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front output shaft dramas
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:26 pm
by get it up there
Hey peoples, I’ve been having heaps of dramas with my zook making some awful noises while in sticky situations, and everything is pointing at the front output shaft in the transfer. Im only running a standard front output shaft (with 35’s, twin lockers and 6:5 -1 ratio), and after looking around on the American sites (low range off road etc) I have found that you can buy a heavy duty front output shaft (which is out of a >1994 transfer). Im wondering if anybody knows of an Aus company that sells these shafts (can get one from the states for around $150 del) and the other qtn is.. can anyone tell me how to install the new one? It seems that I will only need to remove the flange.. is this true?
Thanks for your help
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:03 pm
by lay80n
The output shaft is easy to swap. You can pull the front section of the transfer case off still in the car, then you can swap the output shafts aout and fit teh new one and support bearing. But what is it doing. I have seen cases that did not engage the output shaft dog teeth properly, allowing them to skip?
Layto....
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:34 pm
by get it up there
thanks mate.. do you know of any places in aus that sell them?? When im in thick mud, with both lockers in, it makes a huge "popping/bang" noise.. only does it once or twice, by then im either out of the hole.. or i get scared about the noise.. and get recovered!! This is the only time it does it.. (obviously when theres shit loads of tourqe on things) Been speaking to sean from low range off road, and looking on other forums, and seems that it is a very common thing, and more than likely be the front output shaft (the transfer is only a year old, that i brought off from low range off road).
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:06 pm
by jimbo jones
pm mad zook on here I think he has one spare
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:12 pm
by get it up there
sweet.. thanks mate!
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:40 pm
by get it up there
hhmmm.. just spent the last 20 min's searching threads trying to find his name so i can PM him.. had no luck! So.. if your reading this.. Please reply so i can click your "pm" link!!!!
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:58 pm
by Moph
Click here for Mad Zook's profile...
PS Under the Search page, you can search by author
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:27 pm
by get it up there
hehe, cheers
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:31 pm
by mike_nofx
Its not just a worn universal joint is it?
If it is, they are $30 from repco.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:40 am
by get it up there
no mate.. its not a uni joint
Re: front output shaft dramas
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:52 am
by cj
get it up there wrote: Im wondering if anybody knows of an Aus company that sells these shafts
Any Suzuki Dealer
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:15 am
by lump_a_charcoal
contact BBM or locktup 4x4
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:59 pm
by get it up there
i have called the local suzuki dealer.. they said they need my VIN number so they can access their spare parts section.. but then they realised that by doing this, i would only be getting a shaft to suit my 1991 zook.. which isnt what i want!! So.. they couldnt help me. I called locktup.. they qouted me the same as low range off road did.. and BBM couldnt help me. I have also called suzuki world, suzuki shop, suzuki this, suzuki that.. no-one can help!?!?!
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:01 pm
by lump_a_charcoal
Can you just fit a spacer?
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:20 pm
by get it up there
dont see how that could work mate
Not without alot of machining!
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:29 pm
by lump_a_charcoal
I replied to the wrong thread...
D'oh!
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:10 pm
by jimbo jones
get it up there wrote:i have called the local suzuki dealer.. they said they need my VIN number so they can access their spare parts section.. but then they realised that by doing this, i would only be getting a shaft to suit my 1991 zook.. which isnt what i want!! So.. they couldnt help me. I called locktup.. they qouted me the same as low range off road did.. and BBM couldnt help me. I have also called suzuki world, suzuki shop, suzuki this, suzuki that.. no-one can help!?!?!
what did mad zook say? dose he still have a spare one?
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:11 pm
by get it up there
dont think his been online yet to read it
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:18 pm
by BenT
From Pirate4x4.com: "1986- 89 used #29151-80050 and '90 and newer is #29151-80051"
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthre ... 159&page=2
Ben
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:37 pm
by jonno_racing
nice buy them strait from suzuki coxy!
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:17 am
by get it up there
sweet.. thanks mate! So #29151-80051 is the part number for the updated one?? I reckon i'll still need a vin number of a later model zook though... sounds backwards to me, that suzuki cant even look up info on another vehicle (other than the one you have the details for), hmmm