The Diesel Boys Maintenance Thread *4x4/4x2*

roadhog · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:13 am Post subject:

oh btw any one might be interested in a roof rack? like what all the vigos and tritons driving around with? let me know i have one sitting down here

SNIPER 3000 · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:32 am Post subject:

Fellas help meh out here nah, it's about driving gears... where is the "kick down" on this thing is.....today i was overtaking i was on 4th gear and driving about 30-40km so i tryed to over take but it was not as fast a an automatic...i was not expecting that almost run into a truck Shocked

, how you all does do it on what gear ?

roadhog · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:52 am Post subject:

^^ gear down buddy go back into third and mash out.

roadhog · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:56 am Post subject:

or at that speed maybe in to second. but try third.

SNIPER 3000 · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:33 am Post subject:

KiD · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

^^ hmm sounds like you need some experience driving a manual. its normal but you need to have ur foot on the gas or else it will jerk back. you may need someone to show you. basically an automatic does the same thing it gears down and applies the gas whenever you mash down. in a manual you control everything manually.

sweeks · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:03 pm Post subject:

Sniper with regards to gearing down and gearing up refer to your manual for max speeds for the various gears. If you're doing 70km/h and you gear down from 3 to 2nd and the max speed for 2nd gear is 60 km/h, the vehicle will jerk, the rpm will run up and in extreme cases you run the risk of locking up the 'drive' wheels.

If you don't have a manual, then you need to feel out the gears and at what speed they work best.

As Kid says it comes with experience... it took me a while before I got the gearing right....because the gearbox and ratios was different to my previous 4x2 lux. I listen to my engine when I'm gearing up or down, and usually glimpse at my RPMs.

Practise gearing up and down at various speeds for the different gears. But please note that your gear box is use to control the gears and not used for extreme slowing down. Brakes pad are cheaper than a gearbox and clutch parts.

equipped2ripp · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:22 pm Post subject:

sweeks, dem n00bs Laughing

bleedingfreak · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:37 pm Post subject:

I feel I staying out of this one yes Laughing

323_wagon_dude · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:

bleedingfreak · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject:

The following should help:
http://www.2pass.co.uk/gears.htm

and:

http://www.2pass.co.uk/gearsinuse.htm

Enjoy Smile

equipped2ripp · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject:

nah he'll learn in time

wagon r · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject:

^allyuh real evil oui.......you and yuh pardna on top yuh there..... Laughing

Fire_Fighter786 · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject:

equipped2ripp · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject:

nah i tell allyuh de man would learn..

when i had now got my frontier, i took awhile (abt a 2wks or so) to learn the gears... when to downshift without chirping tires etc.

the only way to learn it is with experience. practice won't make perfect, but it'll make you better.

RNR66 · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject:

Another thing - I notice quite a few drivers ( of pick ups) pull off in 2nd gear many times hardly ever using 1st gear except when carrying heavy loads maybe.

This can't be good for your clutch disc/ pressure plate etc, can it?

equipped2ripp · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 12:25 am Post subject:

RNR66, i do it when downhill or at a decline

but yeah on a flat surface, it MAY put some strain on the engine

wagon r · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 6:31 am Post subject:

^ well i could understand downhill or approaching moving traffic but from a start is "bun" clutch yuh lookin for.....

....i'll use first just to get the van rollin....

323_wagon_dude · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:14 am Post subject:

I've seen people do it a few times. They said the first gear is too short... as they pull of they have to change gear so they just pull of in second instead

The hilux owner's manual explicitly says not to do this. Confused

sweeks · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 12:19 pm Post subject:

Fellas... quick note here... I'm out of office next week travelling... once I get internet access I'll touch base.

Take it easy... be good and be safe.

Sweeks out.