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How do you remove the centre cover(airbag) of the steering wheel? Does it pull off? Stephen

Can anyone confirm that the thread used on the oil pressure sensor is 1/8NTP? I would like to check the oil pressure, since I last checked it, I have done 120K. I could not find the T piece I used last time, so I bought another one but it would not screw into the block! and was advertised as...

Completed the gearbox rebuild and its back in the truck. All seems well with the box, although I have only driven it on my driveway. It probably will not be on the road until next year, as I am starting to build an extension to the garage for the truck and will take all summer. I found...

I have just inspected all the wheel bearings and re packed them with grease. The only one that needed to be replaced was the offside front. This is the only wheel I had to re tighten the lock nut during our South American 85k mile trip . Since tightening, I had done another 20-30k miles with no...

I am shortly to start a gearbox rebuild. The gearbox is original and clocked 225k miles. 1st syncro is worn to a point the you have to stop the vehicle to change down from 2nd. 2nd syncro is very difficult from 3rd to 2nd when cold. I will also be using the Gearbox rebuild tread as a very...

Today, whilst waiting for other items to be delivered, I removed the rear diff. to inspect and replace the pinion seal. We need to go back nearly 3 years......The truck threw the rear propshaft. at 60mph whilst driving down to the docks to ship the truck to America for our 2+ year trip, I...

I am just fitting new(refurbished) injectors to a 24v engine. When it comes to fitting the fuel leakage pipe, the workshop manual says the torque is 18Nm and in the Ausi WM the torque is 12.4Nm the later seems appropiate for a small bolt. Does anyone know the correct torque and also torqued the...

I thought I would start a new thread as the subject has changed. I had a leaking ASCD and has being slowly getting worse. The last 3 months it has been left in the drive. Recently I removed the ASCD to check to see how bad it is. It probably needs changing but I wanted to get the engine going...

I have noticed a depression on the plastic panel below and to the left of the steering wheel. It looks as though it could be a position of a handbrake lever. Do automatics have them in this position? can anyone shed light on this? Stephen

Can anyone tell me what the reference numbers are for the Denso compressor on the 4.2 diesel as I am looking for a replacment. Stephen

Hi All, I have a problem, in that I need a new rear propshaft and have been told there are various sizes!.... the additional problem is that I no longer have access to my cruiser..... its in a container bound for North America! my vehicle is a UK spec 1996 HDJ80 manual 4.2 24v. If anyone...

Does anyone know what is the best way to follow the FWM instructions when changing the swivel bearing, without using the special tool for centering the swivel housing by using the top and bottom shims, or does everyone adjust the preload by the top shim only, after all the centre may only be...

Does any one know how to remove the small back sliding windows from the landcruiser, safely. steve