For example ref spec per country, my 96 "NZ new" 300tdi does not have EGR and has mechanical fuel pump. The jap grey imports to NZ of which there are loads here usually have been clocked and are "loaded" eg every electrical extra and emission control plus EGR and ECM NZ new aren't rusty no...

If it's shims you are missing yes you need them and the thickness you need is decided by the book figure for force to turn the swivel when the correct amount of shims is fitted. Not fitting any shims will probably result in stiff steering and having to buy another set of swivel bearings. Shims...

I'm also in darkest nz, I second the post above the key is to either power off or disconnect the pins at the right time in the blink cycle....otherwise the fault does not clear.

If youve got abs you need different top swivel bearing to non abs If the bolts to axle are stuck heat them as it might be the land rover thread lock making a PITA to remove Yep I've done this job.......

By coincidence I cleaned the sedimenter out last night a PITA job, breaking the plastic drain screw in the process :violin: so had to temp fit a 8mm bolt in its place and once it was all back together then found that lift pump lever moves but does stuff all I even turned the engine to make sure...

Hi bump, to accurately test a heads flatness needs expensive equipment eg mill and dial gauge or surface plate etc A straight edge and feeler gauges can be used to check it less accurately, also maybe just see how flat it fits on the block. But I'd suggest you look at the gasket first and go...

Totally agree James and surely it's worth taking the head for a look see before swapping the motor? Sniff test might not work with a diesel.

A cracked head leaking between cylinder and water gallery can show as bubbles in the header tank when the cap is off, or a constant leaking sound of air from the filler cap but it won't always show up that way.

You won't want to hear this but a cracked head can cause pressurization and resultant water loss?

Not a help but that sounds a lot better than mine I think mines fooked I was sold a duff one :violin:

When taking the swivel off the axle one of the special bolts with odd heads sheared off much to my surprise it was easy to drill it and use an easy out thread extractor to get the broken bit out of the axle BUT the secret was to heat the axle up with a heat gun first to melt what seemed to land...

I might have to make the shed it lives in bigger in stages as well :doh:

Auf weisersen pet I bought a disco cos my hilux surf is rubbish at towing the wifes Horse Trailer After seeing yours I'm wondering if I can get away with modding the disco to look like yours now....all in the interest of making it a better tower of course .

Have a look at the manuals but if there is oil in the wheel bearing you will have to replace an oil seal somewhere, I think oil can get from the diff to swivel through a duff seal and from swivel to wheel bearing as well, when another seal is fooked.

Maybe not, the taper on the track rod end should always be a tight fit in the steering arm and stop the track rod end turning hence allow the nut to be removed. In your case as it loose you will need to clamp the track rod end into the steering arm taper before you undo the nut, to stop it...

Hi Jim ref the pre load increasing is the target figure You are working too with or without the big oil seal in place, I noticed the rave manual for my abs car gives the figure without the seal, the force might vary quite a bit with oil seal in place depending on the state Eg cleanliness of the...

Similar to the above I had same leak and fixed by removing the wing and sealing the vertical joint between the inner wing and door post paying particular attention to where the horizantal box section That reinforces the inner wing crosses the post seam. It seems water runs down inside the post...

Hi Stuart, I got quoted $100 for new hoses to be swaged on but will see tomorrow how the supplier has done the job when I pick them up. I removed the old hose (pita job) to save some dollars and was surprised to find the fittings are smooth thin wall pipe no serrations where the hose fits over...

I've been through an abs issue 96 300tdi so can help. Ask away. I used the odbc plug 5/15 pin method and found the faulty wheel, tried pushing the sensor in but only worked for a while until hitting a curb or similar then same symptoms as you, abs kicking at low speed when no skid, bought swivel...

Hi discomania, I'll be fitting new o rings, it wasn't leaking at the joints as far as i could tell but it only had 3 rings not the regulation 4. If no one knows the pressure I'll rig something up to measure it.