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Further to Steve's explanation, also worth noting that selecting the Low ratio gearing will automatically lock the centre diff (and enable you to manually lock the rear axle diff). You can't operate the Low ratio with open centre diff... it locks and iirc, the orange centre diff dash light...

Kieron, if that 50A fuse is fubar'd on your vehicle, I can let you have my old one which i know is ok. When I deleted my AHC recently, I removed the AHC pump/reservoir and that fuse. When the weather improves I'll be removing all the other AHC components from under the vehicle. PM me if I can...

Chinese kit from eBay just like everyone else seems to go for Kieron... approx £30 delivered, if I recall. Provides the cable and disc of software. I bought a cheap laptop to keep the Techstream (pirate) software on a standalone set up. Just waiting for the guy I bought the laptop from to...

I know that Toyota introduced this downshift feature with the 5 speed auto model, but is it my imagination or does the downshift occur more aggressively in wet weather? It certainly seems that in the wet, I've only got to breathe on the brake whilst descending a hill and the box downshifts. I...

I'm sitting in the reception area of Tyrefinders today waiting for a full alignment after suspension change... Their phone rings and I can hear from the conversation that the customer wants a full set of BFGs with bold white lettering on show. Also, he wants the tyres fitted so the sidewall...

Not mine but came across it and thought I'd share here. It's in Helston, Cornwall. Zum Anzeigen anmelden oder registrieren - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club]

Very sad news indeed. Sympathy and condolences to his family. Nick

Off the top of my head, the belt change interval is 90000 miles or 5 years, whichever comes sooner. For the relatively small cost of a belt, I would certainly change it as its been 5 years. My own experience was similar, as I bought the car with only a few thousand miles on a cambelt that had...

It's worth an extra grand at the moment just for the fact it's got 3/4 of a tank of fuel!

Very sad news but I really admire the way you are approaching this. Wishing you the very best for the road ahead Chris.

Which is why street lamps are generally yellow... cuts through fog/mist much better.

Mind were rusted through and I made up replacement hanging brackets with this stuff...

Thanks mate... good to know

The later 100 series (5 speed facelift) had a different audio system where some of the audio controls are on the touchscreen (shared with climate control, satnav, etc) and then there is the head unit (inc cassette deck) below it. The Tesla unit I mentioned is a replacement for the whole lot but...

A bit more research on my part reveals there are different versions of the Yatour products, depending which shape plug is required. Google image of the rear of my type of audio 'head unit' is like this... If anyone can tell me which of those sockets the CD changer plug goes in to, I can...

I would like to improve the choice of media (music) whilst retaining the factory spec touchscreen set up. I'm not keen on the Tesla screen replacement as research suggests this is far from perfect, despite the hefty price. I came across this kit which states it is compatible with other Toyota...

Trouble is they will... but it won't be worth the paper it's written on.

Yes! Landcruiser 100 straight through today. Just advisory on brake pads (which I knew... all round discs, pads and braided hoses on the Roughtrax order list already). Happy days

I've got no personal experience of the 80 series but I would want a good video of underneath and also worth checking MOT history on .Gov website. If you're close enough to view it easily that's fine but if it's a long trip and the chassis/sills are rotten, you'll be annoyed I imagine.

To close this one out... I have made use of a couple of dry sunny (although cold) days and cracked on with Jobs #2 and #3 as per my opening post. To my delight, the front bolts all came out without any dramas and therefore front ARB bushes and drop links all changed, with M8 bolts replaced with...

It's FTE, thanks for that.

Yep, the 24mm diff drain and refill nuts are the worst... tapered head with hardly enough sticking out to get a socket on properly. I've got a dedicated socket for those which I ground down to remove the bevelled edge on the socket face. I grew up working on crappy British Leyland cars and...

Well I'll be jiggered! Just been routing through a tap & die set that I bought years ago and never knew how to use. It's got a thread gauge in there and absolutely right... those ubiquitous 12mm Toyota cheese bolts are M8 with 1.25 pitch. Every day's a school day... thank you all :thumbup:

Since I wrote that about my handbrake, I realised it is not the release of the footbrake per se that causes the extra handbrake travel, it is the car trying to roll forward if stopped on a down slope (maybe same in rolling back on up-slope?). Also, if I test the handbrake by setting it and...

Top man, thank you mate.

ps. I've got no EML warning lights etc

Thanks Tractionman. I thought I should educate myself on how the metric thread system works and started with this... WTAF!!!! I've quickly realised there are two sorts of people in the world... people who can understand this and people like me, who have saved every nut and bolt for the...

Having had all my metal brake pipes replaced by an independent garage recently, I've had spongy brake problems and the lads at the garage said they were struggling with the bleeding process. I've just been over to Toyota dealer and shelled out £56 for them to bleed the vehicle and it's much...

OK, so I'd like to get a load of stainless steel bolts of various lengths, to replace the very common 12mm bolts that Toyota use. I'll just keep them in store until I need to rely on them as jobs come up. I'm a bit uneducated on bolt threads and how sizing works, but I've noticed a supply of...

Indeed, it's the good old British weather taking it's toll... every bolt you look at undoing seems to be a lottery! On that note, if I replace bolts with same thread size stainless steel ones (I think this means a 13mm replacement for the Toyota 12mm ones), will there be issues with mixing...

It's the anti roll bar bush brackets. Nothing wrong with the parts, it's the removal of original mounting bolts that's the issue.

Thanks Grimbo, I'll give that technique a try when I revisit the jobs.

Got the MOT coming up in a couple of weeks and while I'm fairly happy (touch wood), as it was a dry day I thought I would attack a few jobs in anticipation of the test. 1. Strip the rear disks, fit the extended dog bones and generally lube the handbrake parts etc 2. Fit new rear ARB bushes that...

Might be worth burping the hoses on the cooling system in case an air lock and lack of circulating coolant is causing the lack of cabin heat. Also, the water in footwell could be a leaky windscreen seal, especially if not the original screen?

That's normal as far as I recall mate. I think there is a mechanism to stop you downshifting whilst at too high a road speed for the gear, at least for the lowest gear. I recall that you feel resistance in the lever until your road speed has dropped sufficiently. The release button is only to...

Oh my God. The shouty CAPS text is bad enough but it's the frequently omitted half of the brackets that makes me sick in my mouth! Can't be bothered proofreading your own advert? Not encouraging.

In fact, here is a previous thread on the viscous fan oil refill... https://www.landcruiserclub.net/community/threads/coupling-fan-refill-oil-silicone.128450/

When I had an auto 95 series (and a previous auto 3.0TD Hilux Surf), I baselined the cooling system for peace of mind. I replaced/refurbished the following: 1. New radiator (from Roughtrax) and genuine Toyota coolant 2. Water pump (Roughtrax) 3. Replace thermostat with hot climate variant...

You could also try looking at the locker on the rear diff casing with mk1 eyeball... they are alloy bodies and really suffer from salt, water and electrolytic reaction between body and the steel it's bolted to. If it looks a corroded mess on the outside, it will be just as bad on the inside and...

I thought I recognised the name Ekofisk... found the below glass tankard in an auction a few years ago and bought it just because I liked the look of it.

In fact, here's a link that might be your answer... https://www.landcruiserclub.net/community/threads/transfer-box-problems.138742/

I know when I had a 90/95 series, if there was anything worth knowing, Bob Murphy would have covered it on this forum. I recall he did a thorough write up about the auto box/transfer case and I also recall him saying there was something particular about setting up the selector rod when putting...

I should also clarify that topping up PAG46 oil into the AC system was a bit 'wet finger in the air' in my case. I had split several parts of the system and lost oil from various places, including some that dumped on my driveway as we cut into the pipework to cap it off in the engine bay while...

Just noticed a request for me to post up parts used in my repairs. Attached photos of the paperwork will hopefully help. In the end, I replaced/rebuilt as follows: 1. AC pulley which has friction plate material on front... eBay purchase from Germany £54 2. Shaft oil seal and o-rings kit for AC...