Hilux 4x4 Forum

Tim86

Yip, second last pic is how it sits now, body lines and chassis rails parallel to the floor.

Tim86

Pretty much the same as what I did to my front leaf pack in a thread here about 3 yrs back. You might have a problem though .... looks like the curvature of both sides is the same but the pedestal on the driver's side sits higher than that of the passenger side because of the diff pumpkin on the dr...

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Extensions: 31.jpg 32.jpg 33.jpg Do NOT hit big bumps with this setup! 34.jpg Limiting straps (climbing rope:)) to prevent excessive down travel: 35.jpg Brake line extensions: 36.jpg Digress a bit: 37.jpg 38.jpg 39.jpg Grrreat for spinning the wheel fast in the dunes! 40.jpg Front too high before se...

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Fitting: 17.jpg 18.jpg Excessive arch results in rear shackle being pulled forwards and up to touch chassis even under load, don't worry, will settle 19.jpg Prop pulled down a lot: 20.jpg Heaps of travel: 21.jpg Very high! 22.jpg 23.jpg mmmm 24.jpg Cracked shock mounts due to missing torque rod and ...

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Pretty keen to get the body lines level, so built a small press which utilizes a 10 ton jack: 1.jpg 2.jpg 3.jpg 4.jpg 5.jpg 6.jpg Axle off: 7.jpg Saddle before: 8.jpg Saddle after hammering: 9.jpg Springs separated and marked at 50mm intervals: 10.jpg Outline traced onto paper: 11.jpg Gradually work...

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You are here:) Spend time searching this forum, and the Ford 2.5WL motor will come across as having good reviews, unless you want to stick to Toyota, then the old donkey diesels and newer KZTE are common conversions amongst others. Allan Venter in Brackenfell will do the work for you if not doing it...

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Crank seal Toyota OE approx R550.00 :( Next step down Victoreinz approx R125.00 Skim approx R200/300.00? Pilot bearing 60 bucks. Very impressed with my PHC Valeo clutch - super smooth, light on the pedal and only cost R1750.00 from Alert Engine Spares (I have a 22R 2.4) Same story with my mate's Val...

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Andy I believe that is the aircon idle up screw (A/C throttle up screw in yota pic), nonetheless I will take the carb off in due course for a proper inspection as it is impossible to see what's going on when mounted.

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Hi Andy As I understand it the air screw is different to the fast idle screw. American 22R's have their air screw in the same place as ours except hidden behind a plug to be drilled out (due to smog regs). This is indicated on the Yotatech pic. I cannot fathom how to reduce the fast idle on mine, ma...

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Chaps My motor revs at approximately 2300 rpm upon cold startup. Choke works and the step down cam system works - as the motor & choke coil heat up, over time the revs step down in three phases to idle speed (Brospeed - 950rpm) with a few helping taps on the pedal. Idle speed screw is present (n...

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I have ordered straight from them as I'm pretty close - thanks for the heads up Andy.

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Andy, any way to get an idea of the courier/delivery costs? Camps Bay, Cape Town, WC...

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Alex you will most likely be looking for something called a 'Fast Idle Adjusting Screw' (I am not familiar with the 4Y carb, only the 22R's). This screw limits the idle speed when the choke is operating. An example of this is on page FU23 of Chapter 6 of the 22R manual available here: https://www.hi...

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Jaco and his father do a great job - perfection takes longer. Have a squiz through the Living SFA faceboet page and you will see their passion. A third of the way down the first page of this link will give you an idea what is required to do the job: https://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewtopic.php?f=9...

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Located close to you in Magaliesburg are Jaco & Henk Groenveld of Living SFA (look it up on faceboet) - Jaco: 060 451 5714. Further afield is Arrie in Steelpoort who just yesterday was advertising brand new diffs for that axle - Arrie: 082 357 6023 The V8 may be the cause of your diff failure, p...

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"For some reason the front axle is longer than back one. That's normal." Andy, on a '95 SFA with a Gearmax axle at the rear and a Toyota axle on the front, are the widths really different? i.e when both axles are centered properly on the vehicle will the rear wheels not track exactly in th...

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The saddle on the diff side is meant to be slightly higher than the opposing side's due to the differential housing's 'clash' with the leaf pack's position. The difference in the axle widths however...??? very strange. Take the wheels off and check the face to face distances of each axle's hubs usin...

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Allan Venter, close to you in Brackenfell - 0seven2 1two9 1one6zero

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Me too haha

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If you don't want the bolts to shear easily use Grade 8.8 (usually anodized black) with a shank (unthreaded portion near bolt head) to increase the cross sectional area. Looking at your sheared bolt you would need a shank length of about 10-15mm and if the nut bottoms out on the shank add an extra w...

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Gunta, I'm looking at visiting Pomene - what is the camping scenario there?
Are there designated camping facilities yet and if not is it feasible to 'wing it' behind a secluded bush for a few nights?

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Have seen many pictures of his vehicles throughout the process on the Whatsapp parts group and he does an extremely thorough job. R120 000 aint much for what is basically a new Hilux.

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I've read somewhere on the forum that the carpet or plastic flooring (depending on trim) isn't available - give Toyota a ring and run through the years and trim codes to see if any type is available. If your vehicle has original carpet I would attain the same or similar from an automotive upholstery...

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Minesh those side shafts are still available new from Gearmax (Durban branch closest to you) - I think they go for around 1800-2500.

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For the last month my sfa has been at the insurer allocated panelbeaters to get three panels repaired - they have caused an inconceivable amount of additional damage to the vehicle in the process (alongside pathetic workmanship and taking three times as long as quoted to do the job). I have notified...

Tim86

What other possibilities have you eliminated and how have you done so?
Where do you suspect the crack to be - internal or in the external water jacket?

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Carb fuel bowl draining.

Tim86

Hiluxes have been known to launch ships so it'll be fine.

Low ratio first gear with front hubs unlocked (2wd).

Tim86

Yeah, consider fitting the 55A Bosch alternator from a 22R motor, compact, simple, parts available and apparently the most robust.

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Go read up on this link here: https://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=43527 At the end of it are two more links to read, then get out your multimeter and start testing or take alt and voltage reg to be tested. If you don't take your alt & vr to be tested at a reputable shop I wo...

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And it did, spins right up every time now, thanks.

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Do insurers generally pay out on quotes you have provided them with or do they require receipts of the work done and items replaced?

Tim86

It's a pity this wasn't noted upon purchase. Judging by the slick undercarriage it seems that the vehicle hasn't been abused, taken on heavy and dirty off road tracks and therefore not touched/cleaned underneath since new. I would only really start to worry once you start seeing the shiny film of es...

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Tim post a pic of your ride please, keen to see the variation in older models from your side of the world to ours:)

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Really?? stoked.

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Good news!
Which bearing and did Allan say what was wrong with said bearing? Pinion? Quite unusual for the carrier bearings to give up I would imagine as they are not under undue stress when compared to the wheel bearings for example, especially after only 130k km's.

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Good lord how many fuses do these newer rigs have??:):)

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I would strongly recommend Allan over Gearmax.

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Often if the diff pinion has play you will get a low whirring or humming sound over a certain speed range and generally under load. Get under there and give the pinion flange a good tug in all directions - there should be bugger all to no play. Any movement relative to the housing of more than 0.3??...

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Many Thanks.

I'll trace the wire and see what it does.

If I were to implement a fuse and relay, approximately what amperage would I be looking at? 30/50 amps?

Tim86

I was on the right track actually. Stripped, cleaned & soldered all the big stuff no joy. Jumped a wire from battery pos to solenoid small lug many many times and everything works 100% always. Tried the standard wire running through ignition system many times also and it was haphazard as always....

Tim86

Here's an idea for you:

https://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewto ... 76#p508276

You've already got the right gearbox.

Tim86

Jeez that's impressive.

Give Allan Venter a call - 0seven2 one2nine 11six0 - he is the Hilux whisperer and knows these motors backwards.
Possibly also query from him whether to swap out the head whilst you're at it as apparently the earlier model heads were prone to cracking...

Lucky with the belt!

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The negative side is easy to sort out and so is the big positive to the solenoid switch but actually, now that I think about it, could it also not be the current running through the smaller positive wire to power the solenoid itself that is inadequate?? As this current route runs through fuses, rela...

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https://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewto ... 71#p506971

Depo, through Grandmark apparently:

http://www.grandmark.co.za/

Tim86

Lotsa flux and some solder:)

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Alrighty, will check with external cabling and also clean up all the connections - maybe it is getting enough current to spin nicely but juuust not enough to ram the drive gear home fully. This does make sense as after a few tries it seems to have jiggled the flywheel enough to slide in and at other...

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Oh well, replaced the solenoid and I still have the same problem. It seems that the drive gear is not always engaging fully with the flywheel and therefore not allowing the contacts to connect although everything is well greased, the drive gear does not appear damaged and neither do the flywheel tee...

Tim86

The kind chap at McCarthy Toyota N1 City was happy to provide me with a certificate evaluating the lux at 100k which when coupled with a funny dealers code on the Santam system that had no book value which I managed to wrangle resulted in a comprehensive insurance policy solely for the vehicle that ...

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I would imagine they are there primarily to enable removal of the interior voids sand moulding after casting. Manifold removed and the area around the crack cleaned thoroughly with a wire wheel and acetone: IMG_20181124_124703.jpg Very fine crack on the rib: IMG_20181124_124839.jpg Application of JB...

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A smaller part such as this should be Postnettable for 99 bucks - try Arrie in Steelpoort on zero8two 3five7 6zero23

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Paul, out of interest may I enquire about how much it went for, prior to additions?

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Out of interest, when typing '22R cracked block' into Google a number of pics appear with cracks in this precise area. Those big round plugs are apparently freeze plugs and get pushed out to relieve pressure if the coolant ever freezes, mine are still flush with the block, another reason to believe ...

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Mars, judging by the comprehensive service history I don't really feel that this is a freeze crack. The vehicle spent time in Pretoria, Botswana, Saldanha, Klawer and finally Cape Town in that order. Does it get cold enough in these areas for a freeze to occur? As the vehicle has been serviced at To...

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Looks like I have a lil crack: 1.jpg 2.jpg 3.png Passenger side, cylinder 3. This is the second time the leak has occurred and took 40 km's to look like this. I have recently flushed and replaced the coolant with Toyota Pink which is evidently coming out and when flushing I made damn sure not to col...

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Not bad at all. No one has offcuts anywhere haha.

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Thanks for the advice guys. I am also with Santam and it seems I have been taken for a ride for the last 3 years, partly due to a stuff up the brokers behalf. Premium on 90k and you find out that when push comes to shove you are insured for 35:/ Luckily I have not had to claim so its time to set thi...

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Andy what insurance company do you use? I am struggling to find an insurer who will insure on replacement value - they all use book value (1/4 of my trucks value)

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