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by FreddyN
Mon May 07, 2012 5:16 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari ('88) front axle seal.
Replies: 6
Views: 915

Re: Safari ('88) front axle seal.

OK - that didn't go too badly, BNT had the seal, which is 44x33x10, and they also stock the grease seal, cost for the two was about $20. The axle was not ridged around the seal (210,000km, but not a lot of off-road use), so no dramas there. A 32mm socket on a long extension is a perfect drift to dri...
by FreddyN
Fri May 04, 2012 7:34 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari ('88) front axle seal.
Replies: 6
Views: 915

Re: Safari ('88) front axle seal.

yep. take the king pin bearings out, the ball seals off and pull it off.Be warned it WILL be heavy. if you go to bnt the part number is 33-44-10, make sure the seal is seated properly otherwise it will leak real quick. and get the king pins back in asap so the axle doesn't flatten the seal. aaargh ...
by FreddyN
Fri May 04, 2012 2:03 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari ('88) front axle seal.
Replies: 6
Views: 915

Safari ('88) front axle seal.

Has just started leaking. Google tells me that it's possible to remove hub and slide axle out to get at this seal, without disassembling the knuckle (I hope this is right). If anybody has done this, then tips appreciated. Will I need a slide hammer to get the axle out, and how easy is it to get at t...
by FreddyN
Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:09 am
Forum: Stolen / Lost and Found
Topic: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch
Replies: 31
Views: 3792

Re: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch

let the cops do thier job is better bro. :wink: Yep. The other problem is that these two looked much like any of the other little creeps that you see walking around town. So two young guys that look a bit like the two we have on camera look at your car with interest, completely innocently, someone ...
by FreddyN
Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:09 pm
Forum: Stolen / Lost and Found
Topic: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch
Replies: 31
Views: 3792

Found

Recovered this morning. They didn't get far. The tank was almost completely empty when they stole it. There would have been almost nothing left by the time they got it, and no fuel warning light on this model). A little interior damage, but no big deal to fix. Checked fuel at filter, and there was n...
by FreddyN
Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:03 pm
Forum: Stolen / Lost and Found
Topic: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch
Replies: 31
Views: 3792

Re: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch

Lots of 4wd are being shipped to Middle East as the cheapest way to get parts over there ...thats why so hard to find wrecked ones now. my one went last year a long with 14 more up here in welly, and has not seen it, it is long gone, sorry for your lose, i do hope get it back. you My 17yo son found...
by FreddyN
Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:21 am
Forum: Stolen / Lost and Found
Topic: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch
Replies: 31
Views: 3792

Re: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch

Edit : found a photo: http://i54.tinypic.com/22eqtx.jpg I really feel this was stolen "to order". In a full parking area, two guys make a beeline straight for it, they've broken in, started it, and driven away in 30 seconds. Didn't look like guys scouting around looking for a joyride to me...
by FreddyN
Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:45 pm
Forum: Stolen / Lost and Found
Topic: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch
Replies: 31
Views: 3792

Re: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch

I haven't got the photos here, they are in the hands of security company monitoring the carpark. Collecting them monday am. I fear that these guys aren't heading to the waimak for a joy-ride. Not unless they wanted to go via Beckenham, where they discarded some letters etc (the person who found them...
by FreddyN
Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:24 pm
Forum: Stolen / Lost and Found
Topic: Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch
Replies: 31
Views: 3792

Stolen TD42 5 speed shortie in Christchurch

Stolen at 1:29pm on 4/2/11 in Christchurch, then driven from Ferry Road East, then toward Beckenham. (Yes - I have both of your pictures, you scummy little aresholes) If it's found in /perfect/ condition b4 monday, then perhaps the photos can be lost! Black/Grey Safari, with PTO winch, white steel r...
by FreddyN
Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:54 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Leaking GQ diesel pump
Replies: 19
Views: 10232

Re: Leaking GQ diesel pump

I hadn't thought of trying refitting with the gear in place and sliding the pump in. But I guess as you say that's also tricky, as the pump is heavy and you're going to be trying to hold it at a very uncomfortable angle. Found this interesting link on these forums, guide to a "simple" clea...
by FreddyN
Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:21 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Leaking GQ diesel pump
Replies: 19
Views: 10232

Re: Leaking GQ diesel pump

local chch shop has been doing a few also(not just TD42)he says its when they changed to summer fuel that the problems started. I had a seal kit fitted to my spare pump and fitted that last week.nice we job that is :shock: Shane Yep - I guess that's about when mine started leaking. I buy road tax i...
by FreddyN
Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:51 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Leaking GQ diesel pump
Replies: 19
Views: 10232

Re: Leaking GQ diesel pump

back in 06 when i did my seals they wanted 2k + any parts that needed replacing. Yeah - I just checked my receipt, and it (pump) was about $700 (incl GST), but the shaft itself was about $80 incl, not $150. The receipt has pump serial # on it, handy for if I do sell the truck. It doesn't surprise m...
by FreddyN
Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:17 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Leaking GQ diesel pump
Replies: 19
Views: 10232

Re: Leaking GQ diesel pump

FWIW, the pump on my '88 TD42 (200,000km) started leaking a month or so ago. Consensus from a few diesel specialists that I spoke to was that at 200,000km/20 years, the pump was overdue for a full service, and unless I planned on not keeping it for a few more years, then replacing accessible leaky s...

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