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A follow up question on gearbox oil change. Is the below normal? My first 12mth service would have seen the gearbox oil change. But I did not notice a change in the ‘accuracy’ of gear shifting to 1, 2 and 3…or I didn’t notice. But after the axle was repaired, I was more conscious of...

I don’t need 2x vehicles. Crazy thought. I barely drive the one I have. If it wasn’t for the Fraser Island trip, and ski trips, I’d be lucky to do 9K km per year.

A brick will slide as the tyre pushes it. I actually made some wheel blocks out of wood, screwed through (10x) with a little bit of thread poking out from the under side. I have four of them (4x chains). When I need to install snow chains, I place them behind each wheel and drive up onto them...

All fixed. Handbrake is much better (70% pull up to get full engagement). There is a nice gap to the handbrake vinyl cover. You know it needs adjusting when the handbrake touches the cover (that’s the indicator). Matches the 6mthly service interval. The new axles look strange as it is shiny...

I may just have to resort to helping my colleague sell his before it arrives, with a healthy commission, if he doesn’t end up buying it.

OK, this is serious…as is everything. A contractor colleague at work may not be able to buy his LC76 GXL that he has on order (graphite colour, manual, V8). He has been waiting over 12mths and not in a rush. He asked if I was interested in taking over that order at that original RRP price if he...

Got the call from the dealership who advised they have properly adjusted the handbrake, and confirmed no stud and no hub damage. They asked if I could leave the Troopy with them for an extra day, as the new replacement axles will be arriving at 10am tomorrow. I should be able to collect it...

Has anybody ever bothered to remount their tyres half way through its wear to get better life out of them? Assuming all alignment is correct. If you over inflate your tyres then the centre of the tread wears out fastest. If you inflate correctly, or under inflate, the outside edge wears out...

“I reckon you should be happy that they even bothered to have a look at the rear bearings” I do not need to be ‘appreciative’ for the defined Toyota service requirements that I have paid for. It is defined by Toyota, it is an accepted deliverable by the dealership and payment was made for that...

Thanks for the all the info. It got me to look and understand how that area worked. I don’t do mechanical stuff often, but it isn’t difficult to understand. YouTube sure is handy. The vehicle is going back to the Toyota dealership on Tuesday for the handbrake adjust and for Toyota to review...

Crap, just saw the YT video…that’s not a cover, that’s the end of the axle! Now I get what you are saying. Oh, I am seriously pissed.

Yes. That was my thinking. Only way to know is to disassemble and for me to be there (as I don’t trust them) to review. The Toyota Rear Axle Hub Assembly is damn solid piece of steel, but threads that hold the studs (play and alignment) is key. Hopefully they did not go crazy. The cover needs...

Yes I am. This was/is my new vehicle. My first new vehicle I have ever owned. It is the raw disrespect that people demonstrate that riles me. So many dodgy vendors everywhere now. I am turning into that angry old man who no longer can tolerate pure stupidity. When I talk to Toyota today I...

It is now all electronically recorded. I am inclined to put the Troopy up for sale and order a new one with some discount applied for the horrific experience.

I have just had my 12mth service done at a Toyota dealership. Two problems were noticed: 1) Handbrake was not readjusted for the low pull-up engagement, like it was done during the 6mth service. {This has to be redone as I know what it should be like.} 2) Then, as I was checking my tyre...

Simple hobby passion by the sounds of it. You cannot take the money with you to the grave, so spend it before you kick it. If you get the enjoyment and pleasure then go for it. Life is too short to wait for the next best thing.

Most 4WD Maxxis RAZR AT811 reviews don’t do cold/slush/frost/snow/hard pack. Will need to do more research. I have ample time to make a decision, by which time there will probably be a new tyre that will be the ultimate AT. No point running the same tyre again and worth trying something...

After one mild snow season and 16K km with the AT3Ws, no real ice encountered on the alpine roads, just freezing cold tarmac with frost/frost like conditions and some hard pack snow, the tyres were fine/good. You could still feel the tread grip. If it was icy then nothing grips on normal tyres...

I have to think back to “before catch can” vs “after catch can” performance. I did think that there was a drop in performance in stock setup. Was that placebo? Will test after my holidays. I am not wedded to the catch can. If over time it gets clogged, then I’d just get it cleaned out. The...

Approach angle isn’t the best but had zero problems throughout Fraser Island. The Smartbar underneath never touched anything. Maybe it was the awesome driving skills? It clears a curb easily. What more do you want? Do I regret not going with a steel ARB type bull bar?…Hell no. Best decision I...