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.
Time to invest in a few boxes of glow plugs and become a Vendor Sponsor me thinks.
2005 TD42TI
GQtdauto (10th May 2018)
Time is never wasted when your wasted all the time
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
Winnie (11th May 2018)
BigRAWesty (10th May 2018), Woof (10th May 2018), Yeti's Beast (10th May 2018)
Angry? Mmmm p'raps .......... more like pissed off 'cos of the inconvenience.
I'm replacing the front wheel bearing seals & re-packing the bearings. Did the passenger side yesterday - all good.
Went to remove the driver side wheel this morning & couldn't undo one wheel nut (with air rattle gun). Jammed solid on the stud after 2 or 3 turns.
Reverted to wheel brace - could do it back up, but jammed the same each time I tied to undo it. Then the stud snapped off - only using the wheel brace.
Bugger - no longer have a second car, pissing down with rain, no spare studs.
On the upside at least it broke when undoing it & not when doing it up after doing the bearings & seals. Also better here than out in the bush.
So wheel back on, drove into town on 5 studs & bought a new one plus a couple of spares.
Looked at youtube as I've never replaced a wheel stud before. They all show blokes advocating belting the broken stud with a hammer whilst the hub is still on the vehicle. Doesn't seem like a good idea to me. I reckon the shock from the hammer blows probably wouldn't do the wheel bearings a lot of good. Gotta take the hub off anyway & besides it looks like the disc rotor will need to be unbolted to get the new stud in, so I'll wait until the hub's off before knocking it out. Fingers crossed it'll come out easily!
I'm guessing the problem is the aftermarket chrome wheel nuts I've got - guessing that some chrome may have peeled off inside the nut & jammed up the thread. Grrrrr.
Oh well, the car should have 'drip-dried' by now, so back into it.
Last edited by Cuppa; 11th May 2018 at 12:28 PM.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
A Nomadic Life (Blog)
Store the new studs in the freezer while your getting the old ones out..Makes it easier to tap em in. Also heat the hub up near the hole - like with a hair dryer not a blowtorch.
2005 GU IV ST 3.0. Snorkel. Roof rack. Awning. Spots. Welded I/C. Dual batteries & VSR. UHF. Barn door hinge extension. Roof top spot lights. Rear drawers. 2" lift. NADS. EGT and boost gauges. Trans temp and water temp gauges. Provent 200 catch can. Rear ladder
And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time. And lost in space... and meaning.
well frustrated. i talk and i explain things and i tell them and i talk.
get completely ignored.
so it's learn the hard way. fine you live with the burn on your hand...
just why?
even the 11 month old listened ffs
if its worth doin its worth over doin
GQtdauto (11th May 2018), Yeti's Beast (11th May 2018)