Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

[QUOTE=Gravy;3174271]Not certain this is viable for this situation, normal practice to address a worn or damaged shaft is to fit a a "Speedi Sleeve", has got me out of trouble on diff pinion shafts.[/QUO

A Speedi-Sleeve was considered but I don't think there is room for it in the oil pump application.

Originally Posted by l00kin4

Hmm. Well, my hopes that an iffy brake pedal switch might be the cause of my shift lock issues (rotary selector wouldn't move out of Park) have now been dashed. I had to follow the excellent guide here 8 speed shift lock solenoid problems to release the lock and I then also installed the temporary 'release mechanism' aka cable tie...

I couldn't find a fault with the solenoid or anything obvious on the control board so although I touched up the soldering on a few joints, I bit the bullet and forked out the ~$1,000 to have it replaced. Didn't really want to live with the uncertainty.

Great service from Roving Mechanical with Glen replacing it for me on the spot. Glad they had the module in stock...

David

Was it necessary to re-programme the new module to the car?
Or simply a straight swap over?

Originally Posted by Discodicky

Was it necessary to re-programme the new module to the car?
Or simply a straight swap over?

No reprogramming needed after changing the module.

For mine, I put a screw in the module that prevents the interlock from engaging. Maybe once a year I forget to put my foot on the brake when moving the gear selector from park and the selector goes automatically into neutral, pretty easy to live with and saves $1000. It's surprising how my right foot is trained to hit the brake when selecting D!

Originally Posted by l00kin4

Glad they had the module in stock...

David

Would seem to suggest that it's not an uncommon issue.

Originally Posted by Tins

Would seem to suggest that it's not an uncommon issue.

Yes, agree. He said they normally try to have 2 in stock...

Dropped my wheels in to the tyre shop to have some wildpeaks fitted in 265/65/18, been meaning to do this for a while but thought i may as well wear out the old tyres first.

Swapped to my original set of wheels then topped up the air from my onboard compressor, just finished and was coiling up the hose and about to disconnect from the rear and i heard a pop then air escaping.
Found a split in the airline which got hot then burst, will be replacing it with a nylon pneumatic hose then has a higher heat resistance and is semi rigid.

X-Lifter doing its thing levelling up the brick

Yes, no programming, just swap and go. A pretty easy job.

I did consider making a similar mod to disable the locking function but had a slight, probably unfounded, nag in my mind that if the module is faulty it may exhibit other problems at some point. The image in my mind when thinking of any disabling issue is sitting on the beach with the tide coming in... I can do without any unnecessary angst, so replaced it.

Originally Posted by Lusby

No reprogramming needed after changing the module.

For mine, I put a screw in the module that prevents the interlock from engaging. Maybe once a year I forget to put my foot on the brake when moving the gear selector from park and the selector goes automatically into neutral, pretty easy to live with and saves $1000. It's surprising how my right foot is trained to hit the brake when selecting D!