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Yeah as TPC said you can use my fix or as Macca said put a gas strut on it, all depends on how much work you want to do, The rubbers in the assembly just get shagged after alot of use so this will...

Put a small gas strut on it

Look at this thread mate.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?20568-Tutorial-So-your-rear-barn-door-won-t-stay-open&p=373380

Engines covered;
TB42S
TB45E
TB48DE
RD28ETi
ZD300DDTi
TD42Ti

Thanks to Todd, we now have the full Nissan Patrol Gu Y61 service manual including the following supplements.

The front diff I was working on for this article was out of a GQ Patrol and was fitted with Nissan manual hubs. The job is the same on GU Patrol with only minor differences in the hub nut area.
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Post under construction.

ELECTRICS

BATTERY;
Charged/discharged voltages
Electrolyte levels/filling batteries
Case voltage/cleaning batteries
Corrosion

SUSPENSION;


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...