basically a rear diff with steering knuckles welded on, and was built in Australia for a very limited period.

They were however set up with a 392 V8 and an Allison ...

Yup, the auto grease has probably already started attacking the rubber. Repco Red Rubber grease is the go, nowhere as messy as black moly grease. (jumping grease - sticks like #$@# to everything!!!!)

Make sure you check the tension on everything after about 500ks, particularly the u-bolts.

It ...

it may be a booster vacuum leak. First application there may be enough stored vacuum, second quick application and there's bugger all power assist and difficult to pull up. Constant pressure will also make the pedal sink

Check the booster like this. Engine off, couple of pumps. Hold the pedal and ...

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When the nut is over torqued (rattle gun) it stretches the thread and can pull the bolt past its elastic limit. Failure can occur rapidly and catastrophically. If the wheel comes off and causes a fatality, over tensioned bolts are fairly easily spotted. Guess where the ...

I know this has probably been done, but a search didn't really find what I was after so...

The steel cable on the Warn Hi-mount is shagged, too many years of abuse and is now kinked back under itself, completely jammed. I can see strands poking out through the mess, so it's probably not usable ...

I had a Holley 350 on the 2F - spent a day on a chassis dyno with a box of jets and power valves to tune it spot on. Heaps of power, sh!t on economy. BUT...point it more than about 15 degrees up a hill and it would flood. Left me hanging 1/2 way up Wombat Spur in a very nasty spot. Used to flood on ...

Yup, simple answer - don't do it. Even running different tyres front/rear can cause wind up, and unless there's some wheelspin, breakage occurs. Ages back this was aksed, and I calculated the differnce in wheel speed with the exact ratios mentioned. Not pretty

Toyota LSDs are only good for about 20 000k before losing their effectiveness (flame suit on). Cranking up the preload makes them work better, but an LSD in the front can have some serious handling problems, and are generally not recommended. Understeer and funny tyre wear might result.

My 80 belonged to a surveyor that worked at Olympic Dam in SA, so it did most of its first 130k on red dirt. It has cracks in the rear corners of both doors, where the gutter ends. They haven't grown noticeably at all in the past 7 years (another 130k) so I'm not concerned at all.

The lower lock ...

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Is the swaybar classed as a steering componet? If it is, any modification HAS to be certified, otherwise there goes the insurance and hello Negligence if you have an accident.

Also as in the previous post, you'll change the spring properties of the bar by welding it.

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So no chance of them fitting 8/91 80? Pads are just about due again, so this option would be great. since force = pressure x area, larger pads have to apply more braking force. Rears are never an issue - remove the drums and flush the mud 120K out of the last set of rear shoes

Putting a thermostat back in will help. Test it first in a pot of water with a thermometer. A lot of overheating problems I've encountered have been due to malfunctioning thermostats. If it doesn't cure your problem, then it was cheap to find out - if it does, then you've got more $$$ to spend on ...

Asked by a friend if I could find out about any problems running the twin cam pertol on gas. He was concerned about exhaust valves. Doesn't have an 80 yet, but is considering trading.

Thanks.

Quite a while back some one posted a link to a US supplier for Lock Rights that were cheap. Any one got the link?

Before anyone says it, I tried the search, but ended up with lots of returns and no answer