MYSTERY ISSUE. Doing my head in. Please Help!

[Stropp]

Evo thats great news mate, thanks to your mate who is helping out.

[jack]

Good to hear Evo, must be a relief

[Evo]

How much lift does it have? To need longer lower arms? Lower arms are on outside of the frame and would clear tank. You usually only need to replace the upper arm on the tank side with a bent one on a tall lift.
Good to see you found a problem though

It has 3" constant load which ends up measuring about 4" over standard (even with accessories).
I have a bent upper arm to clear the tank on full droop, but the drain plug on the tank is on the back and is in line with a sway bar mount, so with the standard arms, was at risk of fouling.

Good to hear Evo, must be a relief

I'm still not 100% at ease, not until I find out the outcome of today.

Cheers

Evo

[liftlid]

Ok that explains the arms. U joints can make some ugly noises when stuffed, a lot of the people here giving you advice along those lines

[Evo]

Ok that explains the arms. U joints can make some ugly noises when stuffed, a lot of the people here giving you advice along those lines

Yeah, sure were, but with my issues, not being able to do it myself, shows how trusting workshops to diagnose issues sometimes doesn't pay...
But until I hear on the progress today, I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much...

Evo

[macca]

Shafts were taken out at the shop so I don't know about taking for a run, but I understand what you are saying.
Evo

So the shafts were not removed before or the bloke that did remove them was fwit, if that's the case and you paid him go and get your money back

[Evo]

So the shafts were not removed before or the bloke that did remove them was fwit, if that's the case and you paid him go and get your money back

I would agree with fwit.
Was more than one fwit though...
Luckily it didn't cost anything, except the $77 electronic, multi pickup test that diagnosed engine mounts and clutch.
I'll take the $400 for engine mounts on the chin as they were shagged anyway so not really a waste there.

As for the issue, mate has had the Troll in 4H to move it around (as he had taken rear shaft out yesterday to inspect)
So...
Went around this evening to check on progress/collect the troll.
All done, he said take it and see how it goes. He put in new uni joints and put the shaft in backwards (narrow end towards front of car to give more clearance over crossmember)
Smiling like a kid with free run in a lolly shop, jumped in, made sure it was in 2H, and took off down the road.
Seemed fine, until about 80ish kph... Slight rumble...
Hmmm....
Got home, had a look at the front wheels due to gut feeling, manual hubs still locked in.
Turned them to free, went for a drive, so far so good.
Still some noise, there was a little bit of noise after suspension work, but I think that's a combination of mud tyres, lift settling, new uni joints (old mate said they need to settle?), and just the last few weeks of trying to sort this out still pretty fresh in the back of my mind...

Cost under $200, which is so much better than $350-$400 diff inspection, $1200-$1500 diff rebuild, $800 double cardan front shaft, $2500 clutch and flywheel, and a lot off headaches...

Gives me a head start on saving for a future H/D clutch and accompanying bits and pieces.

But anyway, big BIG thanks to everyone who has been following this, and all the input and suggestions in trying to help me out.
Really appreciate it and can definitely say without a doubt, this has to be the best place to be as a Patrol owner, for advice, help, information, and great people.
All things considered, I hope I can be as useful on here as other members, and hope to be around for a while yet.

Cheers

Evo

PS: Just need to start getting out to meet a lot of you guys now...

[ozzymalone]

Awesome news mate! So glad it was a cheap fix for you too. Hope you haven't pulled all your hair out yet....it'll grow back.

[mudnut]

That is great news, Evo. Glad it all has been sorted with out busting the bank.

[Stropp]

thats great news, you have to be carefull with a 4wd as there are plenty of numptys that think they know what they are doing and then you have a mechanic that does know what they are doing and that makes it easy when you find one like that. anyway now thats done and sorted you could try to make the powerlines saturday evening??