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If anyone is interested, this is where i got my torque wrench from
Approx $55AUD delivered.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/bikewagon

So my 0-60in/lb torque wrench turned up this morning, was just sitting on my door step when i went to work this morning. Pretty damn quick delivery from the USA, got it for a reasonable price too. (glad i didnt fork out to have it express posted, dont think it could have turned up any quicker) start ...

i have bought a Park Tools TW-1. i was unable to find anything in Aus suitable for the task so had to buy overseas... Ugh... :? (your weight in kg) * (9.8) * (length of horizontal bar in m) = torque on fitting Keep hanging off the horizontal bar till the nut stops turning ;) the Park TW-1 is 0-60 ...

i have bought a Park Tools TW-1.
i was unable to find anything in Aus suitable for the task so had to buy overseas... Ugh...

Yep, definately the rear. Pulling the diff down, and pressing out the pinion takes minutes if you have the right tools. i bought a cheap Shop press ($100) and it is wonderful! only takes a couple seconds to press the pinion out, and slightly longer to press it back in. http://www.gearinstalls.com ...

I am currently setting up a new set of gears in my hilux diff's.
Im After some advice on pinion depth.
Below is a photo of how i have the diff set up now.
how does it look as per the markings on the teeth? (a little hard to see i know)

i picked up a couple 3 pin electronic LED flasher units not long ago off ebay, they were only $3 each, free shipping!
Laughin!

ok, so Chris and i may have sorted this problem out. i have another set of spacers on the way, this time... the right ones. :shock: lol hopefully these turn up tomorrow and i will be putting the diff back together over the weekend, so i will be able to confirm exactly what the problem / solution is ...

So finally got the pinion seal off. took a big F-Off screw driver and a pole to extend it to pry the sucker out. man it was stuck in there hard.
got the inner pinion bearing in the oven atm so i can put it on the new pinion.

so got the pinion bearing off as i had to buy a new bearing splitter.
But for the life of me, i am unable to get the pinion seal out.
i have read on here AND in the Haynes manual that it is easy to pull out. but it is just jammed. Cant get it out.

Any help?

We spoke for a while last night and came to the conclusion that we still dont know exactly whats going on. I have the right spacer, the right gears, and what appears to be the right housing, but it just doesnt appear right. i am going to mock it all up, see if i can set preload ok and that it all ...

Hopefully get that pinion bearing off tomorrow and put it on the new pinion to mock it up and see if it all fits and if i can set the pre-load correctly. would i be correct in saying that the pinion having 10 teeth and the crown having 43 makes it a 4.3:1 ratio diff? took another couple pics. Old ...

i was under the impression there was only drama's fitting the gears in the older housings, which needed a different bearing installed. i have Chris from locktup chasing this up for me at the moment. Original ratio. not 100% sure, but when i jumped under the truck and spun the tailshaft, i got about ...

well, the crush tube is the old one, so it is crushed... does the tube "un-crush" when pressure is removed from it???

so i just double checked the difference between the two.

the crush sleeve is approx 60mm
the solid spacer isnt even 50mm including all the shims...

Any Help?

Yes, i think i will have to ring and inquire.
the spacer came with a set of shims, but nowhere near enough to make it the same size as the crush tube...
ugh...

after recently ordering a set of 4.88's and solid pinion spacer, i have just start pulling the diff down and put the new and old pinions side by side. The solid spacer seems to be a heap shorter then the original crush tube... Does this look correct? http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c351/LowIsuzu ...

yeah disconnected the front shaft at the diff and still made the noise.

My friend has an 04 TJ with 4.88s and an arb air locker in each diff. He has recently noticed the front diff making a noise, sorta hard to explain the noise, cross between a knock and a tick when driving, but only when he is accelerating. not when it is coasting. He took it to a 4wd shop, they ...

so got the thing running, thanks Sam, took your advice, put compressed air down the return line, and it started up after a few cranks. but i seem to still have the same problem as before i pulled the motor apart, which was a coolant leak coming out of the bottom of the timing cover. can only guess ...

dont mean to sound like an idiot, but what is this "uplift pump? the injector pump? or the thing with the primer on it? i didnt remove any fuel hoses when i pulled the motor apart (apart from the hard lines from the injector pump to the injectors. the motor was running fine before i pulled it apart ...

Finished putting back together most of my 3L motor (apart from radiator and cooling hosing) Thought i would try kick over the motor to make sure it started sweet before i finished putting the radiator etc back on, didnt want to find a problem then have to pull the radiator all back off again. Motor ...

Anyone Help a Brother out?

Hi All, i am putting back together a 3L motor, and it has been many years since i rebuilt a motor, Nowadays it seems that Metal gaskets are used for just about everything. my question is, with these gaskets, do i need to use a gasket sealer like permatex or something on these, or does tightening ...

this might be a stupid question, and i tried using the search function, doesnt appear to be working atm :? When i lowered the Body of my hilux from a stupid 5inch to 2inch, it made the steering not all fit back together properly. it seems the steering shaft is now too long, but i cannot find any way ...

dont flame me if this has been covered a thousand times, i do recall seeing a post on this same problem but cannot locate it.... i have an 89 hilux, ARB air lockers front and back, both worked fine (i think) until i disconnected the air lines, and pulled the compressor and wiring harness out etc. (i ...

:oops: :oops: so the motor stopped running, and i couldnt start it again. whoops, out of fuel. topped it up with nice clean fuel. started up first go.... NO SMOKE.... fuck, should i feel embaressed. lol. perhaps the "white smoke" was caused by dirty old bottom of the barrell fuel? or perhaps there ...

Layto, cheers for that, "check that brake fluid is not leaking down the vacum assist line" i also recently did the breaks on the truck as well, and i do seem to remember accidentally filling it a bit over "max". i think i have ruled out it being a coolant leak into the motor as i only put water into ...

nope, manual 5 speed.

what would the gearbox have to do with smoke coming out the xhaust anyway?

i have an old chev v6 in my hilux. had the power steering pump reconditioned, put it in to test it, worked fine. had the motor running last night with no drama's. then started it up tonight, and a huge ammount of WHITE smoke poured out of the exhaust, it did this for a while, filling my garage full ...