Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I've confirmed that both vehicles are 4.11 - both compliance plates say HG41.

How hard is it removing the centres? Do the half shafts need to come out?

I've had a look through a bunch of threads and so far haven't come across a conclusive answer. I've got a 95 TD42 and I have the opportunity to get a diff centre off a 89 TD42 Maverick with an air locker in it. Can I simply swap the diff centres over? From what I've read, all TD42s came with 4.11s ...

BIG GQ wrote:I use the air cleaner from a ZD30 GU. Either a 2.8 or 3ltr GU cleaner works really well (mounts behind LHS head light).

Did you have any trouble mounting it? I want to replace my cleaner, which sits where a second battery usually would. Any idea on what one would cost?

While I don't mind a bit of DIY I can see myself dropping the box out and me being crushed under it :P Its not just oil from changing the oil filters that has run down onto the starter motor and around the bellhousing?? I know mine has alot of oil over the starter motor and around that area from ...

chops wrote:I'd be replacing the clutch at the same time

so add another $600-ish to the total

I'd love to, but I don't think my budget is going to stretch that far right now :(

Any idea on just what the seal would be?

Looks like I am going to have to bite the bullet and get the rear main replaced on my TD42. There seems to be quite a bit on the starter motor and around the bell housing, so hopefully it's just that.

Any idea on what sort of cost I would be looking at to have this done?

i've got the haynes manual and it doesn't mention to much about the washer. I would assume that they are meant to be straight. I was halfway doing mine yesterday before i realised that I need a 53 mm socket. Going to get one today. I will let you know how mine come out when i do it. Just wondering ...

Use a torque wrench. I'll go grab a couple of new washers off Nissan in the morning. Regarding torqueing the nuts up, is it such a critical thing that I should go and spend the money on a torque wrench? Of course I would rather do it properly, but the extra costs aren't always easy when one is a ...

do you need a 54 or a 53 socket? and what torque should they be done up to ? The book says 53 mm socket 167 - 196Nm I thought I'd heard 53mm in the past too, but the guy down at a local tool shop had these sockets specifically designed for this looked on his computer and gave me the 54mm. It did ...

MKPatrolGuy wrote:They are meant to be bent over to prevent the nuts form becoming loose or tightening up further.

That's what I assumed, is it bad to leave it flat though?

I replaced my rotors yesterday and when removing the two big nuts holding the whole thing on noticed that the washer in between was damaged. Or so I thought. Apparently dad noticed in his 80 series service manual that the Toyota ones are designed to have one tab pushed back and one one pulled ...

rears come straight off, fronts are bolted to back of hub, meaning hubs off, exposing wheel bearings, which you may as well do at same time, and by then your not more than 20 minutes away from having the cv's out. If I take the hubs off, will anything fall out (fluids or the like)? Anything that ...

I thought this might have been an isolated problem, but after doing a couple of searches it seems it's happened to a few other people. It's pretty obvious that the previous owner at some time lost the front left wheel somewhere, I didn't notice this until after I had bought it and took the wheel off ...

As chimpboy said, it's a pretty straightforward job. I recently did mine, and took some happy snaps of the process which can be found here

Did you retrofit your existing housings to a projector setup so you don't blind other motorists, putting your safety and theirs at risk? What do you mean? What can you do to a standard round 7" semi sealed beam housing? Unfortunately, nothing. When you put HIDs in a housing and lense designed for ...

Did you retrofit your existing housings to a projector setup so you don't blind other motorists, putting your safety and theirs at risk?

Are GQ bonnets the same as MQ bonnets?

Any difference in the mounting?

Any idea what it'd be worth to get one painted?

Thanks for the replies guys.

The Belton still seems like an unknown quantity, and I've heard nothing but praise for the EFS, so I might buy a set when finances avail.

The Mav needs a new set of shocks, and from what I've been told it's either going to be the EFS or Belton Overlanders. I've found absolutely no info on the Belton shocks, but I have been told that they are a little softer than the EFS. From the searches I've done, many people seem very happy with ...

stock on the 3110 is a problem, they have being coming for 6 months and were due in this month, but the order has not being filled and there is no estimate for stock. The 3110 sounds very interesting, and if they are worth $440 then it'd be around the right price. For me, at least, $800 on an ...

matthewK wrote:maybe 50-100 bucks if that looks a very small job

That's reassuring, I hope it works out to be somewhat near that (even double I don't mind )

follow wire is it going anywere if yes is it standed wireing if on keep folloing see were it goes if no is your gq a import if yes maybe head light hight ajustment or fog lights I haven't looked at how standard the wiring looks, but it is definately for the driving lights. Next time my head is ...

I just noticed this in the drivers side floor, in the very corner. It looks like a previous owner has patched it up, but done nothing more. I'll pop down later this week and see if I can get some quotes from panel beaters, but until then, would anyone know what getting this fixed up might set me ...

chops wrote:question that's actually on topic: whereabouts on your dash is the switch located?

Next to the rear demister & washer buttons to the left of the steering wheel.

bogged wrote:this is on a Safari not a Patrol - correct?

Actually a Maverick.

It is indeed for the driving lights, it looked too factory for that, so and old owner obviously went to a lot of trouble finding it.

gqswb wrote:is it for the death ray? What does it do when you press it?

Nothing, or at least that's what it seems. I'll check tomorrow to see if it is for the driving lights (the older owner took the lights, but the relay is still there).

I can't find an entry for this button in the owners manual, any idea what it does?

Hrmm, I just noticed that the air flow selector isn't working (and it's not because of the thing I dropped down there), so looks like I'll be pulling the dash apart on the weekend.

I was just playing around with a couple of guages on the dash thinking to myself that I better not let the little plastic shim type things holding the gauges in fall down the front of the dash... A second later, one of the plastic doobas popped out and promptly fell down in to the vents pointing up ...