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Like Lorin said - some kind of pry bar or big screw driver wedged between another nut and the fan shaft to stop it turning, and a longer spanner. Can't remember what make mine are, but something like these...

Done

Wrong dates for me unfortunately.

The grooves and dimples can help reduce brake fade if you're doing a lot of braking for long periods e.g. coming down a mountain in a loaded vehicle. Having dimples instead of cross drilled means they shouldn't suffer from cracking, but aren't quite as effective at releasing gasses. I can't give...

I put MTEC dimpled grooved disks and ebc yellow stuff pads on my 80 recently and they are a big improvement on the old OEM discs and pads. Parts bill was £285. They're the kind of thing any competent mechanic can fit for you, or diy ;)

Yep, all the big companies seem to be like that these days - useless!

Thanks Gary, that's a great help.

Hi Gary. Any chance you could make those Portugal gpx files available again? Looks like we might be heading that way this year and need to plan a route.

Changing the front axle control arm bushes on the 80. PO put split poly bushes in about 18 years ago, which I wanted to change back to OEM. Should be a nice easy job to drop the arms off, but not when the bolts are rusted solid into the sleeves. One bolt came out easily. No amount of heat...

Must be lots of used ones at the various breakers. Not sure anyone still manufacturers new ones?

Does look like the rear AC pipes to me. Definitely not fuel imo.

Could it be the pipes to the rear aircon? Never seen where the original pipes were run because they've usually been replaced, but they're around that position. Possibly the thick looking pipe is a smaller pipe in a protective cover?

My 80 has springs the PO had custom made but it was 15 years ago and he can't remember who he used. I'd be interested in the name of that company in Sheffield Towpack, because the rears might need to be a bit stiffer for all the extra stuff I've loaded it with. I have a set of barely used...

The plastic housing the light fits into should be sealed to the body. Don't think the light is sealed into the housing?

There's another bolt through the locking fork into the actuator rod that you have to remove. It's under the cover plate facing forwards with a ball switch in it that detects it being locked.

Looks like it was overdue some tlc! Now you mentioned it, I remember we cut back the trailing edge of the front and rear wings, but just the outer skin to just before the inner skin. We ran the 37's on oem vx alloys, with 30mm spacers to clear the chassis rails when turning. They stuffed just...

You shouldn't have any problems clearing 37's Lorin. Doesn't your truck have a body lift? We've stuffed 37x13.5's just with the lip flattened and no body lift.

Are you still planning on running this Stu? I'd be interested. It's a nice part of the country - spent a week driving tracks south east of Lomoges in 2011.

Does it run rough, or is it just down on power, between 1400 and 1600 rpm? Wondering about sticky turbo vanes hesitating before they get to full boost. These turbo's seem quite sensitive to fuel quality when they get sticky - so a tank of e.g. Shell or BP with the extra additives, seems to go...

Welcome Chris. Changing the timing belt on that engine can be DIY, but it's not a simple job, like doing it on the diesel variant for example. We don't generally recommend Toyota dealers for working on the older LC's because they were so low volume compared to all their other models they're...

1- Gav Mel and kids 2- jon Alf and ( The kling ons?) 3- Andy Maria and pip 4-James and Amy (that's right he's abandoned me now) :openmouth: 5- Nick 6- Stu 7- Jon W

I didn't think the sensors themselves changed? Is it just the sensor, or a sensor with wiring harness you're looking at? Cleaning the end of the sensor might fix the problem. They're not hard to take off. Maybe swap them left to right to confirm if it's a sensor or wiring fault? Taking the fuse...

I fitted one about 10 months ago. Seems ok so far ...

Sounds interesting. Let us know how that turns out Stu :)

More recently I added an anti-rattle plate and U-bolt. Having such a big drop plate, even a small amount of play at the receiver tube translates into a lot of play at the ball hitch, and I noticed my trailer would sway side to side quite a lot at speed because of that movement. The U-bolt and...

Same on the 100

Catching up on posting some older projects - I wanted to add a 2" receiver hitch on the 80. To save a little time and effort, I got a witter tow bar to use as a starting point. Cut away the tube to fit the receiver box section, and left a big chunk of the blade in place while I welded that in...

Where does the exhaust run to nick, and do you put anything on it to stop it filling with water when wading?

PM sent Gav

Hi Gav, got distracted by xmas etc It's a Direct4x4 OEM style wheel carrier for an 80, from a mate having a clear out and wanting me to sell it for him. The carrier itself is straight and seems in good condition, but it's missing the plate that goes on the lower tailgate to latch onto, the...

sent you a message about one a while ago gav. I have an incomplete aftermarket one if you're interested?

Working my way through maintenance on this 80, and finishing up a front axle rebuild, this seemed like a good point to check and adjust the toe in. Turns out rear discs fit nicely, inside out, and give a good surface to clamp some box section to. I marked the box section centre, and 44cm either...

I seem to recall head gasket failure is a known common fault on the petrol engines. There will be writeups of changing the head gasket on the ih8mud forum, which might be worth finding and passing on to whoever is doing the work for you.

Why do you want to remove it? The headlining may be a problem. The whole sunroof assembly is pretty big so there's no way to remove it without removing the headlining, and on my 94 I did that to it was thin fabric that rips easily and can't easily be removed in some places. I covered the hole...

Haven't done it yet but plan to. There's a thread on ih8mud Rear AC cap question - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] Using that thread as a reference, I found https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0083H5JCQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and...

They remind you so you know what they really charged. That extra 20% of the bill is not going in their pocket but to hmrc.

Is this still happening?

Any unexpected noises when attempting to drive forwards? Does the engine rev freely in D, or do the revs stall? I'm wondering if 'will only move in reverse' means the VC is seized forwards but not backwards. More information needed really but main gearbox failure seems the least likely cause to...

They look simple enough, but the devil is in the details and they end up being quite time consuming to make which makes them expensive. Not sure if I saw that LAR4x4 were doing them?

the coils are just thick copper wire so you bend them to get into awkward spots. Haven't had anything I couldn't get at yet with mine, including the little bolts and big nut on top of the AHC struts on the back of a 100 which is a fairly tight space to get into.

I have a 2kw Sealey vs230 that's been very useful

Looks like a great truck for some lucky person.

if you're handy with a welder you can buy a flange and make your own dump pipe. It's the same flange as on one of the old Supra's so they're readily available e.g. Toyota Supra Landcruiser Celica CT26 Stainless Steel Turbo To Exhaust Flange 735810228367 | eBay - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club]...