Recent content by Adriaan

Standing on the shoulders of the giants on I8MUD, I have replaced the steering rack on a HDJ100 (that's an LC100 an 1HD-FTE diesel engine). My truck was built in 2004, so it has the newer design: no right hand grommet but bolts and nuts L and R to hold the rack in place: Also, in this newer...

I'm hearing mixed opinions about registering in US. Some say it's impossible unless the vehicle is older than 25 years. Some say that one could register it in certain US states even though it's younger than 25 years. Once registered, the registration could be moved to another state. As an...

We have come to the end of our travels, but our vehicle is ready for more! Because transport and re-import into the EU turns out to be costly, we're offering our trusty Toyota Land Cruiser 100 (with a diesel engine) for sale. The Beast (as we call her) is currently in the Southern USA, but can...

After two years of pandemic delays, we're in Mexico. Posted this question to the Alamo City Land Cruiser club. But I'm open to updated other suggestions.

I'm in need of basically every moving part in the suspension: steering rack, brakes, bearings and some assorted other stuff AND someone to install it for me. I cannot cross the USA border (EU registerd vehicles and EU citizens have a max stay in the US of 6 months per year - I'd like my 6 months...

@Chin Fook Lai: You write: "Andy had some sort of User Manual, but he did not give it to me until I asked", which led me to believe you obtained a document from Andy at Canavie, a document (PDF) that explained the counter-intuitive setting for the model number of the car. My European HDJ100 is...

@Chin Fook La: Any chance of showing us the PDF? The 'set it to LX470 instead of LC100' was new to me. I removed my unit (after 2 weeks test) and it's sitting on a shelve in its original packaging (here in Belgium) since mid-2018.

@davegonz: That may just be the shop I was looking for (judging by the 'design' of the website: no fuss). I'll contact Edwin. @I Lean: Very funny! It's only 850 miles. After 40,000 miles in South America, we're starting to think 1,000 miles is kind of close .

Thank you for pointing out CruiserOutfitters. Their website looks promising and I will contact them once I find a suitable shop.

Thanks for your quick response. You mean the one in Tijuana? (Juana de Asbaje 50, Tomas Aquino, 22414 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico) I will be shipping to Veracruz, Mexico. I was hoping for suggestions inTexas (would be closest), but I'll keep this address in mind.

We have been travelling South-America for over one year and the wear and tear on the car (overweight Land Cruiser 100, 1HD-FTE 4.2 ltr diesel engine) proves it. We squeak and peep like there's no bushings left. There's enough play in the front bearings to have the wheels oscillate. We're...

Sorry - I'm on slow internet and pressed 'save changes' one too many times.

Thank you for your 'good luck' wishes - they worked! Because everyone here told me that getting a lower control arm here in Argentina would be a mission impossible, I asked around for a good mechanic, with contacts for a skilled welder. We disassembled the control arm in about two hours time...

Thanks for the quick replies! Armed with your info and a picture from the shop manual, I investigated further. It seems that the lower suspension arm has cracked: the innermost bolt of the torque arm is free - broken away from the suspension arm. The torsion bar rests against the rubber...

I am currently travelling Argentina in a LC100 (HDJ100: European model 2004 with 4.2 ltr 1HD-FTE diesel engine). The Automatic Ride Height stuff was removed and the height is set higher than usual to get more clearance. It's quite heavy: I guess we're getting close to 4000 kgs. TJM bumper with...