Thread: What did you do on your Perentie Today.

Originally Posted by paulak

Gday,
I have drained diff oil - no metal.
Looking in the level hole and spinning LHS wheel results in a gear moving on LHS of diff and what looks like RHS axle moving in diff. but no RHS wheel moving.
Spinning RHS wheel results in nothing moving.
So i guess its the drivers side.
Paul.

With luck it will be the drive flange - but I'll bet it is the CV joint, or possibly the axle shaft.

John

Gday,
I might need to start a new thread.
The axle won't come out of the diff.
I pulled it that hard (hammer) that i got the first half out with the cv.
The inner half shaft isnt budging.
It can turn but wont come out.
I have undone the ball joint and am using it as a slide hammer - nothing.
Help.
I have seen the youtube toolbox video so i know how easy it should be.
Thanks.
Paul.

I did a compression test today.

#1 340 psi
#2 320 psi
#3 360 psi
#4 360 psi

Apparently that's a good result, so next thing to do is get the injectors serviced.

Bought something on ebay (in Melbourne) just after lunch on Saturday. Checked the greasable, oily, coolant and rubbery bits. Loaded the engine hoist and left home (NSW Central Coast) about 2.00pm, got to Seymour about 1.00am (did some wandering on the way down). Had a camp and left about 7.00am to find the seller near Melbourne CBD, then loaded my gear (a lathe) and headed back home about 11.15am. I was in the driveway by 11.20pm.

All up 2,017km's with a freeway speed of 90-100kph, temp. 82-85 degrees, averaged 10.2 km's per litre - had about 400kg in the back.

Not a drop of oil, not a drip of coolant, not a puncture (Steel Treks at 250/400kpa loaded), and never put a spanner to it.

What a vehicle.

[Yesterday]: Installed the new canvas - No more raining on the inside

Drove the GS up to Melbourne yesterday and as usual didn't miss a beat but not long after filling up at United Fuel in Highett she started running really rough like air in the fuel and then just cut out completely. Had to push the beast off the side the road- i was thinking must be bad fuel but had forgotten to bring my tools so couldn't do much at all- decided to just prime the hand pump on lift pump for a bit and then got her firing again and ran fine until i almost got back home before the same thing happened again. After getting her home and tools at hand i cleaned the sedimenter which wasn't too bad and fuel that came out was pretty clean- then removed the small plastic inline filter under lift pump and found the culprit- was blocked up to the max -amazing any fuel could get past it - was basically a plug of black putty inside it! I guess the army mechanics bypass that part of the maintenance procedure! It's actually not hard to remove and you don't even need to get under the vehicle -it's easier to do it from above -took me all of about 10 mins.

Originally Posted by mattmac

Drove the GS up to Melbourne yesterday and as usual didn't miss a beat but not long after filling up at United Fuel in Highett she started running really rough like air in the fuel and then just cut out completely. Had to push the beast off the side the road- i was thinking must be bad fuel but had forgotten to bring my tools so couldn't do much at all- decided to just prime the hand pump on lift pump for a bit and then got her firing again and ran fine until i almost got back home before the same thing happened again. After getting her home and tools at hand i cleaned the sedimenter which wasn't too bad and fuel that came out was pretty clean- then removed the small plastic inline filter under lift pump and found the culprit- was blocked up to the max -amazing any fuel could get past it - was basically a plug of black putty inside it! I guess the army mechanics bypass that part of the maintenance procedure! It's actually not hard to remove and you don't even need to get under the vehicle -it's easier to do it from above -took me all of about 10 mins.

Diesel snot - I would drain the tanks and inspect!

I think you might be right because it happened again this arvo-will be draining the tank asap to see what comes out.

Originally Posted by Bearman

Diesel snot - I would drain the tanks and inspect!