Thread: What did you do on your Perentie Today.

That's really cheap!
It's actually $165 down here, unless I got overcharged when I took my stuff to the same place.
The good news I suppose is that you can get quite a few things done with a total weight less than 75 kg (not all of us are going to be removing firewalls!)
The bad news is if you have only a couple of things, you are still paying that $165.

Originally Posted by Chris078

That's really cheap!
It's actually $165 down here, unless I got overcharged when I took my stuff to the same place.

Ahh yes; minimum charge is $150, but the gov't still takes their cut.

I spent money on it.

This week I have fitted; new Steering damper, front brake calipers, front brake flex hoses, front brake pads, new tie rods ends (3 of), new pitman arm and ball joint, new rear brake flex hose and new a fame ball joint.

I cannot even begin to describe the difference!
The steering is light and direct, no more wandering and the feedback is informative rather than trying to break your fingers.

It stops in a straight line (I had sticking left caliper) and the brake pedal actually has feel in it. New pads still need to bed in, hopefully in 100 or so kms it will start to pull up faster.

The rear end feels stable instead of flopping around on the worn out ball joint.

It's amazing, it actually feels (and I can't believe I'm going to say this) like a car instead of some farm machinery.

Very happy, money well spent.

Fitted a detroit locker and free wheeling hubs to the rear axle today. The rear shaft and carrier bearing should last a long time now! Nipped up the wheel bearings while I was at it, they were a bit loose. Also fitted the APT diff cover. Now have to do the intermediate axle - probably on Monday.

Originally Posted by Bearman

Fitted a detroit locker and free wheeling hubs to the rear axle today. The rear shaft and carrier bearing should last a long time now! Nipped up the wheel bearings while I was at it, they were a bit loose. Also fitted the APT diff cover. Now have to do the intermediate axle - probably on Monday.

Someone promised photos !!?? 😛

Originally Posted by TK_Co

Someone promised photos !!?? 😛

Coming, coming - nothing moves too fast around here!!

OK I finally got around to getting the pics!!

I broke something.
My L plate daughter took off with some energetic bunny hopping.
Then "bang" and no drive.
I put the centre diff lock in and now have rear wheel drive.
No grinding or crunching can be heard.
Drove 500km home like this.
Will start looking into it tomorrow.
Any ideas where to start?
Thanks.
Paul.