LED lights are polarity sensative. Won't work back to front nor damage it. Did you check the positive and negative? One place to look at for something wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majestic
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LED lights are polarity sensative. Won't work back to front nor damage it. Did you check the positive and negative? One place to look at for something wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majestic
I have finally fixed the grinding noise coming from the front left when braking and accelerating. I undid all of the body mounts and slipped some rubber shims in them as a stop gap measure until funds are available for new mounts. It has worked a treat.
Hmm, I tried 33 minutes and 59 seconds. Maybe I didn't do it long enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Finally got a bit of low range 4WDing done.
Went to the local 4WD open day, meetup with Cuppa and cgm. Did a couple of loops around the track and then tackled the two hour hard trip through the local forest. Mud, dust, ruts, cambers, steep ascents and descents, all in all a good test and with great guidance from the members.
Enjoyed the day and nice to get the car out doing what it was built for, never missed a beat and preformed flawlessly (as expected).
I gave mine an Enema, 8 quarts of 15W40 and a new filter then a 4 hour Battery Charge and a big hug.
It seems to have enjoyed it.
Looks like you did too. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by the evil twin
I just looked at mine at swore at it. Bloody electrical issues! I might just put a smiley face sticker over my flashing air bag light and be done with it.
I removed the engine today.
It appears I broke the guts out of my flywheel..
Mmmmm, interesting.
Someone else here did that. Or was it to the flex plate?
Changed the front diff oil and gave all the intake piping a once over.
Changed my 35's back to the 33's so I could get a wheel alignment, my tyre mans machine doesn't have arms big enough for the 35's :(
My new double din head unit arrived ,I thought it would be a straight swap, but alas its not to be.
Lucky my son is an auto elec, so he can wire it up for me, It has a lead for an iPOD do you have this poking out
from under the dash somewhere thats convenient,.,
The last unit only had SD card music and TV left working everything else quit.
Bluetooth, GPS, AM/FM,CD/DVD all failed
Brand name or ebay special?Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
Also ya you have to have the iPad lead convenient.
Unless your son can wire it to a usb plug and then have the plug mounted on the dash somewhere..
The old girl got new injectors and a service on the weekend. She had more grunt and runs a lot better now. The old injectors were still the originals and were clogged up. Clearly the previous owners did a fantastic job looking after the old girl. Oh well once I get a few more things done, she'll hopefully be in excellent condition and ready for some off road fun.
Check out my thread in my link to see how bad the injectors were.
took it in for a wheel alignment, now they say i need and offset wheel bearing kit installed as it pulls left :(
Small mod
http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/...psslwidokq.jpg
To
http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/...psndlhsxsl.jpg
Pretty happy with the end result
im going the other way with my badges lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rocket55
I've got one parked out the front of my place, I'll ship it over :-)
Just curious... Why ?? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rocket55
Change of work duties for the wagon. Originally I was after a weekend wagon to go wheelin and camping in the bush with mates etc. and the Patrol fitted the bill perfectly. Didn't need a 4.2 to do this. Recently my wife decided she'd like to get a family sized caravan and get out and about. She doesn't do camping that well. This is something that I've also been thinking about for a while. So I started researching van, and family bunk vans with ensuites gross in at around 2.4-2.6T give or take. It was then that I discovered my beloved CRD auto was only good for 2.5T. Bummer, this could really limit our choice of vans, plus I hate with a passion running things to maximum capacity. So I needed a bigger towing capacity.
Given that the Patrol still ticks all the other boxes, I stuck with it. It also meant that I cound transfer all my mods over and continue on. Plus they sound good with a 3" exhaust :-)
Stripped my pot winch down. The drum had frozen onto the shaft, so I made a puller up and got to work. Man it made a ........ big bang when it finally let go. Greased it up put it all back together and it works like new again
haha man I am stupid...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocket55
Stropp mentioned badges. So going by your photos, with same color patrols... I thought you just replaced the badges, not just the whole car !
I take my question back in embarrassment.
On another note, I'm sincerely jealous.
Haha no problems, I should have included a side on shot, as apart from the obvious motor and gearbox difference (which you can't see) the only difference externally between the two is the 4.2 has white door handles and the CRD has chrome ones. Internally the 4.2 has a pocket above both rear wheel arches, where the CRD only has one on the right hand side. Oh yeah, the 4.2 doesn't have the 2nd rear air cond unit.
Wouldn't read to much into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
Many have heard it. Get a second opinion and it'll be all swell.
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Originally Posted by Stropp
I had mine at Pro Axle with this issue plus a few others. The guy said he's seen this many times before on these Patrols. Putting a lift in only makes it worse he said. They also said those offset bearings are no good and won't fix the issue. The offset bearings will only fix the camber issue for the left front wheel they also told me. The only thing that fixed my left drift was an, "cough" RTC "cough". LolQuote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
Is this what an RTC looks like?Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
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Amen to that. Best description yetQuote:
Originally Posted by mjr350
Getting new rear springs replaced with newer rear springs.
well i took it elsewhere and got quoted $850 and was told that it would push the front wheel forward a bit as well as straighten it up a bit which will stop the drift left, so i will go with the first quote of 540 for the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
Getting the springs, shocks and caster bushes replaced with OME. The shocks and springs are worn and the caster correction had never been done.
Looking forward to the Barrington tops trip in a couple of weeks.
As said before. Is it that big of an issue for you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
I remember reading somewhere (unsure if it's BS or not) that they are cambered to suit driving on the right hand side of the road????
So when over here the are extra out???
But.... I'd take it to another wheel alignment place. Say nothing and see the result.
When I laminated my diff they said it had bowed..... First alignment after doing it..
It's Been aligned by 4 different other places since and not one of them have mentioned a bent diff???
So was the first place trying to sucker more cash?? Or are the other 4 places lazy in their jobs???
Im not experiencing any steering issues or odd tyre wear so I'm running with place 1 wanted more money......
Maybe so. But have you got any better ideas? That actually work?Quote:
Originally Posted by mjr350
If the wheel bearings are to be offset, they would have to be smaller in size to fit in the hub wouldn't it? If so I would stick with the RTC and having the correct size bearings in personally. I'm keen to know more about the process of what you have been shown.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
The bearing cups are elliptical so they can move the bearing to bring the left wheel forward and stand the wheel up straight, both places told me it won't hurt to have it as is but it will just keep pulling left, if I'm doing it I won't band aid I will go the whole hog, I will do some before and after pics and report back on the way it steers after, proof is in the pudding.
Well if that's the case surly you can buy the kit and do most the work yourself??Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
Save a few $$$
I see where your coming from. Bearings must be smaller.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
Yeah if they are, and I can only see they would be, you'd wanna keep some spares on board. I'd hate to have a bearing collapse out in the middle of chit creek. Even worse is to destroy the hub.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
company vehicle mate :Yahoo!:Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
Ow well then...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
Go nuts
Surely it's not the "wheel" bearings that are offset, it's the swivel hub bearings isn't it?
I just put control arm spacers and castor bushes in mine to correct the castor, camber can't change unless something is bent or worn, which needs either fixing or offset bearings and toe in is adjustable.
It will be Castor (edited) that is pulling left
If bushes and spacers won't do enough for castor then offset bearings will help but dunno how you set them to correct a combination of camber and castor as never had to go that far myself.
Costs about a grand all up doesn't it ($500 a side) or can you get away with only doing the left
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Originally Posted by the evil twin
yes swivel hub bearings, spoke to my mechanic and he said nissan were never too fussed with setting up the suspension correctly and thats why we get wobbles etc and says it will definitely help so she will be full steam ahead,
I was under the assumption that Nissan "over engineered" the Patrols. Hence the tough driveline we have. I would have though the suspension would be the same?Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
I am keen to see the outcome of this. The dude at Pro Axle showed me the adjustable top swivel hub bearing plate they sell, so you can adjust the camber of the wheel. It was around $280 fitted and adjusted from memory, but he said to me this wouldn't change the pulling left issue, it only straightens the wheel so you have even wear across the tyre. Not just wearing more on one edge of the tyre.
I took it that he is correct, but he may be incorrect, I'm only repeating what I was told...My head hurts now....
I suppose this is one of those things like why some ZD30's blow up and why we get the 80k wobbles. Sounds like theres no definitive answer.
But very keen on this. Very.