Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Hi, Apologies for the lack of response, things have been somewhat busy on this side (amazing how much time a new family takes from you). As Peter Mentioned, with regret, I have decided to sell the Patrol. Not because of the gearbox issue, but rather for practical purposes. I am not getting to do any...

This is a great thread! I almost replaced my landy with this : http://www.mb4x4.co.za/forum/showthread.php/907-My-Red-300GE. I test drove it and found that the engine felt underpowered (although I was use to a chunky 4 litre V8). I was really impressed with the technology it had for it's age (you co...

Nikolai B wrote:Hello!

Check this article at our website, might help you!

http://www.euro4x4parts.com/en/mechanic ... t_dir.html

Thanks, that is a great article!

I finally installed a OME Steering Damper (They needed an angle grinder to get the old one off). Here is a pic of the shiny new toy ...

It happened again today while driving on a short trip and I did not even engage 5th gear. My formula did not work very well and I spent around 5 minutes trying to find reverse in a parking lot ... not ideal!

OK, so I phoned the mechanic and he said that the parts department told him that you could only buy the complete unit. He sounded rather annoyed by this and apologized and is heading off to the parts department to sort this out. In short, you can replace the bushes separately!

@Russ - I agree, I am seriously thankful to everyone on this forum since I consider myself a very amateur mechanic and as a result, I am an easy target for this sort of thing I phoned Nissan's Parts Department and found out some interesting information. Just to be clear on what part I was referring ...

Brilliant, thanks!

haha, good point . I am in joburg

Haha, agreed. Thanks for confirming that (It is the front Control Arms b.t.w). I did not even check the Nissan Manual, but it did sound a bit weird that one has to replace the entire control arm because the bushes cannot be replaced separately!

Hi,

Does anyone know of any decent bush mechanics courses out there?

Thanks