2[SUP]nd[/SUP] post; General KDJ95 questions and some general ranting …
This thread was written yesterday evening not knowing that as a newbie, I am unable to post pictures until I’ve reached 15 posts or so.
Does this count … ||||| - 5 Upright posts. ||||||||/ - 8 more upright posts and one leaning over. That leaves one more to post; how about this broken one? \
Hi folks. As mentioned in my first post I think I’m secretly starting to enjoy working on the truck. However as I’m doing stuff, several questions are forming, so in no particular order;
Can someone please explain or point me in the right direction re bolt thread sizes/pitches on the KDJ95? I’m sure most are metric but brake fittings seem to be odd!
Can someone please tell me where I can buy/obtain the equivalent of a Haynes workshop manual with exploded diagrams and does anyone know where I can obtain the same for the D4D engine please?
My truck recently failed its Contrôle Technique (French MOT) on loads of things which I knew about because of the standard rotten rear light problem. Interestingly we have 2 months exactly to get the car to pass on the things it failed on; if the truck does not pass in that time, we have to apply to have the car re-registered and all the agro and cost that would entail!
On the way to the CT (MOT) there was a change in the car, nothing too much but I noticed it. The tester showed me this bit which had broken in half!
PICTURE OF BROKEN PART CENSORED: NOT ENOUGH POSTS YET!
Can someone please tell me what it is and whether it’s a Toyota only part? It links or used to link the rear differential to a cross member on the frame/chassis.
Please note the newly dismantled, cleaned and now working diff breather. I will replace the breathers with the Nissan ones as advised on here in the future as it seems like a good move.
PICTURE OF BROKEN PART CENSORED: X RATED
To be honest, getting under the truck has been and still is a bit of a struggle. Then trying to wrench rusted nuts undone is virtually impossible! I’d had enough just on doing the brakes so have bought an Ingersoll Rand Hammerhead impact wrench. Folks, if you have compressed air it’s a fantastic bit of kit and beautifully made … I don’t work for IR by the way.
PICTURE OF INGERSOLL RAND HAMMERHEAD IMPACT TOOL CENSORED AS IT’S WAAAAY TOO PORNOGRAPHIC TO SHOW HERE! NO REALLY!
Is it me or has anyone else noticed that WD40 cans seem to run out of puff long B4 they’re empty? It’s happened too many times now so I decided to bite the bullet and switch to Würth, opened an account and have been very pleasantly surprised so far. Their spray nozzles are simple and a joy to use; who hasn’t tried inserting the little red tube into a WD40 can, (when it was still spraying that is!), finding it bloody difficult or impossible only for the tube to keep coming out? Queue one of those grumpy angry smiley face thingies! Wurth’s 500 ml brake cleaner (thought to be the best in the industry I believe) is €3.67 inc. VAT! I’ve been paying €5-6 per can here for 400 ml of inferior products.
This little lot cost me €128 and they are really, really good products. The thread lock is €20 + VAT on its own! I just got fed up with paying too much money for unexceptional products.
PICTURE OF WURTH PRODUCTS CENSORED: AROUSAL POTENTIAL!
No, I do not work for Würth either!
That’s it for now. I’ll add to the post later but I need to identify and order that part please, so if anyone is still awake after reading this I’d be grateful for its identification. Then I would be interested in your mind reading skills! The part not pictured is a round bit of metal bar with a rubber joint housed in metal at each end! I hope this makes sense.
Kind regards
Cameron
This thread was written yesterday evening not knowing that as a newbie, I am unable to post pictures until I’ve reached 15 posts or so.
Does this count … ||||| - 5 Upright posts. ||||||||/ - 8 more upright posts and one leaning over. That leaves one more to post; how about this broken one? \
Hi folks. As mentioned in my first post I think I’m secretly starting to enjoy working on the truck. However as I’m doing stuff, several questions are forming, so in no particular order;
Can someone please explain or point me in the right direction re bolt thread sizes/pitches on the KDJ95? I’m sure most are metric but brake fittings seem to be odd!
Can someone please tell me where I can buy/obtain the equivalent of a Haynes workshop manual with exploded diagrams and does anyone know where I can obtain the same for the D4D engine please?
My truck recently failed its Contrôle Technique (French MOT) on loads of things which I knew about because of the standard rotten rear light problem. Interestingly we have 2 months exactly to get the car to pass on the things it failed on; if the truck does not pass in that time, we have to apply to have the car re-registered and all the agro and cost that would entail!
On the way to the CT (MOT) there was a change in the car, nothing too much but I noticed it. The tester showed me this bit which had broken in half!
PICTURE OF BROKEN PART CENSORED: NOT ENOUGH POSTS YET!
Can someone please tell me what it is and whether it’s a Toyota only part? It links or used to link the rear differential to a cross member on the frame/chassis.
Please note the newly dismantled, cleaned and now working diff breather. I will replace the breathers with the Nissan ones as advised on here in the future as it seems like a good move.
PICTURE OF BROKEN PART CENSORED: X RATED
To be honest, getting under the truck has been and still is a bit of a struggle. Then trying to wrench rusted nuts undone is virtually impossible! I’d had enough just on doing the brakes so have bought an Ingersoll Rand Hammerhead impact wrench. Folks, if you have compressed air it’s a fantastic bit of kit and beautifully made … I don’t work for IR by the way.
PICTURE OF INGERSOLL RAND HAMMERHEAD IMPACT TOOL CENSORED AS IT’S WAAAAY TOO PORNOGRAPHIC TO SHOW HERE! NO REALLY!
Is it me or has anyone else noticed that WD40 cans seem to run out of puff long B4 they’re empty? It’s happened too many times now so I decided to bite the bullet and switch to Würth, opened an account and have been very pleasantly surprised so far. Their spray nozzles are simple and a joy to use; who hasn’t tried inserting the little red tube into a WD40 can, (when it was still spraying that is!), finding it bloody difficult or impossible only for the tube to keep coming out? Queue one of those grumpy angry smiley face thingies! Wurth’s 500 ml brake cleaner (thought to be the best in the industry I believe) is €3.67 inc. VAT! I’ve been paying €5-6 per can here for 400 ml of inferior products.
This little lot cost me €128 and they are really, really good products. The thread lock is €20 + VAT on its own! I just got fed up with paying too much money for unexceptional products.
PICTURE OF WURTH PRODUCTS CENSORED: AROUSAL POTENTIAL!
No, I do not work for Würth either!
That’s it for now. I’ll add to the post later but I need to identify and order that part please, so if anyone is still awake after reading this I’d be grateful for its identification. Then I would be interested in your mind reading skills! The part not pictured is a round bit of metal bar with a rubber joint housed in metal at each end! I hope this makes sense.
Kind regards
Cameron
