Hey all, just a quick fix I made today for anyone having trouble opening their hood. There could be multiple causes but in my case it was the latch lever had rubbed hard enough against the hood catch that it created a sharp latch of its own.
In the end I centred the catch and then filed the...
Get some help to put the bastard back in. I can tell you even with a tranny jack and slings it’s always the last 2 inch that gives you all the grief and thats before you’ve even got under the old girl 😂
No updates, sold the truck with it in it still going strong without an issue. The plastic plans went on the list like everything else that never gets done. “One day”
I just thought I'd give a quick update for final fix.
The updated part number for the "seat" is 33505-60011 and is now a 2 part bonded biplastic item, I spoke with the parts bloke and he said they went through thousands in the 90's for hilux's before they changed the design.
Any way this is how...
Brothers of mud I'm in need of help.
On the way to work this morning in my 89' HJ61 H55f I started getting some minor grinding in 4th that was not overly concerning but I did notice that the vertical part of the shift was a bit short.
Not 10 minutes later after having everything shifting...
You must have felt like you'd solved the meaning of life when you found that fuse and the meter read 13.8v!
Sometimes they test you but all said and done we wouldn't be without our 60's, well done on all the troubleshooting and the learning curve adventure.