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124 today.
With only 122k on the clock when I got it I thought I'd won the lottery, it's not been plain sailing since!
Just a thought jake but if as Shayne has suggested your u/j is knackered that could well account for the transmission backlash. Had exactly the same clunk and slack on my hilux which could be softened by feathering the clutch when pullingaway. Ujs can really resonate throughout the car leading you to think far more is wrong than actually is.the other jobs you mention really are minor.
Axle turrets are on the buyers checklist as a known issue - which you have now corrected .
I'm not sure how the prop could fail even with broken turrets because it's designed to move with the pretty extreme flex the rear axle is capable of so i have to imagine a UJ is on its way out , and if its been that way for a while the resulting vibration might have caused the pinion seal to fail . A new UJ is about 20 quid and an inexperienced first timer could change it in an hour .
Brakes is brakes - pull it apart and have a look .
Roll bar bushes are very likely to be your front end clank and changing them couldn't be easier than it is even if it was made by Lego .
The back axles broken turrets have now been welded up. That's good. Not so good, driving it with one broken turret I cracked the other one, wore the diff pinion seal so it leaked. The pressure on the prop , when turret two finally gave in, has given the prop play so it now howls at 2000rpm.
The garage has pulled the prop apart and greased it up which has helped. But it's still groaning.
Time to buy a used prop.. are all Colorado lwb props the same??
The rear brake is binding. I am assuming it's the parking brake shoes rather than the caliper? What's the easiest way to tell?
The transmission backlash has paled into near insignificance. My driving smoothing the bangs. Oh the joy.
It still jolts putting it into first, and taking it out of first. I bled the clutch, replaced the fluid, no difference... I will try adjusting the rod behind the pedal.
There is now one hell of a clunk coming from the front end! When turning, but only when combined with suspension movement. i.e. Leaning on a sharp corner. I can't make it happen on demand. It'll happen more on rough and windy back lanes. Nothing on an A road until I pull out of a junction. Kind of a twang to it. Anti roll bar?? Only a guess.
The front wheels need balancing.
The spare has a puncture.
I filled it up with fuel today. It didn't leak. That's good.
'Should have bought a Landcruiser'
Oh, wait a minute...