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Well I've just got my 80 back, with
- new CV joints
- new front shocks (Old man EMU)
- and near disintegrating swivel bearings on the LHS replaced
And I've also got the tooth, definitely from a crown wheel of some sort, although thankfully not mine! Weird. I've just tried to run it through the scanner but it doesn't give a meaningful picture.
The good news is that it drives like a very different car with all the looseness and bumpiness from the front end gone. Also the shunt in the drive-train has gone from severe to minimal, so maybe the "80 series have a lot of slop" phenomenon is largely down to worn CV joints.
The bad news is the cost. For those contemplating doing the CV joint op here is the butcher's bill:
Knuckle seal kit 2 @ =A324.50 =3D =A349.00
Gasket: 2 @ =A30.93 =3D =A31.86
Seal: 1 @ =A39.60 =3D =A39.60 (Not sure what this is, may be to do with swivel bearings?)
CV joint: 2 @ =A399.00 =3D =A3198.00 (From Milners. Around =A3600 each from Toyota!)
Drive flange: 2 @ =A336.00 =3D =A372.00
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Total parts: =A3330.46 add VAT @ 17.5% =3D =A3388.29
Figure another =A35 or so for oil and grease.
Other costs (excluding VAT) not related to the CV joints:
Swivel bearings 4 @ =A315.35 =3D =A361.40
EMU shocks 2 @ =A367.00 =3D =A3134.00
Total labour was 10 hours at =A335/hour (excluding VAT), and this included the time to examine the diff for missing teeth!
Would I recommend them (Devon 4x4 at South Molton, Devon)? Yes I would: competent and, in my view, not excessively expensive. They only do 4x4s, mostly Land Rovers, but they seemed reasonably knowledgeable about the 80 series, and nothing dropped off on the journey home!
They also have good prices on tyres.
Christopher Bell
Devon, UK
1996 1HD-FT
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- new CV joints
- new front shocks (Old man EMU)
- and near disintegrating swivel bearings on the LHS replaced
And I've also got the tooth, definitely from a crown wheel of some sort, although thankfully not mine! Weird. I've just tried to run it through the scanner but it doesn't give a meaningful picture.
The good news is that it drives like a very different car with all the looseness and bumpiness from the front end gone. Also the shunt in the drive-train has gone from severe to minimal, so maybe the "80 series have a lot of slop" phenomenon is largely down to worn CV joints.
The bad news is the cost. For those contemplating doing the CV joint op here is the butcher's bill:
Knuckle seal kit 2 @ =A324.50 =3D =A349.00
Gasket: 2 @ =A30.93 =3D =A31.86
Seal: 1 @ =A39.60 =3D =A39.60 (Not sure what this is, may be to do with swivel bearings?)
CV joint: 2 @ =A399.00 =3D =A3198.00 (From Milners. Around =A3600 each from Toyota!)
Drive flange: 2 @ =A336.00 =3D =A372.00
-----------------------------------------
Total parts: =A3330.46 add VAT @ 17.5% =3D =A3388.29
Figure another =A35 or so for oil and grease.
Other costs (excluding VAT) not related to the CV joints:
Swivel bearings 4 @ =A315.35 =3D =A361.40
EMU shocks 2 @ =A367.00 =3D =A3134.00
Total labour was 10 hours at =A335/hour (excluding VAT), and this included the time to examine the diff for missing teeth!
Would I recommend them (Devon 4x4 at South Molton, Devon)? Yes I would: competent and, in my view, not excessively expensive. They only do 4x4s, mostly Land Rovers, but they seemed reasonably knowledgeable about the 80 series, and nothing dropped off on the journey home!
They also have good prices on tyres.
Christopher Bell
Devon, UK
1996 1HD-FT
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