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All the CV Shafts seem to be made in China. Rang old Subaru dealer in Brisbane he told me original Subaru Brumby drive shafts cost $700 a pair. I just installed a new set of aftermarket drive shafts in my Brumby and in less than 100 ks the left side is clicking. Just wondering if they are properly g...

Had a sump oil leak for some time. Have used all tyres of gasket additives to stop leak but now I suspect that either the weld round the sump plug has a hairline crack or the sump is rusting from inside with moisture in the base round the plug. Any idears out there its very annoying trying to trace ...

Guess it be a 2 man job refitting the Hub with the cv axle attached. Really helpfull that video by Willy. Thanks a million.

Yes guess it be a 2 man job putting back on the vehicle. Bloody great Video by Willy.

Yea got the CV Shaft though easy after heating bearings with heat gun and Temp gun. Unfortunately the Hub was already on the vehicle. I'll get it spot on next time when I do the other Brumby I"ll take the HUB OFF and do it right. Was thinking about putting the CV shaft axle through on the bench also...

Yea did a trial run on that post yesterday. Froze bearing slid easy on the old cv shaft. But I ***ed up trying put it in the front/rear steering knuckle. Reckon I probably never got the bearing part on knuckle hot enough. Got that little temperature tester. Will go again today really heat up the knu...

A mate of mine who works on mining sites tells me the Mechanics just throw the bearings etc in the freezer in plastic bag freeze them then fit them easily.

Going to try an experiment. Having trouble getting my CV drive shafts to fit without possible causing damage to the bearings. Talking to an old mechanic mate of mine. He told me freeze the end CV shaft in dried ice for couple of hours and it should slide in. NEVER heard of this before sounds crazy b...

I removed the CV shaft from my Brumby. The Drivers side came out easy but the passengers side was a tough one and I ended up getting it out with the inner bearing attached. I now have to fit a new bearing for safety, HOWEVER I fear that the new cv shaft will not go in easy and may require some persu...

I just replaced the King Springs on young blokes Brumby with standard springs (New shockers). when I took the strut out with the King springs and lay it beside the standard Brumby Strut they came up at the same length but those Kings springs are heavy duty stuff compared with the standard springs. I...

Seen a few of those wagons go through Pickles Auction Brisbane but so many with NO Damage are shown as Stat.Writeoffs water damage. WTF water damage hows that make a car unroadworthy. Sure the motor might be cactus but a good hose down and a dry out and maybe a motor over haul would surely sort out ...

Great thanks. Those bloody king springs are heavy sht for a brumby. Can't see the point. Going back to standard coils.

I going to remove the front Struts from young fellows Brumby (Has 2" Lift Kit). I sort of toyed round with removing one of them (Has king Springs and to be replaced with standard springs and new Strut/Shockers). After loosing all the bolts I found that I would not be able to remove the old Strut unl...

Young bloke has 2 inch lift kit all installed right . I had to turn the blocks on top of the struts round right way they were wrong way round, but with those bloody king springs the wheels still do not have the right camber. Tried everything. Only thing left is replace with the stock standard spring...

Drilled it out and re tapped with a 12x1.25 tap. Got get a good 100mm bolt now. Hope it holds. 50mmx12x1.25 tap went all the way. Might try a longer bolt, Can't see whats up in the sub frame just hope the hidden anchor part is rock solid. Found a few old bolts off an old Lift kit and they are just s...

Just what I needed -Good Stuff- Thanks a Million.

I have just drilled out a rusty broken bolt that holds a bracket on one side of the rear end assembly/axle. I have to now re Tap the thread. Not game to remove any of the others bolts yet for fear they may also break. I have a metric die set and from what is left of the rusty old bolt the thread loo...

Ok Thanks will try them all.

One of the rear Lift Kit suspension blocks came adrift at the rear of young blokes Brumby snapping off the holding bolt. Ive drilled right through the broken bolt with a smaller dia drill and have tried all means to remove what remains of the old bolt. What remains of the old bolt shows that the thr...

I'll give the Kyb's a go and see how they perform against the Gabriels on the other Suby.