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Once you have tensioned your wheel bearings to the correct spec insert the new Brass locking tab.

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Install...

Getting excited now folks!!! its all going back together.

Disk On

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install the washer
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OK now for the wheel bearings.

So you had to strip out the inner race from inside the Disk. Yes its a bugger of a job and a Brass Drift is your friend. I have used the old race to make a new...

Next is the Knuckle Spindle.

Use a Brass Drift or bis screw driver to remove the old needle bearing and install the new one.
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So time to pack teh CV with Grease. I use Hi Temp Extreme grease here but i am impressed with the LM Grease that NissanNewby was using for Healy's car.
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Now for the Big Bearings!! The Wheel bearings on a Nissan are a fair size. but my Bearing grease press eats them up! Love this thing!!
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Now its time to get all your bearings ready to go into the new front end.

Did i mention the bearing grease press??? !!!
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Now disappointingly!! I did not get any pics of removing teh king pin bearings from the caps. They are a bit of a bugger to do but there is a trick to it!. Next time i do a set i will grab some pics...

Next is the top and bottom King Pin Bearings. These hold the whole swivel hub on.

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remove all 4 bolts and...

I am pretty certain there is not supposed to be Oil there!!! So this is a result of a blown inner axle seal! the Swivel Hub is full of Diff oil!
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First crack the wheel nuts and then jack the front of the car up and put it on jack stands. You can do one side at a time if you like though and if you just jack up one side then likely you will get...

OK So one of the big maintenance items that we may attempt at home is a CV swap or Swivel Hub Rebuild. I have done this a Few times and have had these pics ready to go for ever!! I have referenced...

As John said ^


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Have a look in my recent thread DIY- winch install. In post #6 there's a pic of the plastic air deflector that fits under the radiator.
There's no other "splash guard" under the crank pulley....

Thanks for the update.

Glad to hear you got it sorted.

Generally speaking Nissan's electrical engineers did a good job on the Patrols. Not much goes wrong with them electrically that wasn't...

This might help too -
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?12476-Air-Con-only-quot-ON-quot

I would try swapping the A/C relay with a known good relay first.

Were any accessaries fitted to the vehicle around the same time this problem started? any extra cooling fans fitted?

I too would second that the dash unit has a faulty switch.

Pull it out, and give it a good clean and check all the contacts.

Mic

Hi Conradk, what I have found on Nissans connector that there have a lock clip which is normally in the middle of the connector and you get a small flat screwdriver and push down on the tab, while...

Sorry mate. I missed this.

I am not sure exactly on this. The workshop manual only states that the buzzer comes on when vehicle speed exceeds 20 km/h (12MPH).

I'm guessing that just because you...

go to members map / open it then click on the - key to make snaller until south africa comes up then it will show you the membersand you can send them private messages

I tried to find a photo of the switch with the white plastic cover removed so you could easily see the contacts but didn't have much luck.

In this thread it gives a very good description on how to...

There are no factory fitted headlight relays.

If the low beam still works on the RHS and the high beam and the spot lights stopped working at the same time, More then likely you problem is with...

Ok, I had this issue a while ago to. You have most likely burnt out the terminal inside the selector box in the steering colum..
But start easy, check fuses first..
If no good pull the colum...

mine has been running a muck to the sub tank is easy to hard wire if needed i just disconnected the sub tank control module behind the heater and ran a wire through a switch to the green and black...