Track fixes.

Post by **nicbeer** » Fri May 27, 2005 9:52 pm

Hey,

I thought it would be good to see what people have done to fix a breakage on the trail on the zooks and maybe sticky it for later.

Mine is the transfer case mount and a plastic bottle the first time and a lump of wood the next time it happened wedged into the area worked to get home.

cheers

Post by **Barathrum** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:40 pm

Used the hose from the pcv valve to the airfilter, to replace a broken hose to the heater core.
Used some Selleys Knead It STEEL to repair a hole that i crunched in my fuel tank.
I used rope to hold the t-case in position when i broke a mount.
The usual amount of cable ties to hold anything and everything that had fallen off or been damaged together, lights, bumpers that sorta thing.

Post by **muppet_man67** » Fri May 27, 2005 11:02 pm

I used soap for a hole in the fuel tank. It worked well for a few weeks till I got round to getiing a new tank.

Post by **jcianci** » Fri May 27, 2005 11:06 pm

i fixed a snapped leaf spring, just jacked it up, and put another scissor jack between the axle and the chassis. Got from mt cotton to palm beach, about a 1.30 mins drive

Post by **40 lover** » Fri May 27, 2005 11:27 pm

this wasnt in a zook... but i broke an engine mount so we just wrapped copper wire round it and reinforced it with cable ties...

... also drove around on this for like 3 months after that, and the bodgy job was still in fine working order when i replaced the mount.

Post by **Guy** » Sat May 28, 2005 12:36 am

Kevlar gaffa tape T/case in place
250 Kilometer drive on collapsed wheel bearing (rear passanger)
Using leg as wheelchock after destroying gear box, then smoking brakes and not bing able to stop on long downhill .. (didn't what to run into back of tow vehicle)
drive home in front wheel drive.
Beer in raditor to plug leak
I am sure there is other dumb stuff i have donr and forgotten

Like sand in the front diff instead of oil .. Still have no idea how it got there.

Post by **SiKiD_01** » Sat May 28, 2005 12:41 am

love_mud wrote: Like sand in the front diff instead of oil ...

good trail mod if you need a lsd or locker

Post by **ed oorklep** » Sat May 28, 2005 1:18 am

We fixed some broken leaf springs on a heep with D-clips we use on the end of the recovery straps

He drove a few hundreds of km's with it and they were still in place

Post by **Doggy** » Sat May 28, 2005 11:05 am

wasnt on a zook but a mate snapped his drivers side engine mount on a hilux so we used a ratchet strap to hold it over to the passenger side so it was in a more suitable spot. Worked quite well

Post by **lay80n** » Sat May 28, 2005 11:43 am

Mate tore his engine mount off his chassis rail in a 60. Bar through the front corssmemeber, and used tow rope to hold that in position. Worked tops.
Layto....

Post by **tomsoffroad** » Sat May 28, 2005 12:22 pm

Three batteries, three sets of jumper leads and 2.5mm arc rods.
Nothing beats DC welding

Post by **Spike_Sierra** » Sat May 28, 2005 5:35 pm

fried my accelerator cable as it was acting as an earth cable, as i didnt have the one from battery to boyd properly attatched.
so i was going to hook up my throttle to the hot cold switch, but in the end decided on using the bonnet release through the window, worked well....
gotta love zooks.

Post by **spamwell** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:13 pm

jcianci wrote:i fixed a snapped leaf spring, just jacked it up, and put another scissor jack between the axle and the chassis. Got from mt cotton to palm beach, about a 1.30 mins drive

i snapped a leaf spring at landcruiser park, it was infront of the rear diff so we reversed the springs and put a big bit of 4*4 in there and tied it all together with a ratchet strap and drove home on dirt roads for 2 and a half hours

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