Fings wot broke

[swinny]

Managed to get some time this afternoon to get this lot renewed. 4 bearings on the shaft, worn pulley and another 2 bearings in the bigger pulley. Funny setup 😮

[doobin]

On 21/06/2023 at 17:12, PeteB said:

Ranger, front sway bar drop link. How the hell did I do this?

Because it’s a Ford! Not a reliable Jap rebadge like the earlier models. 

[PeteB]

7 hours ago, doobin said:

Because it’s a Ford! Not a reliable Jap rebadge like the earlier models. 

Yet when had a Mazda, the drive shaft fell off on the Edinburgh bypass!

[PeteB]

Having said that, we used some 4 x 2.2 engines and a couple of 3.2 units! Both the newer 3.2 have dodgy gearbox faults  too. We go to Isuzu soon.....

 

Now. Is their a worthy tune for these to pull them up to 200hp?

[doobin]

36 minutes ago, PeteB said:

Yet when had a Mazda, the drive shaft fell off on the Edinburgh bypass!

Should have changed the UJs then! 🤣 No truck is maintenance free. Besides, I’m amazed you didn’t feel / hear the clanging!

[maybelateron]

54 minutes ago, PeteB said:

We go to Isuzu soon.....

 

Now. Is their a worthy tune for these to pull them up to 200hp?

Change it to a Hilux Invincible X 🤣

[PeteB]

4 hours ago, doobin said:

Should have changed the UJs then! 🤣 No truck is maintenance free. Besides, I’m amazed you didn’t feel / hear the clanging!

At the time, it had had a service not long before, the driver is a time served HGV mechanic and reported no probs. Then bang! I once was half way through a long trip in a Defender 130 and a sudden, massive vibration stopped us. We removed the back shaft, lobbed it in 4H and carried on!

[doobin]

12 hours ago, PeteB said:

At the time, it had had a service not long before, the driver is a time served HGV mechanic and reported no probs. Then bang! I once was half way through a long trip in a Defender 130 and a sudden, massive vibration stopped us. We removed the back shaft, lobbed it in 4H and carried on!

You can do the same with a Ranger. They will still go in front wheel drive in 4H.

 

I'm not familiar with a defender, but I think you would have had to put it in 'diff lock' to keep going, as they are permanent 4D

[monkeybusiness]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

You can do the same with a Ranger. They will still go in front wheel drive in 4H.

 

I'm not familiar with a defender, but I think you would have had to put it in 'diff lock' to keep going, as they are permanent 4D

I did do the same with my old Ranger/Mazda on the way to the APF many moons ago - had to remove the prop shaft in the motorway services en route as it started shaking like a shitting dog!

[dig-dug-dan]

Catastrophic jaw failure on one of my crushers.