Moses broke a tooth, bu**er

Nah mate, just 10 Yotas to the Nissan is the recognised ratio. 50 Yotas to the Nissan for the front ends. Will probably be trucked to Port Augusta. RAA called with a trailer and broken spring.

I don't think JohnR quite explained that correctly........he is (after all) a very modest bloke......

The said 10 toyotas were all being _towed_ up hill and down dale, when the diff decided it'd had enough of those pesky, free-loading tojos and decided to go on strike!!!!
Great to meet you at last bigfella. Geez, if I meet any more "nice" Mexicans, I might have to revise my general opinion.......but then again, it'd take 10 nice blokes to counter one Lucy.....!!!!!! hahahaha

Careful Roachie, we will have to have you swabbed if you are revising ure opinion about them Vics..... LOL.

By the way we had an interesting run home, had a 6.5 running with us until Hawker and Des was all excited that even though Pud said he was going to be going straight through and not stopping, Des sprung him doing repairs on the Neeesan in the parking area (just the manifold studs again) after Pud had left Des noticed the Yota front wheel was a tad flat on the bottom, resulting from a small steel pin. (and I have pics, aqs he always ask for them, it needed plugging)

I must add I had a slow leak in my rear tyre that needed inflating also twice on the way home..

TX to all for a great few days.....

I wasn't going to tell all on the Yotas Roachie, just enough to give the background. I was told the ratio of repairs at Geelong Differentials for the rears. Nissan ones done't give the troubles like Yota fronts either adn we can start the list if need be, starting withe teeth missing on 100s and collapsed and cracked independant FEs too.

Mate, don't know how you get Lucy uptight. He seems a decent fellow too, just good to acknowledge him as you do.;-)))))

Blaze, I am sure that Des would know all he has to do is rotate the tyre so the flat spot is to the top and he would be right.

G'day Ray and Jen, back down at Port Augutta now and Heather just heard from Willlem, that they had seen Moses on a red truck on the way. Will follow through in the morning as I have had the service manager of Gleeson Motors in Warrnambool following up my progress with Nissan and RAA. Good to know that they still have the interest to leave a message on my mobile.

When you coming to visit folks? Hope you have a camp shower or three.

Thanks mate, yes slowed down the excursions no end. I had to put off a shower until I found I had knocked a wire off a circuit breaker for the diesel hot water circuitry. That was a simple thing in comparison.

JohnR,

Pushing your luck playing around with the electricals as well were'nt you :))))

Sorry to hear of your 'opportunities'. It'll all end up well enough.

Gramps, I think I am fairly safe with 12v.

Heard later today that a differential support bearing had collapsed. They are the ones that support the differential where the axles fit in to the diff splines, One of my friends suggested that the problems give me time to "stop and smell the roses". I am not sure I see it that way yet :-[ I did go and have a coffee with Roachie today though, but didn't get to have lunch cooked by Aussie Chef.

Oh dear, please tell us a bit more David......If you don't, I'm sure I can prevail upon Christopher and William to spill the beans......so better if it comes from you I reckon!!

Hope it's nothing too serious.......

Cheers mate

Roachie

PS: Flat tyres seem to have been flavour of the day today. At last count there were 3 of us (yes, including me) who suffered......Brew and Des Lexic being the other 2 I know of. Then of course there was AussieChef and Lucy, both of whom suffered a similar fate over the weekend whilst on "adventures".

At least mine was on the bitumen. LOL
You can add another to the list as that "photo expert" didn't want to listen to kenny at Terrowie and half an hour later we are pumping the tyre back up as well as another couple of times on the way home cos he was too lazy to change it.
Also at hawker, we called into the servo and filled up and pulled into the rest area around the corner and guess what. Pud was in there hiding, spanners in hand under the truck with oil dripping out from somewhere and he says, " Just tighytening up a loose manifold bracket" Yeah right.

Well Des lucky you guys didn't look over the back fence at Hawker Motors or you may have seen something in there belonging to me.

Only need pumping up twice Des and have already owned up to it above... Mind you it will need inflating again I guess in the morning LOL

Forgot to add probably was a setup with the piece of steel that was removed from your tyre, you pestered me to find it for you......

David sorry to hear you had troubles on the way home, if you don't want to put up the hassles you had on here email the pics and explanantion to me also... blazesport@tsn.cc I don't want to have to pester Roachie for the guff LOL

David sorry to hear of your mis-adventure. Something in Hawker, eh? Sounds serious. Should I enquire at a Case dealer on the way home?

Collapsed support bearing for the differential is the diagnosis. Caused an ugly scene apparently. I don't know who made it.

Pictures speak louder than words. Have a look in your email inbox. may qualify for a Muck up and take the heat off you for once.

Hi guys Leigh and I and Brian are in Port Augusta living it up in a hotel.
When we were in hawker I over heard a guy in the mobil servo on the phone whining about this will be the last time they will pick a car up from warraweena after they trash them 4x4 driving and that they need to place a warning on entry permit to park as they wont come and get cars.
regards ross

David, I think the pictures should be posted here for all to see.
Especially after all the Nissan Gloaters put it on me after my accident a few years ago. Does that mean that Nissan's are now only 2.1's or 1.5's now apart from that .56 Chevvy thingo. LOL
Roachie, I sincerely hope you didn't need that oil on the way home.

He may have been a bit grumpy this weekend as the roads up there through the gorges are pretty knocked up and it took him two hours to get the 65 K back to Hawker with my little offering plus the hour and a half to get there and 3/4 hr loading. he only gets paid for mileage not time from the RAA motoring organisation. On top of that the other mechanical shop is away I think so he is left to do it by himself and is probably getting a bit tired at the moment.

Certainly can't complain about the service in my case.

The Teague family has been associated with the Flinders for many years and I am sure that the advent of 4WD this has really opened up the torism market in that area.
Wouldn't mind a dollar for every tank refill from a 4WD up there

Guys these RAA guys could get a bit p##sed off having to collect vehicles etc, but its their choice of occupation. Its no different than me complaining when people bring in computers to be fixed because though don't have virus protection. But its my choice to do computers and my choice to stay with the job, and it pays the billls :-) ...... I know from a local RAA division here, who are also a new and used car sales outlet that in lean times RAA is their bread and butter...... He was probably having a grumpy day is all..... He will be probably complaining in a few weeks he has no work.... LOL

Ross, that sounds pretty ill-informed comment at the servo. I didn't see any 4by knocked around at Warraweena over the weekend. Not one! I paid the servo there too. Thought I was going to get drivewaye service with a young guy out the front to talk. Just shows what an idiot he must have been if it was the same guy. He is a bit of a lurker here so he may understand better.

The trailer that called to collect my vehicle was hardly up to the task with road tyres and I would have thought 14" too. I was told by someone who saw the spring that had broken it looked like it had been a while too. He could be wrong, but obvioulsy the fellow at Hawker NFI

If the companies making many $100s through a recovery want to stop, I guess more may do more damage by driving out. Mine was driveable but it was a Nissan warranty that made it for them, a better paying job. I also had a responsibility to the company I purchased from.

Totally agree John, There a Mechanics around this country who would give their best sockets away to get a RAA franchise in places like Hawker etc. along the lines of what David posted without us (Bashem up 4bee) owners going into the Flinders, tourism would die off and they could spend their time trying to work out how to feed the family....

Totally agree with your comment "I didn't see any 4by knocked around at Warraweena over the weekend." I think a new Commodore travelling from Hawker to Arkaroola would be being knocked around more....

you mean a pic of this ilk?

Bonz, I wish that had been posted eariler in the day as he posted from here.

Just a quote from a phone conversation earlier today
ring, ring on my mobile, I answer John R......
Lucy: why don't you answer your bloody phone?
me: I rang the number I had for you but only got your voice mail - quoted the number.
Lucy: Thats the CDMA and I only switch that on sometimes (no calling number ID on inwards call)
Lucy: Where are you?
me: Big 4 in Port Augusta
Lucy: So am I, where are you?
me: I can see you
Lucy: oh, I see you.....
me: No you don't I am at reception

Well lunch at Whyalla and he headed for Port Lincoln

What is that BAG hanging off the side of Lucy? And I dont mean Des Lexic hahahahahaha

Bonz, he has bagged an annex as well as Des Lexic who was upto his armpits under Lucy

Thanks Andrew, hopefully to Port Augusta in the morning for a dealer repair.

What a pear eh? Last thing I would have expected.

John, you're right. Even my Nissan mad mechanic couldn't believe it when I recounted your experience :((

Yeh, collapsed support bearing for the diff apparently, caused an ugly scene.