Recent content by Andy Dee

Cheers guys

Hi Bert, Can you remember when you did this job what the torque was for the hub nut ? I saw on a YouTube video it was 174 ft/lbs, does that sound right? Mine came off easily so I don't think it was that tight !

Yes think I'll leave well enough alone for now, have other jobs to do first. Cheers

Yes it seems to be working ok, goes through the gears as it should so far as I can tell. I only took the sump off to change the filter.

Hi, probably totally unrelated to your problem, but I took the sump off the auto box on mine today and found this in the oil !

Hello folks, Would anyone know where I could get a good set of rear arch mouldings for a SWB ? I am giving mine a full respray and some of the mounting posts on the ones I removed are missing which was causing the arch to move about and had rubbed through the paint. So I want to put a better...

Thanks guys

Hello folks, Could anyone confirm that I have all the washers on the right way up on this ? It's not very clear on the parts diagram that I have. Cheers.

Many thanks, I'll give that a try.

Hello folks, Could anyone recommend the best place to download techstream from ? I've been googling the last few days and it seems to be a bit of a minefield. Some say it's free but then say I need a registration code ? And should I buy a mini vci or vx nano ? Cheers, Andy.

Hi, I have discovered I have the same problem on a Colorado. I've found the bypass plugs just behind the light cluster. when I follow the blue wire to the towing socket it is in the correct place according to the socket wiring diagram but there is no sign of any switch, it just looks to me like...

Yes I bought Toyota parts, I know they are expensive, but in many cases I think they just fit better. This started as a job to replace a broken link bar at the end of the anti roll bar and then I discovered the passenger side chassis mount had rusted away and was hanging loose. So now replacing...