Washed it yesterday for the trip to Melbourne tomorrow, and can now see out of the back window. Justified by the rain on Sunday that has laid the dust for a few days, so it won't be just as bad by the time I hit the bitumen. I hope!
Washed it yesterday for the trip to Melbourne tomorrow, and can now see out of the back window. Justified by the rain on Sunday that has laid the dust for a few days, so it won't be just as bad by the time I hit the bitumen. I hope!
Drove home from Melbourne. 958km, in twelve hours including stops (ten minutes for lunch, ten minutes to get some groceries, twenty minutes looking at a flagman with a "Stop" sign and about 150m of road being tar sprayed and gravelled, and half an hour to pick up my dog - long discussion on the kennel owner's forthcoming trip to Myanmar!).
No issues.
So I fixed the squeak. A bit embarrassing really but the problem was all my doing. The squeak started ages ago when I installed a Traxide light kit. I had to remove the dash fascia to install the driving light switch etc and ever since the dash had the annoying squeak.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4xsama
I was sitting in the car on the weekend with the dash off prodding at vents etc and pulled on two wires for the clock. Thing is its only one wire which had been poked into a gap used to clip the dash on at the top. I pulled the wire clear, refitted the dash and, well blow me down, squeak gone. DOH!!
A few weeks ago I tried to replace the gear stick knob. Eventually in a fit of stupidity I swung into it and quickly realized that the breaking sound meant that the job had become a lot bigger.
Not willing to part with $200 ish to buy a new gear stick that would only last 6 ish years I set about making my own, and also the fact that I had already bought a gear knob set.
Made the parts.
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Installation,
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For reference - Knob thread is 1/2"UNF and the size of the gear stick base shaft from the gear box is 5/8 by about 120mm long.
Before I repeat my stupidity can anyone confirm that the transfer case stick just screws off - or did Ford "redesign" with this as well?
Cheers Glen
The output shaft on my Puma 2014 was exhibiting severe clunks after 115000k. From what i can read, I have been lucky to get that much out of it.
Booked it in for replacement and of course it failed on the way to the indie repairer in Ringwood. No drive at all, just as i pulled out into traffic. Dangerous situation. The workshop was kind enough to tow me the last few blocks into the workshop. A few days later - shaft replaced, clutch replaced, new slave cylinder, new HD axle stubs and all of the backlash has gone - better than new. Just a pity that LR didn't do this under warranty.
Has anyone had any success with any reimbursement from LR for what was clearly a faulty design?
Indie repairer in Ringwood has been excellent.
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Originally Posted by Dorian
Great job!!
Mine happened to perish and crumbled whilst on a road trip a year or so ago, and did a pretty terrible job replacing it with the use of a mini hacksaw, a gear knob from supercheap and some silicone haha.....although it did last until now (just) give or take coming of in my hands a few times!
Finished new winch mods and tested ready for install tomorrow[biggrin]
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An interesting morning. Got a phone call from my next door neighbour - the ignition key on his ute won't turn. We had a discussion over the phone, and he had done just about everything I could think of, so I offered to go and have a look. (its only about 4km)
I had a look, and could think of nothing more. He needs a locksmith - nearest one is in Dubbo, about 60km away. I suggested that it might be cheaper to get it towed in, and that he should discuss it with the NRMA. He then said "but I have a bale of hay on the back I need to unload - and not just here" (the ute is at his house, the hay needs to go to a heavily fenced enclosure to keep the vermin off it).
So we went back to my place and hooked up my flatbed trailer to the County and returned to his place. I backed up to the ute until the trailer touched - its bed is about six inches lower than the tray of his ute. Then using a heavy duty tiedown strap round the bale, and two come-alongs I had brought from home, chained to the front of the trailer, we were able to slide the bale (about 750kg) onto the trailer. Then took it to the required spot, backed in, put a recovery strap round the bale, and pulled the trailer from under it.
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https://youtu.be/g10Ybg2oG9I New 12000lb 2 speed winch modded for either electric or hydraulic and air clutch for 2 speed operation from cabQuote:
Originally Posted by fitzy
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