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For some that aren't as mechanical as others it may pay to get someone who knows about Nissans aside from a Nissan service centre.
More a 4x4 shop and book it in twice a year to go up on a hoist...

Junk every nolathane or non-genuine bushes and replace them with genuine rubber, at least then, the bushes will show signs of wear and degrade over time, nolathane will fail with little to no warning

I know its probably over the top, before a trip I do the above mentioned visual and take some spanners with me and check what I can.

While I'm there I mark all the nuts/ to threads / to chassis...

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I have noticed lately there have been a few posts about smoke from diesels etc the colours and all that and what it means so i thought i would post up this link to help all those looking...

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RADIUS ARMS; The front radius arms are the arms which extend from the chassis forward to the front diff. Look for cracking or perishing of the bushes. To do this you will need a...

**BRAKES AND STEERING ARE CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEMS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THESE SYSTEMS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING**

BRAKES; The vast majority of GQ/GU Patrols (and Mavericks) were...

DRIVE LINE;

DIFFERENTIALS; First thing to check is oil leaks (note: oil leaks may also be caused by blocked breathers, see third paragraph). Oil leaking from the front of the diff where the tail...

There is a lot of information to put in here so this post/thread will keep growing over time, I'll add photos as I can.

This is by no means a complete or definitive guide, my aim is to give people...