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Interesting!! Any chance of a pic or two of the "fix"? How you did it etc. Step by step would help allot of folks on here Good job my friend

Continued modifying the the airbox for the flexipipe conection from the snorkel to fully seal. Fitted the new 'Toms Offroad and Custom" idler arm brace. MEGA solid! Shouted, raged and waved my arms mightily when discovered the "new and rebuilt" starter motor has crapped out after only 3 weeks!! F**ks sake!

I took mine off the truck, got a guy at work to drill and tap it for a zerk/ grease nipple and I just give it a shot of grease every so often. There isnt a grease chanel as such but I seem to be able to get it in there and now have grease all around the shafts. Works pretty well but he did say it was a bugger to drill out due to the angle of it on the drill press

Guys, just browsing this topic. Going to have to remove mine as have broken studs and a set of extractors to go in. My question is I notice that both heat shields have what looks like a ground wire from body to the shield. If I take them off do I need to replace them?

Once I get it out Ill take it in and see what we see at the local parts store. Yes we do do "core charges" but call it "swap a part" here. Have been reading up on how to get the starter out and am about as prepared as I can be! But not looking foward to it tomorrow - especially as I also have to contend with the steering shaft on that side it being a RHD! All good- learn with your hands my Dad always said Oh yea - and so after 3 years of reading about "bump starting" all your trucks, and wondering how in the hell bumping against or rocking a truck starts it - finally worked out that you're all talking about what we call "crash" starting it"!! Who said english is the same around the world

Ok so have rung around a couple of parts suppliers and apparently there is a difference in the 91 Terranos. I have to go out and determine what month mine was made and go from there but both kinds are readily available Thanks for all the advice guys

Thanks guys. OK so now have a new dilema. After playing around for a few days a buddy who used to be an auto electrician came out and had a look for me. Everything is solid and he determoined pretty quickly that it's definatly the starter motor. The thing I was wondering was this- I have now been told that mid 1991 the starters on the Nissan Terrano VG30's changed! Not by allot but enough for early 91 starters to not fit later 91 models, and vice versa.. I know you guys run Pathfinders and to my best knowledge Pathfinders and Terranos are the same essentially. But are they?? Is there a difference in starters between the start of the 91 and the end? Anyone know or have info before I buy a 92 starter and find it doesnt fit!

Looks good! Out of interest how thick are those bottom brackets- 5mm? And the brackets that replace the original irons? Thanks

Yes there's heaps on here about it. At the very least you will get some ideas as to what is possible and what you may do. When I modified mine I used about sections and hints from maybe three different write ups. Best thing to do is search, read, refine your search, read, form a plan and then maybe ask. Personally- I have an Australian "Gardbar" and used a combination of an ARB type chassis mount, cross bracing and ideas from some of the builds on here. But tacked it all then got a certified welder to weld it all up for me. Benefits of having a mate who used to build race-cars for a living- welding skills are beyond belief!! Good luck

OK- suspect its the starter. Popped a new battery into it and still just one click. So rechecked all the cables including the fusable link etc. Read in the Chiltons manual that it may be a sticky starter and to rock it gently in gear then try and it did give a weak cough. So got the wife to turn it over and got under it and gave it a tap. Absolutely nothing! Since then hasn't even clicked once whereas this morning it was giving a loud click each turn of the key. Will look around and source a starter and stick it in and see I guess. Any chance it could be the solinoid?

Hey all, Well after a weekend in the workshop managed to tick off a number of items that I have wanted to get done for a while. Oh and its a 91 Terrano (Pathfinder) VG30 5spd 1 - installed the new winch bar (still have to get the fairlead bolted on and winch slotted in) 2 - replaced the boot on the passengers inner CV 3 - removed the original electronic shocks and replaced with 2" longer travel Old Man Emu shocks 4 - measured up and drilled out the holes for the Safari snorkle + added the extended flexible hose to connect to the snorkle 5 - tidied up few other bits and bobs that have come loose or needed reattaching in the cab. Carpet, mouldings etc After the winch-bar install I fired it up and drove it around the vineyard a couple of times. When cranking it over it was a little slow and cranked slowly about 3 times before firing. Hmmm battery needs a charge I thought so after driving around the vineyard I left it running for 10min. Parked up- disconnected the original electronic shocks and did the front CV then replaced all 4 shocks. Then tried to start it - and dead. Just a few clicks. Took battery out and gave it a full charge overnight, installed this morning. The battery charger says its fully charged but again just clicks. I can hear the fuel pump crank for 5-6 seconds, the dash lights light up. Handbrake, battery and another between them all light up but then stay on. Normally they go out after 10 seconds or so. Headlights go fine, windows go up and down ok. Tried to jump start it from my other truck. Again just clicks. So then tried another battery but same thing. Am wondering is there a fuse or something that I should have pulled after removing the electronic shocks and its now causing a problem? Or Is it a starter motor problem or give the battery a longer charge, or should i be looking at something else??