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8th July 2012, 10:04 PM
#11
Rotaredom
Originally Posted by
waflyer
Yep, one of these (
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nissan-RG4R0...-/200485056179), or the nomad valve body upgrade from Wholesale Automatics seem the go.
On the other hand I was under the impression that with overheating being a common problem, a nice big oil cooler might be good preventative medicine?
Overheating is an issue but more so when towing, I would install a temp gauge first before doing anything else so know what your temp is running at
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8th July 2012, 11:56 PM
#12
Patrol Guru
G'day Sam,
Another Safari with auto..been there, done that?
I used to have these kind of problems with my auto gearbox, weak and very prone to overheating. Lost my brake band and all the clutches I guess, didn't shift in to 2nd and 4th range though. Sent it to auto shop for rebuild including the torque converter and fitted the stage 1 nomad valve body from W.A.T, installed 2 extra cooler in series with the factory cooler but still didn't helped much on the overheating issue especially with all the heavy bars, winch, slider and 35" rubber..bummer ay!
But it's all good now.. Replaced the torque converter with the later model, J4 t/c from a wrecker. My old t/c was F1 is smaller compared to the J4. The bell housing is also smaller (smooth bell housing) where as the J4 got ribbed bell housing. The only mod needed for me to fit the bigger t/c was the crossmember.
Anyway, good luck with the project mate. Im happy to share some thoughts on these auto..
Cheers,
Ade
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9th July 2012, 12:41 AM
#13
Beginner
Hi Ade,
Not ordered anything on the torque converter front yet. Smooth bell housing so presumably small TC here also. To swap for the later one I presume it is the bell housing, TC and also the crossmember you say that I need to get? Does the flex plate stay the same? I am looking to make a pretty solid tourer. Down the track I will probably be running a fair bit of weight (drawers, sliders, bars etc.) but on a moderate 2-3" lift on 33" rubber....
Is it really worth doing do you reckon?
Cheers,
Sam
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9th July 2012, 01:11 AM
#14
Patrol Guru
Yup.. You need to get the later tc, bell housing and the flex plate mate. The crossmember can be modded, you just need to cut the holes both sides for the gearbox mounting studs and weld some sort of backing plate in there as the box will move about an inch rearward. It's a simple mod, no worry about that one mate..DIY stuff.
With bigger tc, nomad valve body and extra cooler I say it's really worth it mate. Hard on throttle my ATF temperature (tc outlet) never exceeded 120c on the steepest longest hill climb in the North Borneo! Lol..but it's reality mate. Around town on a hot tropical day here will see around 90c with all the heavy stuff on board.
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9th July 2012, 01:28 AM
#15
Patrol Guru
There's even latest tc for this tranny, J6 I guess and W.A.T have them and it's in my wish list.
By the way mine is TD42 so I am not sure about the flex plate on TBs motor..
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9th July 2012, 01:33 AM
#16
Patrol Guru
Check your drive shaft too see if it's still can slides in and out when the tranny being moved rearward. In my case no problem on both front and rear shafts..
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8th August 2012, 10:49 PM
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Beginner
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9th August 2012, 12:56 AM
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Beginner
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9th August 2012, 01:49 AM
#19
RIP - valued member and true gentleman of this forum that will be missed by many!
thanks for the report, nice clear photos and text. I have so far been too la2y to clean up and take pickies, and get back into my projects - none of which have been as ambitious as a gear box rebuild :-)
RIP - valued member and true gentleman of this forum that will be missed by many!
"As a boat owner and a four wheel drive owner I feel like a pelican: every where I look I see a big bill in front of me”
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9th August 2012, 01:29 PM
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