Drowned diffs, what do i do - 1st Bogging (pics)

[vicelore]

hey guys so was out tonight decided to hit a puddle well it looked like a puddle hehe. this was the result .
i was just wondering if it sittin in the water for a hour has hurt anything ?

do i need to put new oil in the diffs as it dosent have breathers on it yet ?

how hard is that do to some instructions would be awesome. Cheers guys enjoi the pics. hehe my dad didnt when he had to come pull me out in his mates 4by.

[RB zook]

only iff the difs are hot wil it suck water in throu the breather

by sitting there it shouldnt

thou for the sake of some oil and bout half hours work it would be worth draining the diffs.

[vicelore]

it wont of hurt anything alse ? i dont think the exaust was under. well only the end of it.

[nickw86au]

how hard is that do to some instructions would be awesome. Cheers guys

Not hard, there's a 3/8" square plug on the bottom to drain and one on the side to fill.

Get a hand pump to pump the oil back into the holes that are on the side ($20 from supacheap). Fill it up until you can feel the oil through the side hole in the diffs. Diff oil stinks, so try not to get it all over yourself .

Have a look here to download the manual for more instructions

http://www.suzukiinfo.com/sierra/

Hope that makes sense


Nick.

[nickw86au]

Looks like you had fun

how hard is that do to some instructions would be awesome. Cheers guys

Not hard, there's a 3/8" square plug on the bottom to drain and one on the side to fill.

Get a hand pump to pump the oil back into the holes that are on the side ($20 from supacheap). Fill it up until you can feel the oil through the side hole in the diffs. Diff oil stinks, so try not to get it all over yourself .

Have a look here to download the manual for more instructions

http://www.suzukiinfo.com/sierra/

Hope that makes sense


Nick.

[vicelore]

thats aweosme man thanks allot. ill prob do that tomorow if im not to hung over.

on the topic of being bogged.

would a hand winch be a good idea ? as 1000+ for a electric isnt on the cards atm.

and how much are they ?

also how much are a decent set of snatch straps ?

any brand sujestions would be awesome. Cheers fellas

[DSzuke]

a set of Muddies will get you stuck further in and joining the Zook club down there will get you some mates to pull you out

(or you could buy a winch...)

[moose]

i picked up a hand winch , small tirfor !
it was the 2nd thing i bought wen i got my zook !!!

it got used on everything , zooks , landcruisers , patrols , feroza,s the lot !!!
best thing i every bought !!!
(apart from a free locker !!! )

picked it up for $300 !!!

they come in very handy !!
still lives in my car !!!!

[=SKB=]

Lesson here is always drive with friends so you have someone handy to snatch you out.

There are hand winches that go cheap on Ebay...they probably aren't the best quality but they should do the job on a Zuk.

[Klappers]

lol no the lesson here is to ALWAYS walk the PUDDLE that you are about to drive through

[chunkz]

where is that?

i wanna play in the mud!

[suzuki boy]

My suzki sucks water in the diffs woth breathers! Just undo the bolt in the middle of your diif and stick your finger in and see what colour the oil is. If it's a sort of white colour youv'e got water in there if it's not it should be ok unless you havn't changed it for a while!

The hand winches are GREAT but are pretty hard work and i've found out and will tell you don't get a car mounted winch because every one else needs to use it except you! A hand winch can do alot of other things a car mounted winch can't do.
Hope this helps

[muppet_man67]

looking at those photos your breathers wouldnt have been underwater. I wouldnt worry about it. If a hum develops in your rear diff change the oil but I reckon you will be fine.

[suzuki boy]

Depnds how hard he hit the water!

[vicelore]

wasnt that hard was only in 2nd. it was funn tho. just wish the middle wansnt there . in fromont of the plates the water was boua 2 inches deep . so when it was sittin there the wheels where fully not touching anything.

i know it was stupid to just jump in. hehhe.

[SiKiD_01]

lol no the lesson here is to ALWAYS walk the PUDDLE that you are about to drive through

i like driving the puddles 1st.





and so does my mate!







its more fun.

anyway, as for your diffs, you should look at fitting breathers. and it doesnt hurt to take the fill plug out, dip ur finger in to check the oil.

if in doubt, just change the oils anyway, and then fit breathers while you are at it.

[HotAe92]

hahahaa thats monsoonal sh*t sikid!

[suzuki boy]

I agree with the drive through because if it get deep enough the zook will just float

[intens]

the cheap $40 hand winches work perfectly on the zooks and definately muddys

[vicelore]

i did go and buy a cheap hand winch from super cheap . cost me $90 looks allright quality . says its rated to pull up to 2 ton.

i didnt get to use it. as when i went through a big hole yesterday i actualy came out of probly the deepest iv been in. but blew my tyers on what ever was at the bottm . probaly a shopping trollie or something :(

[grimbo]

you are checking these puddles before you go in aren't you? Make sure you check out the depth and to see what is in them especially if they are near population as people chuck all sorts of stuff into them

[vicelore]

this one i did check the sides but it was to wide to check the middle.

i was goin nicly on the side. then i thaught id go a bit deaper. then it just droped off and i seen the bonnet nearly go under. i shit myself then my mate was virtualy on my lap . lol

out of reflex in 3rd i just gave it to it and it pulled me out. was a pretty hairy experiance. wish i had someone takin pics would of looked pretty sick.

[Pinball]

lol no the lesson here is to ALWAYS walk the PUDDLE that you are about to drive through

i'll back that... though i don't always do it...

Spock