Recent content by RPN

The birf had been replaced by me early on in my ownership, and the damage to the inside of the knuckle was already there - so I know when the birf went in it was new and undamaged. It's been in there maybe 150,000 Km (almost 100k miles), and I'm pretty deaf so I wouldn't have heard a small...

I overfilled my front diff and had soup getting out via the felt seals so pulled my knuckle apart to replace the axle seal. While in there I noticed scoring on the birf, and corresponding gouges on the top of the knuckle housing. I guess this means the knuckle height is incorrect. Can I reset...

I meant the pipe in my photo - the one in the photo that spans the chassis rails and is cracked at the Panhard rod bracket end.

What is the purpose of the pipe - it looks like it is to spread the load from the Panhard rod between/across both chassis rails?

Mine too - but the tailgate in Tears post had a 24V sticker.

I own a fabrication shop, so it won't look like that for long. Pain in the arse to get at though. I'm contemplating taking the cap off the end of the pipe and fitting a piece of round bar inside to stiffen the joint up a bit.

Probably not the original sticker on the back of the tailgate then. In other news, I might have figured out where some of the steering lack of precision is coming from in the 80. I pulled the Panhard rod to do the bushes, and noticed this..... Some assembly (welding) required.

Was the 24 valve motor an option in 91? I thought it was all 12 valve 1HD-T. Something every day.

Took this out. 500k, time for a refresh.

The upper bolt was still in place, so maybe it was containing some radial load - but it was not clamping at all. The tap was a "special" size - it was just too large to fit into an 11mm 12 point socket, and too loose in a 12mm. I just applied aggression and profanity and got it done in the usual...

1hdt is 12 volt. It'll be something simple - are the battery terminals tight? Is the lead to the starter solenoid tight? Were the starter solenoid contacts cleaned up or replaced? Thee isn't much else in there.

Had a noise from the front end, and on checking it out found this..... So new rotors and pads. Then found the tapped hole for the top caliper mounting bolt was stripped. M12 x 1.25 - nothing on the shelf so a new thread insert ordered for Saturday delivery, and back into it. Of course the...

It sounds like the starter motor solenoid. Rebuild kits are available, but the 1hdt starter is a prick of a thing to remove - as you've discovered. Is the battery fully charged? Good luck.

Had a small reversing adventure that could have been avoided if I had a camera, so fabbed up a mount out of aluminium angle and hung it off the tyre swing out arm. Works fine, and should be protected enough.

It runs again. Probably the most scary thing I've done on it