Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:29 pm
Although this is a Surf thread I have recently heard of a Hilux with a similar problem.
As I understand it the guy was backing his 89 Hilux into his driveway and the Pitman arm snapped in half!!!!!!!!!!!! This vehicle has been regularly maintained and never driven off-road by the current owner who has had it for years. Perhaps the lux got upset and decided to sulk
Anyway looks like this should be a warning to Hilux owners, you would NOT want this to happen at any sort of speed!
I have wanted to look at the offending part to see if there is any sign of a long, over time, fatigue style crack or whether the arm is brittle and just snapped but have not yet had a chance to see it. The guy is a mate of one of my work collegues who is currently on holiday.
From what his Toyo mechanic said there are about three differing steering designs in 89 so he wanted photos to get the correct replacement part ordered.
Has anyone else heard of issues with the solid axle Hilux steering?
cheers John
As I understand it the guy was backing his 89 Hilux into his driveway and the Pitman arm snapped in half!!!!!!!!!!!! This vehicle has been regularly maintained and never driven off-road by the current owner who has had it for years. Perhaps the lux got upset and decided to sulk
Anyway looks like this should be a warning to Hilux owners, you would NOT want this to happen at any sort of speed!
I have wanted to look at the offending part to see if there is any sign of a long, over time, fatigue style crack or whether the arm is brittle and just snapped but have not yet had a chance to see it. The guy is a mate of one of my work collegues who is currently on holiday.
From what his Toyo mechanic said there are about three differing steering designs in 89 so he wanted photos to get the correct replacement part ordered.
Has anyone else heard of issues with the solid axle Hilux steering?
cheers John