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[Norbie]

Yes but I'm saying if there's a low voltage (eg 12) and high resistance (eg non-salty water) there will not be any significant current flow to begin with....

[Norbie]

It's only 12v, shouldn't be a problem unless it's salt water?...

[Norbie]

On the second evening of my camping trip I was challenged to get the 4runner into the camp site over the soft sand in 2WD only. It took a few goes but I got there (just) and as it happens the whole thing was caught on video:



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[Norbie]

Very awesome!

[Norbie]

I have to admit it wasn't bad.

Although to fit in with the rest of the crowd I saw there I think I need to buy a $100k Landcruiser and throw another $100k worth of mods and accessories at it?

[Norbie]

Thanks! I just got back, and it was indeed a great trip. I'm pleased to report the 4runner performed flawlessly and exceeded all expectations. It handled the sand on Bribie Island so effortlessly that I soon realised I could just leave it in 2WD most...

[Norbie]

Luckily the bearing shop was able to help us out. They didn't have an exact match, the original seal was surprisingly thick but they found one that was exactly half the thickness so two of them stacked together works nicely. I got it installed without...

[Norbie]

The hilarity continues. I got the tailshaft back with a replacement uni, but before re-installing it I decided to replace the seal in the output of the transfer case which was leaking a bit. After pulling the old seal out (and wrecking it in the process)...

[Norbie]

Yes I haven't forgotten about the output flange, that will certainly be dealt with as soon as possible.

[Norbie]

No it did come apart at 110. It was... an experience.

I just dropped off the tailshaft at the place that fitted the unis for me, there was a lot of chin scratching and "how did that happen", but they're going to try and get it...

[Norbie]

I paid a shop to supply and fit the unis, so this is 100% on them!...

[Norbie]

Yeah I'll be going back to the shop first thing tomorrow and asking them to explain....

[Norbie]

I got everything buttoned up today and went for a test drive around the block. To my surprise the drivetrain vibration had basically gone, I even got it up to 110 without any noticeable vibration. And then without warning there was a loud bang followed...

[Norbie]

I picked up the new CV shafts and installed them yesterday. I'm glad I did this because in the process I discovered one of the front brake hoses was in very bad shape, visibly ballooning on one end even without any pressure in the lines. So I also got...

[Norbie]

LOL I didn't even know there was a 4x4 section. After all these years there's still parts of PF I haven't explored.

[Norbie]

Thanks, I'll have a closer look tomorrow. I also notice you can get replacements pretty easy so I might do that....

[Norbie]

Thanks, I've never seen one of those before!

I wound up ordering a pair of axles from my local Autopro, it's a fair bit more expensive than the ebay options but they'll have them here by 8am tomorrow whereas it would be a bit risky relying...

[Norbie]

The flange slides onto a big spline, the nut holds it in place... not sure what I could be doing wrong?

[Norbie]

Some bad news regarding the drivetrain vibration I've been chasing down. I thought I'd solved the problem earlier when I tightened the nut on the output shaft flange - that certainly made the flange stop wobbling around while stationary. But I wanted...

[Norbie]

I decided to pull my finger out and get some work done on this thing over the weekend. First job was to install this transmission cooler:



My original plan was to attach it to the back of the bullbar, but I changed my mind -...