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.
My advice is: not to follow my advice.
Stropp (21st March 2015)
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).
Last edited by jack; 22nd March 2015 at 09:13 PM. Reason: Probably should go in the happy thread
Cheers
Jack
2024 Isuzu MUX
Formerly 2012 Simpson 50th Anniversary Edition.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
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.
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
BigRAWesty (22nd March 2015)
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![]()
2003 gu3 td42tdi sold 😞 bloody gvm towing crap. Bt50 3500kg gvm.