Thread: New week, new problem

Ouch, if you are in the north of Adelaide I would have helped, I rebuilt my drive shaft a while ago using hardy spicer, cost about $110 or something for all new UJ and centre bearing.
Also have things like engine crane to do engine mounts and gearbox jobs.
You are better checking the UJs with no handbrake or gear locked if you can, they can feel solid due to tension in the drive train, once you release that they feel a lot looser.

Originally Posted by steve_a

Ouch, if you are in the north of Adelaide I would have helped, I rebuilt my drive shaft a while ago using hardy spicer, cost about $110 or something for all new UJ and centre bearing.
Also have things like engine crane to do engine mounts and gearbox jobs.
You are better checking the UJs with no handbrake or gear locked if you can, they can feel solid due to tension in the drive train, once you release that they feel a lot looser.

Thanks Steve, im in Hope Valley, so not to far away at all.

At the moment, I have committed myself to my Mechanic, and dont like dropping out of a committment made once made (if you understand what im trying to say.)

Having said that, if you want to pm me with your mobile, I am looking to do more things myself in the future... and would love a guiding hand sometimes, as im not the best at swinging a spanner, about as good as I get usually is oil filter/fuel filter and fluids. But am definitely wanting to do more of my own.... hip pocket cant seem to keep up with what im taking from it.

Cheers

Matt

Small world... I'm in St Agnes...
If you dont mind me asking where did you purchase the Universals and center bearing Steve a, I contacted CBC some time ago and they had no listing for the center bearing, only the Universals were listed.

Originally Posted by Sleeping Wood

Small world... I'm in St Agnes...
If you dont mind me asking where did you purchase the Universals and center bearing Steve a, I contacted CBC some time ago and they had no listing for the center bearing, only the Universals were listed.

SCV-82B part no for centre bearing (not 82A wrong seal)
Regards

Well got quote back from my Mechanic to do everything that needs doing, and its going to come out at $1557.01

Well below what I thought it was going to be, so am Happy.

Once done I am going to get fully conversant with Bessy, and then do my own services and other stuff. Just need to get the confidence level up that I am able to do it... can fix a computer with my eyes closed, but cars.... we will see

Well I think Bessy is conspiring to make me broke

Today the fuel pump died.... driving down South road at peak hour, the car decides to spit, and shudder, thought that wasnt good, managed to get the car into a side street before the engine cut out, thank god for that

Anyhow, rand LR Mechanic, and he said sounds like fuel pump, find something hard and give the fuel tank a bash.

Luckily had a rubber mallet in the back (doesnt everyone carry a rubber mallet in their car?) and gave it a bash. The fuel pump squeeked, and squeeled into action. and the car was then able to kick into life again.

Yippee.... car is going, but it severly lacks any power. Gear changes are now sloppy, and the car will not rev any more that 3000rpm. So it was a slow drive back to home, a furhter 15Km's away.

Now the car runs.... if you can call it that, but runs real rough, and sounds aweful... not the usual TD5 sound thats for sure. Just hoping that there is nothing else wrong.

So on Monday..... Mechanic has the following to fix:

1. Front Drive Shaft replacement
2. FPR replacement
3. Fuel Cooler o-rings replacement
4. and now Fuel Pump

Quick question.... the crap running as described above, will that only be because the fuel pump has died, and the vehicle is starved of fuel, or is this going to be a sign of something more wrong... dare I say it.... HG?

Cheers

Matt

Doesn't sound like the symptoms of a head gasket to me, I'd say it's due to the fuel pump, possibly sent it into limp mode.

At this stage of the game, im expecting the worst, over what has happened in the last 2 weeks with her.

on the up side, once it's all fixed, Bessy should (hopefully....touch lots of wood, kiss the rabbits foot, throw salt over the shoulder) run nicely

On the other hand, another part will probably get jelous, and want to be replaced

Thanks

Matt