Thread: Roadworthy Woes

If you have absolutley no mech know how you could do
the
tail light
wiper blades
oil pressure switch
and probably the spot lights and windows

with a little bit of know how
you cant do the lot

hardest would be the bushes and tail shaft coupling but they are not that hard probably a couple of hundred at a mechanic if you supply the parts

as stated earlier do the simple things yourself, take it to an exhaust shop to replace the muffler, or better yet, just replace it with some exhaust pipe, cheap and sounds great!

the transfer case mounts are about $30 each and there is 2 of them, however it is a bit of a hassle to change them yourself, especially if you aren't confident with tools or don't have a trolley jack etc.

It should be about an hour labour to change them at a mechanic, it doesn't take that long

brake pads are pretty simple to change

You should buy all the parts you need, and do all the work that you can yourself, then get the mechanic to do the rest, it should total alot less than $1000

Agreed, however I reckon you should be able to do the tailshaft coupling yourself as well. Provided you have a torque wrench of some description. I did mine not long ago, it took a little bit of brute force to get the bugger undone.

Overall, if you know how to undo and tighten nuts and bolts, you have the skillset required. Oh, and, don't forget swearing it took a bit of that, especially when the knuckles copped a flogging!

If you're going to replace the donut on the rear tailshaft, don't forget to change the bush in the middle of the tailshaft as well. A bit of a mongrel to get out, but doable with a slide hammer.

Thanks for the replies. Glad to see it's not going to cost me as much as i initially thought.

And where would i find guides as to how to do all these things? Haynes? I happy to give most of them a shot, just dont want to stuff it up and require a tow to the mechanic

Think i'll be ordering all the parts through Roverlord, prices seem pretty good

The D1's are pretty easy to work on. What suburb are you in, someone may be able to help, even if it is only moral support?

As a point of interest, was there any mention about the air bag from him?
I've got no idea how true it is, but I have heard mention from mates etc that they should be changed at various intervals. However my mate had a light showing, which could have instigated the replacement. Is anyone here able to enlighten me on this?

Mate you get the parts and i will give you a hand to get it done if you like just give me a ring ....

Add your location so others can assist if possible, i'd just remove the spotties for the rwc and put them back on after and then get them working.