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  1. THL

    80 series rear offside bumper

    Does anyone have an offside rear bumper moulding (part no 52106-60210) for an 80? Preferably a dark colour. Thanks
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  3. THL

    WANTED: 80s bumper bracket and rear bumper corner

    Ah, its a 1996 Amazon
  4. THL

    WANTED: 80s bumper bracket and rear bumper corner

    Does anyone have a N/S front bumper bracket for an 80? Bent bracket pictured. Also after an O/S rear bumper corner. Thanks
  5. THL

    Getting the best from your hand brake

    Picked up a set of Chris’ extended dog bones last week and fitted them. Big difference for my handbrake . Still bedding the new parts in but a great deal better.
  6. THL

    Getting the best from your hand brake

    Thanks very much, I can’t wait to have a working hand brake. It’s does seem amazing that in such a tough vehicle they fitted this system, no truck is perfect I guess. I’m having an engineer friend cut a set of extended dog bones for me as my welding skills are zero. From this thread it seems a...
  7. THL

    Getting the best from your hand brake

    @Chris - Great guide, thank you for posting it up, it enabled me to replace shoes, discs, bell crank units, all springs, shoe wires and horribly fiddly stuff. I'm at the adjustment stage and I must be a bit hard of thinking :smile:. I've slackened off the hand brake at the 10mm bolt in the...
  8. THL

    WANTED: 80s Wheel hub cover

    Thanks, do you have a pic?
  9. THL

    WANTED: 80s Wheel hub cover

    Hello, Does anyone have a wheel hub cover for sale and willing to post to SG11? To fit alloy in the pic below Thanks
  10. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    Thank you!
  11. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    Does anyone have the torque setting for the bolts that hold the rear calipers onto the backing plate? Swore it was in the Handbrake thread...
  12. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    It is indeed... hadn't read it for a week or so! Cheers
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  14. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    Finally got the calipers and discs off. It didn't look awful inside (to me) is this worn section of the inner disc wear and tear or is this the result of the truck being driven with the handbrake on? Just interested. I'll look to replace discs, shoes, dogbones, handbrake shoe wires and bell...
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  16. THL

    Removing rear caliper

    Cheers Trevor! I’ve left it on axle stands until tomorrow as I only had an hour to get into it. Didn’t want to give it any force in case I’d forgotten something. @Shayne - yep, would be nice to have someone on call :) however I’ve found this forum is pretty good at being the next best thing.
  17. THL

    Removing rear caliper

    Starting the handbrake refurb and have got as far as removing the caliper. I’m only wanting to have a look under the rotor at the parts that might need replacing so I want to avoid taking the caliper apart. Can I remove the caliper by undoing the two 17mm bolts from the backing plate or do I...
  18. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    Thanks for this, dreading what's underneath mine as I'm not sure when the rear shoes where last changed or what state the whole systems in. I'm hoping WD40 and a few stud taps with a hammer will loosen anything :grin: Sounds like you've got yours well sorted, did you replace the discs/rotors...
  19. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    Thanks @StarCruiser very helpful!
  20. THL

    Giday from Downunda

    Some very nice trucks there, welcome Dave.
  21. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    How much of a PITA would drilling a hole in the backing plate be? Or would that weaken it too much?
  22. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    I've only traced a picture from another thread on here and straightened it up so don't take my drawing as 100% accurate. If I do alter the dog bone I wanted to produce a full sized, accurate drawing that others with the same issue could just download, print out and use as a template. Maybe post...
  23. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    Got it. thanks
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  25. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    So do this?? or this;
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  27. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    That thread is a great source of info! I'll see what difference a regular wind up of the cog makes as this sounds like something I can do at home but a rebuild looks on the cards longer term.
  28. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    Cheers! No idea why this didn't come up when I searched 'handbrake'!
  29. THL

    The dreaded handbrake

    The handbrake on my dad's 80 has always been a bit weak and problematic but this time it seems to have become non-existent. I remember reading somewhere that it is a bit of a weak point on 80s. Is it a case of just keeping on top of it or is there aftermarkets kits or parts to beef it up a bit...
  30. THL

    80 featured in PistonHeads 'Spotted'

    :grinning: - the styling is a bit full on
  31. THL

    80 featured in PistonHeads 'Spotted'

    https://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-spottedykywt/toyota-land-cruiser--spotted/40764 £13k though??
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  36. THL

    Big thanks

    Not sure if this is the right section but I wanted to say a BIG THANKS to @Trevor for his help and patience yesterday. Rather than chuck it at someone I wanted to learn how to work on the 80 for some basic items. As some of you might have seen, what was going to be a simple filters and oil...
  37. THL

    Basic service items

    Thanks for the replies everyone, heading up to Trevor's to do a day of work with him this week. As a precaution everything is being baselined so I can keep on top of service intervals etc.
  38. THL

    Basic service items

    Sounds good, I'll dig through the service history and work out what needs replacing. Cheers
  39. THL

    Basic service items

    Thanks, would be great to learn how to do this. I have an indoor space to work on it, basic tools and a 4 tonne jack. Are there any specialist tools I need?
  40. THL

    Basic service items

    Cheers for the info, Might be a bit more than I am confidant to do... @Trevor - are you about in the next few weeks? :)
  41. THL

    Basic service items

    Missed this bit! Its on 136,000 give or take 100 miles
  42. THL

    Basic service items

    Going to have a bash at servicing the 80 and wanted to know if any other parts are needed beyond air, oil and fuel filters plus oil? Its a 4.2 diesel with the 24 valve engine. Thanks
  43. THL

    Why own an old vehicle?

    I've always thought the best cars and trucks were at the cross over point between great engineering that wasn't ruled out by company accountants and uncomplicated electrics that were useful and dependable. Roughly mid eighties to late nineties era. I know they'll be examples of this being...
  44. THL

    289000 miles..

    Nice going!
  45. THL

    Why own an old vehicle?

    Enjoyed that a lot!
  46. THL

    FJ60 Landcruiser article

    Lovely FJ60 on petrolicious; https://petrolicious.com/articles/family-owned-and-daily-driven-since-1982-this-toyota-fj60-land-cruiser-earned-its-restoration
  47. THL

    Turned to the dark side

    Beauuuutiful!
  48. THL

    Sticky/stubborn elec windows

    Thanks, I already have a set of trim tools but the trim panel clip are a good shout. I imagine they're easy to break :tonguewink:
  49. THL

    Sticky/stubborn elec windows

    Not too shabby at all, was expecting a lot more.
  50. THL

    Sticky/stubborn elec windows

    I'll order one for the worst window and go from there. Thanks, saved me some time cleaning at least :)
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