2 pints, that’s most kind of you Mike…, oh hang on a minute…!
I tried the acetone and aft but it didn’t seem to mix that well.
I think he owes us all a pint..I did hear Mike (S) could be buying…
I have a very large bar ans socket from my son , he only uses snap on tools, i dont know if you guys are familiar with this brand,
Rosy. Have I taught you nothing my young friend? I felt the Force was strong in you.
Sounds pretty much a good call I think there Rosy. It’s always a good thing to know when it’s time to put down the tools and let somebody with the right/better tools and experience to take over. Nothing wrong in that. Discretion is the better part of valour as they say. On this occasion, good you did (in Yoda voice )I know I know .. I did give it a go but the socket didn't fit snugly enough and after a couple of slips I decided it was a safer/quicker option to nip down the road for some help.
As @StarCruiser said, the advice here was to use the right tool and procedure or risk making a simple job a lot harder which I was keen to avoid the day before a long trip!
I have sometimes found this turns out to be wind…I felt the Force was strong in you.
Just a thought Mike, have you established which rear axle you have? Mainly do you have a Limited Slip Diff in the rear axle? There is a thread on here somewhere on axle identification by the codes on the VIN plate on the firewall under the bonnet. The wrong oil in a LSD will not be good. For a LSD you need LSD oil. There is usually a white sticker that says LSD next to the fill plug but this could have come off during its lifetime. If you have a small motor with wires going to it on the input shaft side of the diff then it won’t have a LSD as that is the diff lock motor.
The axle codes are on the plate Clive. Table here. https://www.landcruiserclub.net/community/posts/1372703/Would the VIN indicate an LSD Rich?
I know it has a lot of coded vehicle specific data in it, just a thought
The axle codes are on the plate Clive. Table here. https://www.landcruiserclub.net/community/posts/1372703/