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I have had good experiences with Total Traction Drivelines in Moorabbin. Talk to Matt on 03-95551501. The recently rebuilt the rear axle on my GQ patrol after it was damaged due to the previous owner not torquing the pinion nut correctly after replacing a seal. They have all the right tools and a ...

Nah, just the bearings wore creating freeplay that caused problems. As you say, they are pretty tough so the crown and pinion are probably all right.

Hi All, My rear diff is quite noisy and the pinion seal is leaking quite badly. It looks like I need to rebuild it. Can anyone in Melbourne give me the names of where they have had this sort of rebuild done along with costs and work done? I have not pulled it apart to discover whether I have ...

You might find something useful here: http://www.lextreme.com/1uzfe.html

As far as running the thing you could just use your stock ECU with an interceptor like a UniChip, SMT-6 or Chiptorque Xeed to tweak the mixtures. Going to aftermarket ECU would be a little extreme!

Richard.

Hi, I have been researching this subject a fair bit recently as well and discovered one thing just recently that may affect your purchase of rope from a marine shop. It seems that the construction of UHMWPE (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) rope varies between that used for mooring boats ...

Engine size has pretty much nothing to do with it I think. Compare the 3L nissan ZD30 with the Iveco 3L engine you find in their smaller truck chassis. One is known to be weak and almost certainly would be classified as light duty. The other is a solid chunk of cast iron that can take huge amounts ...

One thing that you should be aware of is that when Autospeed did a complete review of the Davies Craig EWP setup a few years ago, Davies Craig were so unhappy with the results that they sued Autospeed to prevent them from publishing the article. I am not sure that I would trust my engine to the ...

A bit of research seems to indicate 1 1/16" which would be almost 27mm as you say. All I can say is wow! That is the same size that a friend of mine has on his Iveco truck!

Looks like I will get a supply of 22mm and 27mm sockets in to sell with my wrenches then.

Richard.

What is the nut size for the Range Rover? I am the guy who has been selling the 500Nm 12V impact wrenches on eBay (although I am temporarily very low on stock) and I ship with 17mm, 19mm, 21mm and 23mm. This is fine for Nissan owners like me but I have since found out that 'cruisers are 22mm! For ...

Wouldn't it be safer to just use an impact wrench? Either an air or even one of those 12V electric types would remove the nut easily without risking damage to abything.

Richard.

Just go out to a rigging place and buy a proper rated, positive locking hook. The sort that the more tension on it, the harder it is to open is what you want. There are models with and without swivels built in. Most people seem to be using the one without swivel because otherwise the cable can ...

Hi all, For those hard core electric winchers amongst us, there is an interesting article on Autospeed at the moment here: http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2724/article.html Basically, to paraphrase the article: Visteon's SpeedStart12 is a belt-driven integrated starter generator that operates within ...

That would have to be the most comprehensive discussion about tyres that I have ever seen. Very useful!

Richard.

Of course if you were looking to set up a nice winch system, a 24V alternator with vacuum pump would make a lot of sense! Personally, I would check the system for leaks since as someone else said vavle timing would have to be pretty extreme not to have decent vacuum. I recently had a similar problem ...

I avoided the engine bay altogether by running the cable inside the inner guard, tied up to the metal on the passenger side. The cable then runs past the FM radio aerial then through the boot for the passenger front door cables (speakers, power windows etc). Very neat and keeps cable away from hot ...

Hi All, You should check out the articles on Autospeed (www.autospeed.com) about this sort of thing. They have covered both fans and sprays in great detail. Just do a search for "water spray". They have a current article on a super high pressure pump that will blow your mind. Regarding the metho ...

I looked at the PWR but in the end picked up a Subaru Water-Air intercooler from an early Liberty RS. Total cost was $650 + fitting. Issues I had were: 1. Pump bearings were shot so pump was very very noisy. Looked at repairing it but then just bought a Davies-Craig booster pump (part #9001) instead ...

Hi all, Just got back from the Melbourne 4WD Show. On display at the Marks Adapters stand was a Nissan Patrol front axle with 4" lift portal hubs mounted on each end! Looks like they change the diff ratio so that the final ratio is only 1.4:1 lower than standard. According to the bloke on the stand ...

It is a little more complicated than that I think. The goal of the exhaust brake is usually to maintain a specific pressure in the exhaust. When turned on, the butterfly closes until the desired pressure is reached then the butterfly reopens a little.. exactly like a big turbo wastegate really. Not ...

Hi, As a guy who has imported stuff I can answer your questions pretty well I think. 1. Full GST will be payable in advance on everything that lands unless you have an ABN in which case I think that it can be deferred. Still has to be paid at some time though. 2. Duty is variable and depends on lots ...

sweet cheers ... can't be that hard to clean injectors .... pull them apart and soak them in cleaning solvent ..... so I dunno why they would cost $80 each AG Diesel completely rebuilt each of my injectors for $80 each. New springs, nozzles etc. Clean is much less. Of course, that was with me ...

sweet cheers ... can't be that hard to clean injectors .... pull them apart and soak them in cleaning solvent ..... so I dunno why they would cost $80 each AG Diesel completely rebuilt each of my injectors for $80 each. New springs, nozzles etc. Clean is much less. Of course, that was with me ...

I am in the process of fitting a water-air intercooler from a 1990s Subaru Liberty/Legacy. Cost $350 + shipping from Sydney (SSS Automotive). All inlet plumbing currently done so just waiting for me to fit the pump and little radiator at the front. One of the main reasons I went down this path is ...

Hi All, I have totally redone the inlet piping on my GQ TD42 to allow for the installation of a Liberty water-air intercooler. The only bit left to do is to plumb the rocker cover breather back to the inlet pipe before the turbo. Does anyone know whether the breather valve thingy on top of the ...

I think that you are running the wrong oil. From other reading the Nissan PTO winch is supposed to run in some 600 weight steam oil. Other oils are not compatible with the bronze bushes or something. Do a search on this site. There are a few threads about that.

Richard.

I guess I should chip in since Turps asked me too :-) I have heard that the PTO is rated for 12Hp but then again, the same company that said that was running an hydraulic pump off a standard Nissan PTO in reverse (the ratios are 119% in forward, 153% in reverse) and from memory they were getting ...

While the standard kit thermo can measure very high temps (I stuck mine into the flame on my stove until it read 600C+) the housing and cable are plastic so will melt a few minutes later as the heat soaked up the probe. Best to buy the right thing first go as the first guy did.

Richard.

After going through Nick's port - cylinder table I found that I had switched 5 and 6 around! Once the switch was made everything was hunky-dory. Engine is now bedded in and ready to start running in.

Richard.

Hard starting particularly after a re-build can be caused by low compression while new rings bed in. Make sure tappet clearances are set properly and injection pump timing is correct. I advanced my pump timing from the factory mark (0.35mm plunger lift@TDC) to 0.75mm=6degbtdc (fact manual setting ...

Thanks ZAPPAGQ, but I don't think so in this case. Since this is a fully reconditioned engine I also had the injectors done and the pump fully rebuilt with added boost compensator. I have it booked in at AG Diesel for Monday so we will see what it up.

Richard.