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by dr4lex
Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:01 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: need a mate rate to fix my exhaust in Chch
Replies: 2
Views: 831

Re: need a mate rate to fix my exhaust in Chch

cool,will do
by dr4lex
Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:46 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: need a mate rate to fix my exhaust in Chch
Replies: 2
Views: 831

need a mate rate to fix my exhaust in Chch

hi,all,just wondering if there is anyone willing to help me with my exhaust.. I got my cruiser stuck in a deep mud hole,backed up... and folded my exhaust tip around my left leaf spring,so it was facing forward...but thats fixed(sort of) now..the annoying problem I got is a crack between exhaust ...
by dr4lex
Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:06 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

While we are reminiscing, I did my time doing stern legs on boats and we used the above methods too. I'm no stranger to backlash, preloads, tooth mesh and alikes. Alex wanted to replace the crush sleeve because it said so and had no idea how much 1Nm of effort was (the value for preload). He couldn ...
by dr4lex
Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:48 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

You know? Everyone is right. i used to rebuild diffs for a living way back in another life before crush sleeves were invented. We used to spend hours on them using wet n dry to slowly peel off a few thou to get the pinion preload just exactly right, measuring it with a spring balance. Then we'd ...
by dr4lex
Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:45 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

Nup. Looked perfect to me and he said there were no issues with the bearings, he just wanted to replace the crush sleeve like the books say so. The key to this is in his name and the fact he dwells on Lada's. I have worked with a few of his country-men over the years and their belligerence amazes ...
by dr4lex
Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:21 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

Flash2004 wrote:
dr4lex wrote:FITZY's like answer is what i expected from experienced crowd, not a pile of insults

I thought my answer was pretty good? No insults, took a lot of time, spells out exactly how to do it? Samatta witchu?


ok,i wasnt too quick to thank every proper answer

THANKS all !
by dr4lex
Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:45 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

FITZY's like answer is what i expected from experienced crowd, not a pile of insults
by dr4lex
Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:42 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

thanks, FITZY man,i wish yr post was the first and only answer to my question,saving me nerve and making it clear.
by dr4lex
Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:20 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

THANKS ALL
JUST wondering if they want me to do extra work and buy those NOT CHEAP :shock: parts writing those manuals
by dr4lex
Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:21 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

been there, also read toyota repair manual plus hayns one-
its not quite that scary, just need the puller

kbushnz wrote:Have a read thru this website to see what you are getting yourself into.

http://www.gearinstalls.com/

Have fun

Calvin
by dr4lex
Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:16 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

have u done that before?all good since then?

oldblue wrote:Andrews answer plus when tightening the pinion nut you may need to go a bit tighter untill you can just feel a slight tightness when rotating the pinion flange.or zero sideways movement.
by dr4lex
Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:25 am
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

THINS INFO IN MY repair manual and all over the web.
just wanna do things properly
so will have to make up a puller
by dr4lex
Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:07 am
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

Re: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

THE CRUSH SLEEVE CAN NOT BE REUSED,THATS WHY
by dr4lex
Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:40 pm
Forum: Toyota
Topic: bearing puller
Replies: 6
Views: 1680

Re: bearing puller

I took the topic to the tool shed ,hoping to get some answers from people who had same problem
by dr4lex
Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:38 pm
Forum: Tool Shed
Topic: ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR
Replies: 34
Views: 8288

ATTN Landcruiser owners!pls share yr exp.re PINION SEAL,BEAR

hi,all!as per my prev.post in toyota tread i am replacing pinion seals .diffs in place.73 cruzer 1991,1hz man,based in Albany. i got both rear and front pinion seals out. to put everything together i need to replace non-reusable crush sleeves which set preload in the pinion bearings.to get the ...
by dr4lex
Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:13 pm
Forum: Toyota
Topic: bearing puller
Replies: 6
Views: 1680

Re: bearing puller

thanks
ye,thats what i thought,but my book sais do not reuse crush sleeve,once the nut is loosened u need to install new sleeve.
also found some confirmation of that on the web as well
by dr4lex
Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:16 am
Forum: New Members and Beginners
Topic: new Albany 4wd enthusiast
Replies: 7
Views: 1786

Re: new Albany 4wd enthusiast

THANKS i get a bit of a nostalgie looking at yr truck- its a piece of my motherland!
by dr4lex
Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:32 pm
Forum: New Members and Beginners
Topic: new Albany 4wd enthusiast
Replies: 7
Views: 1786

Re: new Albany 4wd enthusiast

sounds awesome :D ,will contact u 2moro,thanks!
by dr4lex
Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:30 pm
Forum: Toyota
Topic: bearing puller
Replies: 6
Views: 1680

bearing puller

sorry for repeating myself(re my intro),not sure how the forum works as well as everyone reads intros,so i have a 73 cruiser,1991 i hz man At the mo i m trying to fix oil leaks,so changing front and rear axle pinion seals (as well gearbox and transfer case seals) I got stuck trying to get front axle ...
by dr4lex
Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:02 pm
Forum: New Members and Beginners
Topic: new Albany 4wd enthusiast
Replies: 7
Views: 1786

new Albany 4wd enthusiast

hola, people! I caught 4wd bug overseas,in my magic late teens. my first rig was a 2l petrol! hilux1989.have some fantastic memories about that time. now more then 10 years later -back to 4wding here in NZ with a 73 Landcruiser,1991,1hz manual, which i gifted myself for last Xmas. have not been ...
by dr4lex
Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:59 pm
Forum: Toyota
Topic: Transmission oil ?-Valvoline vs Castrol vs ELF
Replies: 3
Views: 2327

Re: Transmission oil ?-Valvoline vs Castrol vs ELF

thanks to u both,i'll give elf people a call
by dr4lex
Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:25 am
Forum: Toyota
Topic: Transmission oil ?-Valvoline vs Castrol vs ELF
Replies: 3
Views: 2327

Transmission oil ?-Valvoline vs Castrol vs ELF

YO,folks , time to change oil in my 73 series LC (4,2d man) gear box,transfer case and axles(not LSD). thinking to use valvoline HP gear oil 80W90 everywhere,as recommended by valvoline m however i know Toyota dealerships use Castrol, castrol recommend MUltritrax(or VMX or Syntrax) for gear box and ...
by dr4lex
Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:40 am
Forum: New Members and Beginners
Topic: looking for workshop manual pdf
Replies: 4
Views: 933

Re: looking for workshop manual pdf

You Get That wrote:http://www.scribd.com/doc/7110020/1hd-1hz-1pzt-Engine
:?:
Or try toyodiy.com.

thanks a lot!will do for starters
by dr4lex
Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:39 am
Forum: New Members and Beginners
Topic: looking for workshop manual pdf
Replies: 4
Views: 933

Re: looking for workshop manual pdf

THANKS Jerry,but page not found??
by dr4lex
Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:08 pm
Forum: New Members and Beginners
Topic: looking for workshop manual pdf
Replies: 4
Views: 933

looking for workshop manual pdf

hi,all ,just got myself 1991/ 73/ frp top/1hz cruiser, drove from Napier to Auckland via Eat Cape-epic! now feeling enthusiastic about changing timing belt myself and doing other jobs,so need a proper workshop manual. its $60 ( Gregory'sToyota Landcruiser Diesel 1990-1997 Repair Manual) in "super ...

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