Ushuaia is like the end of the world... I think getting them mailed would take forever. I'm hoping for a distributor in Buenos Aires that might have them in stock, that should be quicker. Getting them made is only a last resort better than waiting a month for them to be shipped in.

Hi guy's, Been a while... my wife and I are in Patagonia now after over 1000 days on the road and after many thousand kms on dirt and gravel we have been driving on paved roads for long stretches at which point I noticed this strange behavior. I am pretty sure I know what it is but figured a...

Thanks for all the info guys.. I saw the tool on paddock and will order some new bolts to boot (http://www.paddockspares.com/prbnut-propshaft-nut-and-bolt.html) - I already have a nice sized order by paddock ... they quoted 3-5 business days for the initial order, I will just ask them to add...

Hopefully they have imperial tools in Chile... or it looks as though I will have to order the tool

Unfortunately I only have metric sockets, the 9/16 spanner (12 sided) came with the vehicle, I guess I should have gotten the hint and got a socket to match...

Hey all, I've got a buggered UJ on the transfer case side of the front prop. After cleaning the mud off it looks as though its not a metric nut, 14mm is a tad too small and 15mm a tad too big (besides the fact that there doesnt seem to be enough room for it to fit, and it looks as though the...

Thanks anyway!

Farmer, can you tell me what the max height is on the monroe adventurers are? I haven't been able to find that info anywhere! I've got OME springs on the back with an extra 2 inches height and need to know if they have sufficient height/travel to support them. I had terra firma all terrains...

it's not easy to figure this is a UK based forum and not so global so I will forgive you (this time... :p) That's a good idea I will see what they have in the Ferreteria when we hit the next larger town. I need to take a pic of my (ahem) temporary fix.. it's a real hack job! Cheers, Gary

Thanks guys... cheap as chips they may be over your way but in the middle if colombia south America I would say not so easy to come by... Will see if I find a distributor here somewhere...

Just a quick question... I "lost" my side air intake cover on the wing... i've MacGyvered a cover with slots out of a piece of plastic but I'm wondering how important this bit is? I mean with respect to water, dirt and such...I mean it does draw air in so when it rained heavily I'm sure bit of...

Got it sorted thanks for all the help! I ended up using easy outs in the nipple hole and banging it sideways with a hammer..and plop it all came tumbling out... The circlip was a pita without the proper pliers!

That is dirt I belive in the photo, the circlip broke as I took it out and I spent time making sure nothing was still in the channel. I will give it a try with screwing a screen in and seeing if I can pull it out that way.

Circlip is out, but the bottom plate won't budge. Hammered on it, Wd40, hammered some more, used the jack to push from the bottom, hammered some more. Lowered the jack and hammered some more still the plate won't come off. Any ideas on how to remove the stuck plate? I don't have any specialist...

Hi again, It looks like we are having a string of bad luck... just after the camshaft pully retainingbolt incident we have some play in drop arm ball joint (and torn gaiter) and I have a rebuild kit with and read how it can be changed in situ. So I went about removing the securing bolt and torn...

I blame the damn auto complete! Yeah that's it!...:confused:

Thanks for the tip on that one! Will do! I definitely didn't take enough pictures I was too focused on doing the job in front of me. I will try room load some up tomorrow.

Thanks Steve, am also pretty chuft! We still have a bit more to see of Costa Rica then we will continue our adventure southward hopefully all the way to Patagonia! If I have done everything correctly then I don't anticipate having to take the timing cover off for at least 100 kms!

Got her done! I runs on all four! Had a small :oops: when on the first test run the number two valve cap fell off apparently I didn't tighten the bolt enough. Almost had a heart attack thinking the oil bath took it into the pushrod.. thankfully it didnt! Re did the valve clearances second test...

We contacted the supplier here and she said the same thing. Just wanted to double check bit nervous and all as I am about to start the job :)