Recent content by SteelMark

Thought so... Thanks for the link

Hi everyone. I have a creeping start issue which is getting gradually worse. '06 TD5 110, 150k miles. Intermittently my truck will only give a load click on start. I see lights, heat plugs, fuel pump...then click from the solenoid (I can feel the shaft moving inside). I get 12v at the big...

I looked it up... see that its a splined flange. I have no idea where it goes yet but the mere fact that there's no noise whilst driving leads me to believe its a stripped splined shaft somewhere which helps. I will strip down and report back with pics when I know. thanks for the idiot guide to...

Will do Thanks again

Finally..... I understood every word you said MikTd....until now I did not. Thank you. I placed too much emphasis on the words "locked" and 4WD. My problem is the front differential.

I use mine for pulling hay trailers and transporting horses.... I will let you know on the raw power difference with 2WD....

Thanks Bankz... I'm ok up to the diff as I just said. I did the other side a year ago. All my other 4x4s used "electric" to shift 2 to 4WD.... so I left it to a mechanic... I'm retired now so its just me.

Thanks Turbo. I rebuilt the other side a year ago for a new swivel seal and its fine so I kind of know what I'm doing there. Once I get to the diff I will take pics and revert tomorrow night.

Oh OK I know nothing about 4WD. I guess I work from the suspect wheel in? Remove hub assy/CVjoint/half shaft/diff??

Yeah got that Turboman. I mentioned play because I couldnt carry on trying to deliver power to the front till I fixed that anyway. My point is that even with prop shaft removed... I dont have normal drive...... at least this way I can still drive it around?

Ok so bright and early I Jacked both front corners seperately as directed and wheels both ran freely in/out gear and with diff lock on/off. I checked both wheel hubs and the suspect one I was working on does have play between wheel flange and CV spline (about 1/2 a spline's worth). so I figured...

Simple enough.... I like that. Thanks both, will try tomorrow morning

Hi guys 2 weeks ago I stripped and rebuilt the passenger front corner to replace the worn swivel bearings on my '06 TD5 110.I remember at the time having trouble lining up the (long) half shaft back into the diff and taking extra time to inspect the half shaft splines which were perfect. I also...

closest town is Ballyhaunis...

Sorted, thanks all. Sheer persistence in the end as it took about 2 hrs in the rain. One interesting observation. The wife suggested running the engine to increase pressure (I think she really just needed the heater on whilst pumping) and things seemed to go a lot quicker from there. I tried to...