Outer Limits 4x4 Board

All,

After many snippets of information from people who have told people that you can do a MQ/MK disc conversion for a 60 series Patrol. I’m about to tell you all the truths of the project.

Have started today (and yesterday) to start the process and start confusing myself , as I work out the truths of the conversion.

Here we go ! As this moves along I will update the 1st post and all your comments can sit below.

If anyone has done this before please PM me so I can pick ya brains

Thanks

Steve


Disc Conversion 001, 002
Nothing Special just removing the wheel.



Disc Conversion 003, 004, 005
Undo the flat head screws and remove the freewheeling hub. These are a different design from most modern 4wds. Interesting!!!




Disc Conversion 006, 007
Next bit is mounting spacer for the freewheeling hub, don’t know the official name.



Disc Conversion 008, 009
Now I thought I had to remove this lock ring which you don’t have to touch. You need to get this C-Clip off.



Disc Conversion 010, 011, 012
Remove the rear bolts and also the top and bottom bearings that hold the hub onto the axle housing.




Disc Conversion 014, 015, 016
The complete hub will now come off (it weight around 20kg so be ready for it. In my case the c-clip was still on and so the complete axle came out as well.





Disc Conversion 017, 018, 019, 020, 021, 022, 023
Misc photos of the swivel housing and grease, I hate grease








Disc Conversion 024, 025
Comparison photos of the disc/ hub and drum/ hub units



Disc Conversion 026, 027, 028
Comparison photos long side front inner axles, 1st photo has the far end of the axle at the same spot, the 2nd still has the far end at the same spot showing the different lengths, and the last is lining up the birfield joint at the same spot.

Disc Conversion 029 to 034
Well been inside thinking about how to do this. After doing some searching one bloke had custom inner axles made up I guess to graft the G60 diff spline to the MQ outer inner axle.

Can't work outside as it's dark so been tinkering with the hubs, axles, freewheeling hubs. Tried bolting the G60 freewheeling hub on the MQ hub but dosnt fit.

Then looked at the cog that slides on the inner axle. Took these two cogs out from the free wheeling ubs. They are both the same inside diametre. The outer teeth look the same but will need to test later.

Will try in daylight reassembling the G60 cog in the MQ freewheeling hub with spaces, another option depending on length is to possibly shorten the G60 axle, maybe shorten the G60 cog which is the larger of the two.

Again if someone has done this before I want to talk with you.

steve


MQ on the Left and G60 on the right


G60 Cog


MQ Cog


MQ Freewheeing hub


G60 Freewheeling Hub


Both cogs together