Thread: BJ73 Landcruiser

Originally Posted by Savage1

I doubt it would be related to what gear range it's in, are you sure that you just don't notice it in high range? Give it a try down a long hill.

Smoking during or straight after engine braking is a sign of worn rings, I think.

It is possible I don't notice it. Had the head replaced 2years ago and think thy changed the top rings while it was in bits. Not tooooo worried about it it's a Toyota with no rust so as long as I keep giving it oil it should go(

So I failed WOF on the loose/noisy wheel bearings in the RF and also a headlight bulb. Bulb was easy and did the wheel bearings tonight in the driveway. Minor hiccup getting the locking hub back together, fiddly bastard of a thing, all done now though.

Shiny new bits



Old bearing race, I dunno if this wear is bad or not? But replaced the bearings anyway because I had some.

Need to bleed the brakes better though

Bled my brakes. Grot

In thoery you should be redoing the brake fluid every 12 months.

Originally Posted by Chop3r

In thoery you should be redoing the brake fluid every 12 months.

seriously?!! wow guess i'd better get some more when i go to town. i hate bleeding bloody brakes

Originally Posted by 223nut

seriously?!! wow guess i'd better get some more when i go to town. i hate bleeding bloody brakes

Get one of the 1 man bleeding kits from Super Cheap. They have a valve on the bleeder hose so you don't suck any air back.

Originally Posted by Chop3r

In thoery you should be redoing the brake fluid every 12 months.

In theory it's probably wise, I doubt 1 person in 100 does though.

That would be true Gimp

Yuck, hate to think what mine look like though...

That looks like that Waikato stuff.
Bottle it and send it to the North country.

Yeah I didn't realise how many k's I'd done since the last change in like Feb but a couple of trips to Marlborough, Queenstown and Canterbury adds up to 5000 pretty quick

Originally Posted by gimp

Yeah I didn't realise how many k's I'd done since the last change in like Feb but a couple of trips to Marlborough, Queenstown and Canterbury adds up to 5000 pretty quick

Yeah and the ruc adds up just as quick

get bigger tyres, then your odometer will read low!

If you can, change to the GU patrol style wheel bearing lock nuts for your wheel hubs.