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  1. May be, but this Terrano is new to me, and I haven't spilled anything yet, apart from some blood (don't ask!) and some oil getting the oil filter out. Even more of a PITA on this diesel than the VG30E! Anyway, I'll have a poke around tomorrow. Gauge seemed to be running a little bit easier today, though still binding in places. Got a suspicion that it may be the speedo gauge needle itself that's got a bit of a down-curve to it and is rubbing on the face plate. Seen a couple of old posts mention that as a problem. Seems the truck was used/kept in a pretty hot climate back in Japan before I imported by some of the UV effects on the interior plastic. May be the needle "melted"?
  2. I was going to title this post "Sticky Speedo" but that just generates a bunch of mental images I really don't want to live with, lol! So . . . My speedo gauge is sticking. Spool the engine up to around 120 km/h and the gauge may sit at around 105 and then leap to 120 km/h as if I've got a jet afterburner strapped to the roof! Deceleration is the same issue. I was doing around 60 km/h and it told me I was doing 95 km/h. Stopped in traffic I was apparently still doing 20 km/h. Its very slow to respond and seems to get hung up and then release. I think its a mechanical issue with the speedo gauge because a firm smack on the dashboard above the instrument cluster get's the needle to move, though it takes about 4 or 5 smacks to get the needle down from 20 to 0 when I'm stationary. And I can't be driving around accelerating and decelerating and constantly pounding the dashboard! People would think I'm nuts, plus its kinda inconvenient and dangerous! Anyone experienced the sticking speedometer issue before, and have any solutions? Haven't pulled the instrument cluster yet to have a look but thought I'd ask here first. Does the gauge need lubricating - light watch oil or something? Silicone? How would you go about this?
  3. I hate retarded moths! Painting some louvers to go in my hood and the dang things like the paint!

    1. Reshma

      Reshma

      I read this like 10 times last night and i was so sleepy. the whole time im like "wtf?" now i read it again and im like "ohhhh, lol, u mad bro?"

    2. clkindred

      clkindred

      A can of starting fluid and a lighter, moths also like fireballs...

  4. OK, to resuscitate this old thread . . . I actually did fix my lazy non-retracting seatbelts without taking it to a dealership. Primarily because its a 1992 JDM import Terrano so wouldn't be covered under warranty in North America anyway, and besides, if you can fix it your self . . . So, after completely removing the whole right-hand-side (that's driver's side on a Japanese vehicle) seatbelt assembly, I first cleaned up the slot in the upper hanger with some ultra-fine grit sandpaper. Lubed that with a light spray of silicone lube. Did the same for the main slot on the winding mechanism and the little plastic guide clip that the seatbelt threads through halfway down and hidden behind the panel I had to remove to get the assembly out. Next I lubricated the spring. The winding assembly has two plastic covers on either end, both marked "do not remove". One is the locking mechanism, and the other with the little dust cover contains the winding spring. After prying off the dust cover with a knife, the central part of the spring was exposed with no risk of it uncoiling or popping out. I gave this a healthy dose of silicone lube as well and replaced the dust cap, then pulled out the belt and let it retract a few times. Hard to do with the belt assembly removed as it keeps locking. The next stage was the most fiddly but resulted in the best fix. As the spring still seemed rather "lazy" I chose to give it a few more windings. Holding the winding assembly perfectly upright so that the belt would not lock, I unspooled all the belt to expose the spindle in the middle. The end of the belt is a loop threaded through a slot in the spindle and held in place by a plastic bar through the loop. While holding the spindle to stop it rotating under force from the spring, I pushed the belt forward out of the slot with a flat-head screwdriver and pulled the plastic retaining bar out of the loop. I then pulled the belt back out of the spindle entirely. Obviously its important to not let go of the spindle at this stage!! I then gave the spindle 4 more extra rotations in the direction of unwinding the belt to add a bit more tension to the tired 20 year old spring. Then re-threaded the belt loop through the slot and reinstalled the retainer bar, tugged the belt tight in the slot - and let go. And she rolled right up no problem! After reinstalling the whole assembly, the seatbelt works great now. Not exactly like new, but it retracts speedily enough and doesn't get caught in the door. May give the spring a couple more turns next time I'm removing plastic panels from around there, just to give it a bit more zip. But it certainly works!
  5. This weekend worked on my Terrano . . . Removed old Japanese GPS system and a mile of associated cable and under-driver's-seat control unit Re-installed factory dash-mount clinometer unit that had been rem,oved by previous owner for sketchy-mount GPS Removed broken plastic window deflectors and spent ages trying to get rid of the dried nasty 3M tape Swapped RHD headlights to LHD units Added Pathfinder-spec headlight plugs (the Terrano uses HB-style plugs for Pathfinder-shaped headlights) POR-15 behind headlights where rad overflow had eaten the paint Extended rad overflow pipe Spliced in Day Running Light module Swapped corner/park lights for ones with amber reflectors Installed new upper and lower ball joints, left and right Installed new outer tie-rod ends Installed Warn manual locking hubs Installed new brake pads front and back Installed Autometer voltage gauge Collapsed into bed on Sunday evening absolutely knackered.
  6. Just a note about busted plastic clips . . . Learned from bitter experience that its better to try and unclip them after the car has sat for a day in a heated garage than to do it outside in -15C, lol!
  7. The main reason for swapping is to be able to install an air locker in the front and re-gear to 5.142. Now, as far as I have found out so far, there is no ARB air locker available for the R180 diff. Not sure about a 5.142 ring and pinion set. So if anyone here can tell me (truthfully, lol) that an air locker for an R200 will fit with no problems in an R180 and that there are 5.142 gear sets available - well, I'll not need to swap!!! I'd rather not as I've got better things to do with my time! As for drop down bushings, I got a set that'll go on what ever front diff when the SL goes in. A PITA to do from what I've read, but hey, if it adds life to my CV axles, probably worth it in my book.
  8. Yup, that looks spot on. They're split bushings anyway, to on each sleeve. So yes, two large ones on Nos. 3 & 4. My kit came with the two bushings assembled on the sleeves already. Made figuring it out a bit easier. Sleeves 1, 3, & 4 should be the longer ones, No.2 the short one.
  9. I've got this mod planned when I put in my suspension lift and (hopefully) swap my R180 diff over for an R200. Hopefully this pic from the FSM may help, uploaded to my sendspace.com site: 12 PD Propeller Shaft & Differential Carrier 16.pdf Looks like the two big bushings are on the rear of the unit and the two smaller notched ones on the front. The shorter sleeve is probably at the bottom right of the schematic.
  10. Thanks for that. There's a lot of interesting info there! I had actually seen that earlier though and used it as a start point for my research. The diesel Terrano is a strange beast. In some ways its just a diesel-engined Pathfinder, but the drive train has a lot more in common with an HB. After doing a lot of part numbers comparisons between different websites, seems I've got the H233b rear diff, a R180a front diff at 4.625:1, a RE4R01A tranny, and a TX10 transfer case. That diff combo is much more like some HBs that the Pathies. From the schematics it looks like the R200a could swap in for the R180a. But that's just how it looks. Would probably need to run the R200 CV axles as I think the mounting flange on the diff is different to that on the R180. The questions is . . . will it fit!?
  11. Yeah, I've got a 3" SL in my parts truck that I'll be refurbing and swapping into the Terrano, plus a 3" BL as well. And no, it will not be 12.50s. 33x10.50s is what I want to run. And I'm happy to trim the body a bit if need be too. Will be dropping the front diff by 0.5 to an inch to help with CV angles. I got pretty adept at quickly swapping CV axles and steering linkages in my old Pathy, so will be beefing up the steering on this new rig too. Just need to find out if I can swap the R180 with the R200. Don't need the PITA getting that R200 out of my parts truck only to find it doesn't fit.
  12. OK, a few newbie type questions so please bear with me. I've been using the ol' search function but getting a little confused. Firstly, am I right in thinking that the ring gear in the R200a front diff is 200mm and the R180a is 180mm? So the R200a is that much beefier and can handle more abuse? Secondly, can I swap out an R180a for an R200a? I have the R180a on my Terrano (after doing a lot of net research to find out!) but I have a complete hub-to-hub R200a assembly on my V6 WD21 Pathy parts truck. How easy is the swap over - just a straight replacement? All bolts on in the same place? Really want the heavier duty diff if I'm going to be putting 33s under there. Plus, I want to install air lockers and there isn't an ARB locker option for the R180a as far as I can find. Lastly, as far as the ARB air locker option goes, can I instal an air locker in a rear H233b axle that's factory fitted with an LSD? Would the ARB locker just replace the LSD differential case assembly and its contents of disks, plates, and gears? Or would I need an entire open-diff third member? I've heard conflicting things from different people on this. Many thanks Mark
  13. Grrrr need parts. Picj n Pull didn't have what I wanted - but I still came back with a bunch of stuff anyways!

  14. Just thought I'd flag this up in case anyone is interested. Pick 'n Pull are having a half price sale this weekend. If you have one in your town (check their website) you'll need to print out the voucher here in order to take advantage of it. I got a bunch of HB parts this morning - a T-case shifter, grille, head lights, front flashers, and those arm switch thingies one either side of the steering column for your lights, signals, wipers etc. $45 all in!
  15. The un-studded Destinations were fine in winter, just as long as you remember that it is winter and that you are running MTs and not some specialist winter tire. Just drive accordingly. Only had one moment when I slid through a red light at an intersection like a rock on a curling rink! Luckily I was going fairly slowly and had time to keep hitting the horn and flashing the headlights to warn folks I wasn't stopping! The blocks and lugs on the tire are quite large so I suppose you could always sipe your own tires or get the shop to do it, if you want more grip. Or get a different make and model that has siped lugs anyway. Other than the one slide, they were great. Really good traction in deep snow off road, though they do suffer from "square tire syndrome" when it gets really cold (-25C) outside and you've been parked for the day - 30-40 seconds of driving and they're OK. Also, just good winter driving technique helps. Not getting your tires into the highly polished groove in the hard-packed snow at the stop lights where everyone else has been spinning. Rather get your wheels in the rougher and slightly deeper snow that's offset to the side of the ruts. But as your from Canada you probably got that one figured
  16. My vote for The_Magicians_Eye - but only if I can find out if he made it over that rock!
  17. I've been running Nokian Hakkapeliitta 5 studded winter tires (now superseded by the Hak 7s) here in Alberta on my PT Cruiser. Frikin' awesome tires! Incredible gripping performance, especially in the -10C to +5C zone when things get really slippy and you need all the traction you can get. They wear really well too. Not too noisy at highway speed, just sound like popcorn when below 30Kph though, lol. Only thing that worries me now is that I can stop far better than the guy behind me! But if he goes into the back of me at the lights, its his fault right! Ran the Firestone Destination MTs on my old Pathy, unstudded, and these were a great tire too. Loved them. I think I may get a studded set for winter driving and wheeling on my new Terrano build, once my finances settle down! I think the Pro Comp MT Radials are studable too. Remember though, you can't stud tires that have been used. A tire shop will only stud tires that haven't been driven on -grit and dirt gets into the stud holes and blocks them up
  18. Resuscitating an old post, but . . . "Japanese cars online catalogs" at http://www.epc-data.com/ provides a part look-up database. Not 100% comprehensive and a bit clunky to use sometimes, but certainly very useful. Thanks to shasdakota for the link!
  19. Just a note on the use of ARB lockers in cold climates ... Some of the Jeep guys I wheel with here in Alberta have experienced failure of ARB lockers to engage during cold (-20C and lower) weather. This, they attributed to hardening and contraction of O-rings in the air system at these low temperatures. Summer operation was fine. The fix was the swap out the O-rings for ones of the same dimension, but with better cold temperature performance. A local 4x4 builder I know replaces the o-rings with cold weather spec ones during new installation rather than wait for locker failure.
  20. Anyone need a digital copy of the factory service manual for the TD27T engine in the diesel Terrano? Just send me a PM and I'll forward you a link to download the PDF from my sendspace.com site. Cheers Mark
  21. started pulling parts off my old truck ready for Tuesday's Terrano arrival!

  22. Managed to get the insurance sorted with my home and present car insurer TD Meloche Monex. That's the difference between calling up the company at 10:30pm and talking to some bint (great British slang word, lol) in a call centre versus dropping into the company's downtown high-rise and chatting with someone who knows what they're talking about. Managed to get some dirt cheap basic liability, and then once its inspected and I can get it appraised, they'll offer me all the whistles and bells - until I start modding it! Then I'll have to go with a specialist insurer and probably need another appraisal. May just wait and stay with the basic liability until the build is done.
  23. You cold always try driving it back across Europe and then Roll-on-Roll-off to the US of A, lol
  24. OK, as soon as I get the paperwork through and I can get it out of the freight company's lot I'll do a full video investigation!
  25. Not wheeling yet - but building Just wondering if there's any Pathfinder folks in the Edmonton area. Mark
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