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yes, speed and the length of time it is on the angle.

the angle of the hill could be causing a small problem with oil flow in your transmission.

yeah use tectyl and the oil is to stop it drying out and becoming useless.

get a tin of rust proof from super cheap, mix it 50/50 with auto transmission fluid then spray it with high pressure into every hole in the body you can find.

is the box doing it or the engine? Put new fluid and filter in the box and see if that makes a difference. if not, it would be something that a transmission mechanic should be able to pin point relatively quickly.

I know of one the same model that had all the gear, 5 inch lift, snake arms, air lockers front and rear. custom drawer set up, the list went on. It sold for $9000

loosecanon wrote:sorry to hi jack,

80's man is that you glenn?>

no my name is Mick. I live in bundaberg

91Mav wrote:They don't make Spartens for 9.5" Cruiser diffs yet.

thats right. thats why i got the front one.

You will have to pull your instrument panel out just enough to get your hand in behind. It's not a big job.

I just put a spartan from locktup in my 80, was $350. works well.

Thanks for the input fellas. I have decided nitro gears and longfield axles.

Slop? Backlash? If there is too much backlash, they have been setup incorrectly or bearing preload isn't there. I built some Nitro geared diffs and they setup spot on, but cant comment on the noise as I havent run them yet. Yep, in 1 spot there is hardly any backlash. Roll the car forward so the ...

I paid $350 for a spartan locker from Locktup.

evanstaniland wrote:Get longfields awesome warranty! Have them in my 80s diff on 42"s

nitro's are a bit cheaper but I cant find any warranty info, longfields will be the go. will the longfields fit ok in a full time 80 changed to part time with avm HP hubs, what brand gears are you using?

i am getting nitro diff gears for the front of my 80, has anyone here used nitro chromo axles and cvs. do they hold up with a locked diff , 35's and a heavy right foot.

A bloke that i know builds all engines including race engines. he says drive it how you normally would every day from day one. that sets them for your driving style. I have had an old cruiser ute that i bought off an old farmer, he owned it from new. It took me three months to teach it to go over ...

Agreed. need longer springs or flatten those ones out a bit. the flatter the spring, the softer the ride.

If it's an after market roof whoever fit it might have drilled the holes to far toward the front of the roof. I have fit a fibreglass roof before that had no pre drilled holes.

pull the cover off, take the stick out and realign the selectors back to neutral, put your stick back in and off you go. I have a sierra that did the same thing so I found a spring that fit over the stick and put it between the washer on the ball of the stick and the cover to hold a bit of downward ...

if the booster diaphragm is buggered 9 times out of 10 you will hear it hiss if your engine is running and you push your pedal in.

Nice. I checked that out, it will save a lot of mucking around cutting it all to shape. cheers.

excellent advice. thanks. a description of how to build the jig would be handy. the existing diff i have is already bent. fairly sure the new one is OK.

solenoid or brushes are probably buggered. pull it apart and check how dirty it is inside. give everything a good scrub and see if that helps.

I have a bare housing that I am going to reinforce before I install. I am thinking 10mm plate to gusset swivel balls and 2 inch box x 2.5 mm wall for axle tube to pumpkin truss. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I have had similar experience, On mine it was a worn bush in the top of the box where the gear stick goes in. all easily accessible by removing the gear selector boot inside the cab.

i'm in bundy but if you give me your postal address i can send you a high quality copy on disc. there is about 1/2 an hour of footage all up.

I don't know how to give you a link to you tube, search for "76micko"(uploader), and or "lowmead 4x4" you should find what i have put on there.

awesome event. i was drooling all day wishing i was in there.

I got some good video of this event on the saturday. Don't know if i can post it on this site though.