Te Aroha side is like a highway, drove straight up there in a stock safari with A/T's on Sunday low 3rd and 4th gear all the way except for a couple of stream/drain crossings and the playground at the top.

Had a mean gearbox rumble in the terrano... Pulled gearbox out pulled gearbox apart replaced input shaft and front layshaft bearings put gearbox back together put gearbox back in terrano Terrano no longer rumbles in every gear except 4th Changed transfer case and front diff oil while i was at it ...

If you want to do it the cheap (for now) and easy(for now) way and just replace the two that are most likely the most stuffed (the two at the front end of the box) these can be done without taking apart the gearset. Just did mine today, all up about a two hour job for both. (Not including pulling ...

Dude that looks awesome!!! Almost didn't recognise it from when i saw her last... must be time for a beer i think!

Hey guys, Just let the escudo go and replaced it with a Terrano. Basically as fun as the escudo was and as much as i enjoyed it, i couldn't fit a bunch of mates and dive/fishing/camping gear in it and head away somewhere so needed something a tad bigger Question is: Let's say, ummm, cough cough, the ...

Hey man sorry it's taken so long to get back to you, bloody net's been down and haven't been able to get a message to you It is a straight rod with the lever on the end of it (for the clutch cable) and off the rod comes two 'fingers' which control the movement of the thrust bearing... sound like the ...

Hi there,
I've got an old gearbox at home, i'm in Hamilton. I'll have a double check tonight and make sure the part you are after hasn't gone walkabouts and get back to you.

Cheers
Ike

Am I dreaming or does the front end of weemsy's look different to yours, daymo? Mine is the same as yours with the tube from one side to the other... unless i am going blind I was planning on doing the same as zooky but was more inclined to have it facing downwards, I still have my factory tie down ...

Cheers for all the input guys, first of all is getting it back up to spec before the modifying... have sorted most of the leaks etc and have bought a new gearbox (well, second hand, but new to me) which will be going in tomorrow morning. So far have done: Head gasket heater hose and heater elbow-to ...

Cheers mate, will give that a try

haha whoops, it is a 1991 escudo, short wheel base, 1600 manual (g16a i think) don't know what chassis code that makes it... but i can already see i am going to have some fun in it

Woohoo, so i finally bit the bullet and splashed out... got what i think is a good deal for something with stuffed gearbox (but they are cheap anyway) Couple of questions though: how do you guys find the easiest way of getting at the dizzy to check points gap etc? she's in a pretty awkward position ...

Cheers for that mate, much appreciated! Yep, it did help too, i'm still struggling to figure out why the needle would be jumping around in the first place... especially with no throttle body the pressure between the turbo and intake would be fairly consistent the whole way through (bar a bit of ...

first of all: please excuse my ignorance... but plumbing the gauge in where is will not be affected by pressure fluctuations seems to defy the logic of installing one in the first place... i'm used to turbo petrol jappas so maybe this isn't relevant, but i have always wanted to see the pressure ...

I would agree with that method of removing the bush, i've never done it on a terrano but have done over ten of them on skylines etc and that's the best way i have found. Have always bought brand new ones (genuine nissan) and have yet to have to pay over ten bucks for one, so just go and buy one and ...

haha yeah sorry about that i kind of posted after reading the first couple of pages (ie didn't read right to the end). Yes you are correct it would be impossible for this setup to be self sufficient (it would be like connecting a motor output shaft to a generator input shaft, connecting the wires ...

just to anyone who doesn't believe in this stuff... it works. Some mates and i set one up for a cortina spa pool about three years ago. Gutted a mk5, lined and glassed it, had the motor running from a hoffman voltameter (basically a reverse battery with salty water in it) and although we never ...

just on the topic of what's legal and what's not in terms of locked diffs, i went through this recently with my nissan laurel while getting a WOF at VTNZ (yeah yeah i'm a little hoon... love skids) it is not illegal to have a locked diff. What IS illegal is to have "excessive driveline shudder ...

Just on the Wardrobe safe: They DO pass inspections, I had one of those setup a little while ago and it wasn't a problem. The rules state that it has to be safe against theft from "opportunistic thieves". or something along those lines. If they have a sledge hammer then they are no longer ...

So you're all petrol heads, but only one good bugger has chosen his chainsaw as favourite tool???!! I've only got a cheap Ryobi chainsaw (hey, i'm young and have a mortgage - what am i gonna do?) but not only does it stay surprisingly sharp and start really easily... but it is the perfect ...

Please accept my apologies in advance if this is dribble and un-needed comment... but as a 4x4 enthusiast (No, not an owner yet but wanting to become one) I have found this site invaluable! The vast majority of you guys are very helpful whenever i have asked any questions, and even more helpful are ...

First of all i'm no mechanic... so don't rely on this... and i've never had a turbo diesel but have had plenty of turbo petrol cars. I found that when i had problems with the pressure not being let go it was usually becasue the actuator had clogged up with shit rather than the wastegate itself ...

Awesome thanks guys, Oh and before i forget... do you know if all bench seats are created equal?? The one i am going to look at on Thursday has a scummy ripped brown vinyl seat in it and i'm liking the look of the grey fabric ones do you know if the mounts/rails are the same and will let me straight ...

Please excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't having a boost compensator be exactly the same as having a slightly more light weight right foot? If the only thing that controls your acceleration in a diesel is the fuel pump, (as opposed to a petrol with a throttle body controlling the airflow) then wouldn ...

Beauty cheers for that mate, any idea when the changeover happened between the series one and two? Yep the pump seal repairs can be bloody expensive had that happen on a diesel nissan avenir a few years ago, ended up just dumping it haha What's the best way to check if they are ok do you just feel ...

Ok so i haven't been able to convince the mrs that we need a 'family wagon' 4x4 beast;-( but atleast she's convinced that we now need a ute (hey, it's better than nothing!!) Looking at a single cab flatdeck diesel hilux of the late 80's vintage (would like newer but the funds won't quite stretch ...

Hey Ineil, Sorry mate wasn't trying to start a debate or trying to offend you;-) Maybe we got an extra good deal (it was off TM but was all brand new in packet - don't remember what brand though?) and cost $362 or $364 for the kit... had the chain, a couple of pulley things (idlers?) and a lever ...

Haha whoops sorry about that Knew a guy up here (well, his mrs really but met him a few times) and had the #plate slidways or something like that thought it might have been you;-) but then i just saw your location hahaha Good luck with getting the safari anyway bro i wish i had one in my drivewway ...

Did i just read that right? 13km/L??? That's 7.6L/100km which is on a par with the new euro diesel hatch backs! So for 60L of diesel do you get 780kms? F&*k that's good!

Please correct me if i'm wrong

Haha so Cherie likes it? Still got the chaser? Let me know what it's like running-cost-wise i'm keen as to sell the c33 (turbo manual etc etc) and get one but got a mortgage now and economy is important to me LOL and the mrs wants an escudo but i have to convince her otherwise!!!! Haha if your Gf's ...

Awesome thanks for that guys;-) I have my heart set on a manual but if i am to use the "combined account" for the purchase it may have to be an auto to keep her happy;-) A mate of mine has a LWB manual 2L v6 that he consistently gets 250-280kms out of a full tank but he and I both realise that he ...