Today I replaced a knocking drop link and replaced a cheap, creaking rubber ARB bush, with a factory glass fibre lined bush. So no more creaking and no more knocking, for the moment.
I also did a gearbox fluid change. The fluid that came out was black and smelled burned. Not a good way to run a box really. It's one of those jobs, I never got round to doing. I refilled it with about 4 Ltrs of my preferred Carlube ATF-U fluid.
On the test drive, it definitely changed smoother and I didn't feel any TC shudder, which is what I was hoping for.
I'll run it for a month, before doing another change.
A reasonably uneventful morning, except for one of the front sump guard bolts shearing off. I'll leave the guard off for a bit.
I also spotted some heavy rusting on the LH chassis rail, near where the AC evaporator drain pipe is. So that's another job to do. There's anothe patch on the front cross beam, under the rad, otherwise there's not much other rust to treat, so I'm not that bothered about the general condition of the body.
