Recent content by Edpickett

I'm really thinking of having an auto locker 'auzzie' fitted to my rear diff. Is it a complex job? I fear it's beyond my capabilities. Is there someone who fits these? What's the process? I just felt my kzj70 would be so much better with a rear diff lock. I miss the diff locks I had at the...

Hi Ben, Sounds like a great life change, just watch out for the poisonous bits! Take care and have fun, are you going to ship your cruiser or start again? Ps thanks for all your help! Cheers,

Thanks for the tips. Sorry I was referring to work use on private land, I don't have a 4wd tractor any more and my old power major is a serious mess maker in the boggy peat soil. All i want to do ferry logs from a few fallen trees for fire wood reasons. Do the chains give good grip if used...

I changed the timing belt and idler pulley. What a pleasant straight forward job. I found it helpful to drain 1/2 litre of coolant, remove the top hose, viscous fan, pulley, shroud and belts. (10 min job) It just gives a little more room for examination. The last timing belt did was on a...

What the... Why would you do that!? Mad man.

Yeah that's the way to do it. I saw this video last year . mad machines. The yellow one was my fav!

Hi Rodger, I haven't done yet. I'm having the underside wax oiled this week/next week Before I did the brake work it felt more like solid or that's what I seem to recall. I will try isolating method prescribed by yourself and let you know. One another subject, I was planning to replace the...

That's really cool! Nice job!!

Hi Ben, Thanks for your advise. All back together now I kinda did similar regarding the torque wrench. That's a handy trick!! Your right it's a messy job for sure. I borrowed a friends flaring kit and made up some new brake pipes. Milner also gave me £20.00 back as of a good will gesture when...

54mm socket arrived so I've stripped the hubs again to set the preload on the bearings. Is the Pre Load taken from the first test after torque setting the preload nut? The second test seems to pull easier? +my torque wrench does't go down to 5.4Nm?? So I've had to guess a little. Well I...

Wow Ben that's some serious thread... I will have a good look through. Loads of help and info , well done! Do you think is possible to keep the original bumper look and mount the winch behind?

Thanks Rodger, I think I see where I went wrong.. I had my assistant (the mrs) push the pedal down, hold it down, then I quarter turned the bleed nipple once the fluid stopped moving i closed the nipple until the pedal was depressed again. Is this not as good as depressing the pedal with the...

Few yeah... just ordered one of those for 1/2" drive 54mm sockets an hour ago! Do you think the fishing scales will be accurate enough for the Pre-load? I checked them before I dismantled against the FSM (thanks again) And they were at around 3kg before the hub moved (without break calliper)...

I changed the oil, filter and fuel filter over the weekend. Fuel filter was seriously rusty. I was thinking of trying o remove the drain plug a flushing the tank rather than removing it. Oil pressure seems to be the same as before. I also changed the brake fluid as it was like black.... I...

Hi thanks, I ended up using water pump pliers and a chisel... I plan to check them again next week. I measured the locker and hub nut at 54mm?