Quote Originally Posted by brucewaller View Post
Thanks White Elephant. I guess that to undo this bolt a normal 1/2 inch knuckle bar and socket will do the job, if required I can use the special calibrated extension - a piece of RHS or pipe to help. Just the reverse to do it up again with the loctite or should I do the right thing and find a suitable torque wrench? Other than that it all seems to be a job I should be able to do myself. I have the timing belt kit now and while at it I will replace the power sterring belt, the others have been done fairly recently but will check them while off.
The old girl, Patrol not wife, is getting a wee bit tired and I am about to embark on the long road of getting her back into a better order. The timing belt just happened to fall due at around the same time. She has just clocked over 300K and though rattling a bit I would actually buy if I was looking for a Patrol to put a bit of work into with a decent vehicle at the end of things. She owes us nothing and the family and I have enjoyed the times she has taken us out and about. Time to put a bit back into her.

Bruce
No Probs mate. I had to rebuild mine over the xmas break just passed, all because the water pump let go and I cooked the old girl,(after 345k) but she's all good now! They're a pretty simple engine and if you cross all the T's and dot the I's you should be able to do quite a bit on her yourself to keep her running. Just make sure you keep up with the preventative maintenance.

Also, the ferret also makes some good points which I failed to mention! In any case, you're in the right place for any info on your bus! Good luck with it!