80 Series Inspection, Urgent Repairs & Spares: Remote Outback Mechanics
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- A gentleman approached the workshop with an issue. His 80 series Landcruiser was wandering on the road. Upon further inspection, his pan hard rod bushes were completely flogged. He had his car ‘checked over’ by a mechanic back home. We found issues he could have got fixed before leaving home.
We show you what we checked, and what you should check as well. With specific problems 80 series face, detailed repair, as well as spare parts. We hope this helps anyone with this particular vehicle, and points you in the right direction to be better prepared for travelling remote.
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You kids are good for the positive influence for the trade. Any mechanic can work in a pristine workshop with polished floors and a nice 4 post hoist. It takes effort to work in remote bush workshops, 24 years as a Army mechanic I admire your work.
I'm from Maitland, NSW. Really good to find a channel with some Real People. Thanks for posting.
I’ll tell you what I would like to drive my 76 Land Cruiser just for a service because I can trust your workmanship
20 bucks notes are called Crayfish...,50 buck notes are Pineapples... and 100 bucks notes are Brahmans....love the channel look forward to each one👍👍
or $20 is Lobster, $100 is a Banana skin
Wish you guys had a workshop in Melbourne! Been having a nightmare with the MIts dealer workshop lately and don't trust them at all.
Great video as always. Keep it up.
Great episode guys. Another awesome episode would be a bush travel tool kit.
Not sure how I discovered your channel but its great. Keep up the content
having flashbacks of rebuilding those front knuckles on my old troopy. Paying a good mechanic is always money well spent hah!
Really appreciated the spare part list run down.
I found your channel about a week or two ago and have been enjoying these outback workshop series of videos.
Well done they’re great
Great update. Well done.
Top episode, Top Tip. I always a have a few empty egg cartons on trips especially in our red friggin dust. I put fasteners etc in order I remove (western style, top left to right then down). Keeps the fasteners etc in order and out of the dirt etc. Cheers Gaz
Loving it, honest, genuine and good content. Thanks
Must get bloody hot in that shed..
Great vid! Keep them coming 😊
Thanks for watching! 😊
Awesome guys. I hope a vid on spares and common issues for the 200 series is on the list for future videos! Subscribed.
Lovely Ep and advise guys,
Pair of f#%kn champion mechanics.
Just found your channel. Keep up the great work🍻
Awesome video I have an 1fzfe 80 and planning on doing the simpson next April Just need to pull a fuel tanker behind me
Another top video, great info. looking forward to the Hilux video. Thanks
Great information thank you.
Try taking the tailshaft off, thats the best way to check, flange nuts and uni joints.
Really looking forward to the Hilux spare parts list!
Much the same and include a cv as well and rubber turbo hoses/joiners replace front wheel bearings/hub before 200k kms and add radiator coolant concentrate cable ties duct tape
@@wolfweb another thing worth its wait in gold is a lithium jumpstart pack saved me once remote
Carry water pump . Check condition of radiator assembly, old brittle plastic tanks can split or hose connection can snap off , same on plastic hose joiners and plastic heater taps. Recommend carry a genuine fusable link as they can fail from vibration if in harness attached to battery terminal.
With these old vehicles it would be wise to replace the harmonic balancer due to perished rubber elastomer , this is always overlooked topic . Have been on trips remote with friends who did not take my advice to replace balancer pre departure and they had failures 😆 even replace bearing in air conditioning compressor clutch . Not a fan of polyurethane bushings , seen too many crumbled to dust , stick with rubber it perishes but will usually stay intact .
Preventative maintenance by replacing suspect components that are old , done lots of kilometres with good quality replacements installed by quality mechanic or knowledgeable person well in advance of departure . Have travelled countless thousands of kilometres on our harsh remote tracks and desert touring & had next to no problems also allow yourself extra weeks for the trip , slow down reduce speeds so you don't punish the vehicle and enjoy the journey.
I have had friends take their 4WD to mechanic to get work done pre trip and it came back worse than when they dropped it off , careful who works in your vehicle , even stealer dealers can be useless . Just ask my friends 💲💲💲
What do you think would happen if your were confronted with a Jackaroo (2002) 3L diesel that has engine or drive train problems? Parts are sometimes hard to get and diagnosis is a bit of a dog.
I don't have much choice - that is the vehicle I've got. Its done 180,000km so definitely not flogged out. I don't expect anything to go wrong, but Murphy....
Hi guys , always watch your work at mt dare.
Do you go to different’parts of Australia to work to fund your travelling and are both of you full time travelling or do you have a base .
Kind regards mark
Great video guys keep up the good work.
How did the lux hold up on looking for the old oil wells?
Are you guys heading down to the Adelaide 4wd show?
Thanks mate! The Hilux had absolutely no problems out in the desert looking for the old oil wells. We look after our old girl.
No we aren't going to the 4WD show, but we wish we paid more attention because we probably would have.
@@LapsofMaps ah bugger we'll won't see ya there then.
@@Bigcountry_littlelegs We only go to shows if we want to, not because we have to. We'll always keep it that way. ✌
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holly crap some people shouldnt own cars, imagine taking that 80 more than 5kms from a major city. insane.
😂 my remote desert touring vehicle is a 1981 land cruiser , it's all about preventative maintenance and ensuring everything is in good mechanical condition pre departure. Also have a competent person who understands off track travelling and its conditions do the repairs , Won't have any of the modern vehicles in my Lifetime.
@@landcruiser1868 yep agreed mines a 1990 but i would not leave my neighbourhood with my car in that condition especially to do the Madigan line
Sorry but i can never understand why ppl tension a wheel brg without cleaning and repacking both brgs, the grease will be black and most would have flung out anyhow…. and it’s getting retensioned😵💫
Your your only two bolts away from removing the hub
The bearings had just been re-greased so there was no need for the repack. Just an adjustment because of the movement. 👍
Why are there subtitles?
Because we make the effort to put them on our videos in post-production
Thanks for them, because there are deaf people in the world. 😁
@@NTB66 sorry. Didn’t think of that. . . .
Great update. Well done.
WHY DO u have hat on in shed
Love the videos, but please loose the subtitles