Recent content by Roach15

Has anyone here had success with rectifying a shoddy windscreen install? I fell into the same trap of so many, even after following the advice here. I demanded that they put sealant, then had to fight with them to use the correct one, they supposedly drove around the city looking for it. Then...

Thanks Malleus! I've isolated the problem to the master cylinder and repeated the failing seal by hand on the bench. It takes a fair bit of pressure to break the seal initially and then after that it doesn't hold any pressure. When I take it apart again there is no visible damage on the seal...

Hi guys, I had a large service done recently here in South Africa which included replacing the clutch fluid. When I got the car back, the clutch started randomly engaging at different pedal locations and gradually getting worse. Eventually reversing into my garage became a huge PITA. There was...

Hi guys, Latest news in this saga is that after calling around myself and visiting every spare parts place here apparently there is a new gearset in South Africa that I can have delivered here in a day for around USD1,000. Also apparently it will fit everything except the pinion flange which...

Thanks guys! Hope you all had a cracker of a weekend. @scottyryana the only source for the gearset so far is ex-Japan at a retail cost of approx $1,200. Still phoning around to find other options though. Hi Ken, Thanks a lot, much appreciated. Actually, I think I should be able to get most...

@BILT4ME forgot to say - the roads are actually pretty good down here now, and I don't need 4x4 to get from A to B. It just reduces my options for more interesting tracks and beach time. Perhaps I could reassemble everything and remove/replace the drive plates periodically (in a similar fashion...

Brilliant guys, thanks a lot. So paraphrasing I feel like this is the situation: - It does indeed have a gear ratio unique to EU, so at some point it might make sense to change this to match local. @Tapage Transaxle code is K304. According to...

Oops rookie oversight. Manual 4.2L turbo Diesel

Hi guys, I've done a search and I can't find any info on this here, and it covers a few quite specific issues. Hope it's ok to start a new thread. I'm quite a newbie with a wrench so please forgive any elementary comments etc. The short story is I have a HDJ80 '94 (350k km, with the three...

I'm not that familiar with forums etc so hope I'm doing this right... 1. '94 HDJ 80, F/R lockers, European edition w dual battery etc 2. Phil - quite a newbie at using a wrench etc but enjoying it and using the info on this forum a lot. 3. Roach 4. 350k km 5. Mods...if any OME 1" medium...