General Mechanical

I recently changed the cvs on my ae92 as it was knocking very badly. Now after a month the knocking came back only when I turn right and got foot off clutch,then as soon as I put my foot on the clutch the knocking dissapears again. Is it time to change the bearings as well is this what may cause the noise? Any Info would be apreciated.

Changed my spark plugs on my ke70 last night and now it won't start, we did them one by one so they are in the right order. When it first turned over the dizzy cap was loose (usual sputter and noise) put cap back on and won't start. The plugs have spark it nearly started but the cut out Need help plz

My 3a-u carb is acting up..car does about 4km a ltr and i can smell the raw gasoline on the exhaust,reserviced it but its no better,can i swap to another carb type that will not need a plate modification,The 3a-u one is very rare and quite expensive to order, Any hekp guys..thanks oooh can one convert to an EFI and how would i go about doing it ?

Hay guys I'm looking into getting my ke30 4 stud to get converted to a commodore 5 stud whats the deal with spacers if i wanted to convert it would it be able just to use spacers and where would i get them and ive tried the search feature because I'm sure this has been covered before but it doesnt seem to work. and i was thinking about going the 7afe way and ive seen pictures of a silvertop head on one is it possible? Cheers

hey guys well my diff plug on my borg-warner (from ke55) must be cross-threaded coz it freespins when you try and undo it to top up the diff oil ... i guess my only option is the change the backing plate over to one where the diff plug isn't cross threaded ... is there any nacks with a corolla diff in changing this plate over? I just don't wanna start it and drain what oil is left in the diff, and find something out afterwards and not have the car on the road ... its dropped a bit of oil out of the diff, and i wanna top it up ASAP but can't ... grr Thanks for you help, dyzza

hi guys just trying to put a new clutch cable into my ke20, however i can not figure out how to romve the gear box end... how does this come out, my new ne has a square plug type connection... cheers

Right, as some of you know, I'm changing my diff. I was a bit slack today, the moment I got home I just crashed, was SO DARN TIRED, had to just about live on Red Bull for the drive home.... Anyway, eventually woke up and started actually doing some work on the car (note to self, washing car at night with no lights, you tend to miss lots of spots, and the bottom of the car and wheel arches are still covered in mud). Diff is almost out, all I have to do is unbolt the rear shackles and it should just fall out. Anyway - question. The T-series diff has a larger diameter housing, 65mm in fact. The U-series diff has a smaller housing, 57mm. Obviously this is a …

Hmm, looks like I may have to replace the head gasket in the Camry sometime soon (well, I hope it is a problem with the head gasket and not something more serious...), I wonder how hard it is to change?

Hi, Does anyone know whether you can get bolt-on spacers/adapters to change your PCD from 114.3 ---> 4 x 100 or vice versa? If so, where? Or any alternatives? Thanks

G,day new to the rollaclub, Just a enquiry i recently came to the problem of wheel choices for my ke20 and having the older 110 pcd less wheels available. The 114 theres heaps of variety so the equiry is as i use an newer say ke55 for the front wheels just change the front discs. The issue with the rear drums? Do i get like a back axle off a 30 or 55 70 model and use that? woulod that work or be wider or is there simply an easy walkthrough or something? cheers Paul

Hey all, in the process of (well trying to...) change shocks and springs in my KE70 front struts. Both struts are out of the car but I'm damned if I can even start to dismantle them. I can't crack the top nut under the dust cap. Trying to do so just turns the shock absorber. Is there a trick to stop the shock turning or is it more a case of using a rattle gun or some such? I'm sure the whole process is fairly simple I've just never done it before and gregory's is of very little help. Any ideas greatly appreciated.

Hey all I'm chasing a 3tgte motor and rwd gearbox with computer and loom anyone know where to look in brisbane?

I've had to cut some of the chassis rail out from under the battery tray to address some rust issues (KE25). Any recommendations about welders in Adelaide? Preferably in the Prospect area if possible ... although, realistically, I'll go wherever I need to to get it done. cheers, Slapper

hay all, today as i was cleaning http://www.rollaclub.com/board/gallery/album/12275/553-my-baby/ and pullin off the black strips on the left side of the car the paint decided to come off with the rubber strips! :( I'm really peed off about it.. n need to find a place or someone that can do a decent job cheap. thanks all :) really appreciate any help!

https://store.rytparts.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?p=1&q=toyota+4k divide the prices by about 38, and thats your AUD. Full set of valves, $30 dollars Set of std pistons, D dish with valve reliefs, (commonly for 4K-U or EFI 4K-E) $42 Full rebuild kit, including, pistons and pins, rings, cylinder liners, bearings, gaskets $182 hahahah!!!!! Camshaft bearings, $6 Cheap n nasty points type dizzy, $27 Carburetor, $77 Head gasket $4.50 Carby rebuild kits, $6

Lend me your collective thoughts on what could be the problem, :) My Check engine light keeps coming on, sometimes it comes when you give it a stab, it'll cut power for a split second then the light comes on and most times it goes off again. Other times just driving up the highway the light will just come on and won't go off till you shut the car down. Timing belt was done at 109,000k's (now up around 140,00k's) Oil is fine Engine temp runs around 80*c average (splitfire gauge). Could this be poor tuning?? or a faulty sensor somewhere?? The boost has been increased from standard to 11 psi, standard turbo will take 14 and the cut out (that's when the …

ok, i'll explain this now. i am building a buggy using corolla running gear this is the engine i will be using, a 4k that i am going to drop the huge cam out of my 5k into it along with the modified 5k head and most likely use the modded 4a carbi i have it is originally a celica drag car rollcage that i have added bits onto and removed some bits too. it will be about a foot of the ground when the struts are fully mounted(i still have yet to make up the top strut mounts) diff is undecided but i am steering towards my ae71 diff as it has the all new brakes in it. and of course i will be locking it! :) so what ya's think?

Firstly, yes I have searched for the subject to no avail. Still having some trouble in the cold mornings. I don't have a manual so could someone tell me what it says about choke/throttle adjustment. IE how much should the choke linkage open the throttle when the choke is applied.

Hi All, I know this has probably been covered before, When I installed my twin carbs I never bothere dhooking up the choke mechanism as I was missing a couple of bits from the l9inkage set up and It doesnt take all that long for my car to warm up. so anyway cutting to the chase... Am I able to remove my choke butterfliies?? If so will there be any difference to anything?? power, Idle, Induction noise, fuel..... and is it as easy as unscrewing them?? please inform me if you know.... cheers Jono!!.

gday people i have a ke55 bumber bar that has been pushed in from the pervious owner (its not thatttt bad just distored in the ends) is there any place in melbourne that restores chrome bumper bars? business name please Thanks in Advanced Evan

hey guys i was wondering if anybody on here knew if you can get chrome bumpers for a ke70 corolla cause I'm painting mine soon and reckon chrome pumpers would look mad cheers by the way hope this is the rite place to ask this question

hey people i own a ke70 and wanna put 17" chromies on it but am not sure on what i have to do as most hit the strut. do i need newer model struts? spacers? or just the right wheels with the right offset?

Hi, Ok the 3K in my KE30 is getting old and well its starting to over heat on long hot summer day trips. Now the radiator in the car is a bit tired and I gotta spare here I wanna clean up paint, add thermo fan to and get it all going. Then hopefully do a motor swap so I can have reliable slow fun again. But The spare radiator I have has been used a bit before (was not long recoed but and is still in top nick.) But the radiator has a heap just bits of gunk, small pebble looking things, general radator crap in it. I wanna give it the best clean out possible. How should I do this? I tried just pumping water through it no work :hmm: I'm thinking a chemical…

often working on a 30-odd yearold car, you undo a bolt and the thread is all full of crap. i always worry about stripping threads out (god knows i've done enough of them), so i like to give them a clean and a spray with inox before putting the bolt back in cleaning the thread in the body or part isn't usually a problem, you can grind a bit lengthways out of a bolt and wind that in, cleaning all the crap out, or i've even gone to the massive several dollars expense of buying M6, M8 and M10 thread taps, which i just quickly wind in and out and get all the gunk out nicely bolts are another matter not really wanting to spend like 20 dollars each on the accompanyin…

Hey guys, Ive got a block sitting here and the bores have dirt and stuff in them as it had been sitting in a shed without a head. How should i go about cleaning them up a bit so itd be suitable to use? Cheers, Jason

hi guys i have cleaned my motor and polished it and put it back in, the only thing that lets it down is the side drought carby. is there a chemical i can buy to clean it , i don't want it polished (it would take years) i just want it clean , atm its really dirty alloy any tips would be good , i have tried petrol and a toothbrush

My car's got 300+ km's on it, so I'd like to clean the injectors. I don't want to remove them and risk damaging them. I've read a lot about people putting different additives in the tank to help clean them. Just wondering what people on here have tried and results. Pro's and con's of going this route instead of pulling them out. thanks guys Jordan

Hey. :) I'm in debt from buying Superlites (still), and I'm getting bored not being able to spend money on the car... so I was just wondering about ways to clean up my engine... as in like the parts and stuff. Something to do at home just to keep myself busy... Cheers.

After a couple of mis-shifts while at skidpan, the change from third to second has become very difficult at any speed over 40 km/h. rev-matching or double clutching doeset help. Have I f@$ked a syncro or somthing or could it be something else?

After recently suffering a blown head gasket, after thermostat failed, (You may remember,wife got locked in the cupboard for a week for that indiscresion) I realised how much we all seem to neglect the essential old water system. Anyway, I've always put Toyota water conditioner in my 4KC, but the head job I just did on the engine demonstrated clearly how much scale etc. builds up in these things; which I suppose is to be expected when you consider the engines we are playing with, have been around for 20 odd years. Anyway it now has head reconditioned, new gaskets, new hoses, new cap, new thermostat, & I even recored the radiator, as the stress of the head bl…

Hi, Well doing up my KE15 cooling system and I want to do it properly so I can make a WIKI article on it. So one part I want to do is cleaning the thermostat. Now these are all tested and work. But are covered in crap :wink: What is the best way to quickly clean them? can I grit blast them safely? Pic below of the mess they are. Cheers Cameron

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Hey guys!! When i'm going to start up the car it tries to turn over once, very unenthusiastically, and then when olding the ignition on produces a steady clicking noise. All ive done today is take my carby off, retighten all the bolts to ensure there is no vacuum leak, and refit it. Once refitted the car ran fine....but now not at all!!... It's not like the clicking i heard when my Daihatsu charade starter motor went, bit slower.... Thanks for any help

Hi i need 2 no what cluch i can use ive got a ae71 with a 86kw 4age out of a ae82 in it its got a T50 sprinter box please help?

Morning All Just need some help. I have a KE35 with a 4AGE 100KW, T50 gear box (bought it last year from Mikoolz, Sydney). I'm having troubles with the clutch. It has been converted to a hydraulic clutch and is relatively new, the old cable adjustment was just a clip on the cable at the firewall, but now I fear its a little more complex. I have had nearly no free travel at the top of the clutch now for a while and have been puting off fixing it, it has finally started to slip (only when accelerating hard when rolling) and I now have no free travel at all. I checked out the slave cylinder this morning and all seems good. My questions are: Does it sound like just a…

just snapped my clutch cable on 4k 4 speed but only the end bit that goes on the clutch pedal anyone done a quick fix or a cheap good cable i can nab???

having problems with clutch cable atm. can't seem to find how it goes, i got some pics so maybe someone can help. Number 1 seems the obvious spot for the clutch cable to go thru, but that means it has to bend sharply to reach top of pedal (number 3) Number 2 seems right for it, but the rubber cup bit the cable go through don't fit in in thaat hole. I'm lost. very lost

hey guys been looking can't find anything...I'm trying to get my 4kc out of my ke70 but the clutch cable wont come.out it goes through the plate that sits between the motor and gbox but the cable also goes through a gbox hole and.the end wont fit through any help would be awesone

What size bolts do I use to secure clutch plate/cover to flywheel on a 4AC?

Hi Everyone, Well I've been trying to get this car up to scratch for a roadworthy and needed to change the gearbox in it because it simply needed changing. What my problem is now is the clutch doesn't seem to be fully disengaging when the clutch pedal is all the way down. When I try to put it into gear it is always hard to do so and reverse grinds horribly until it's "in" gear.. The strange thing is, when I let go of the pedal the friction point is around half-way through pedal movement rather than right at the floor. ALL of the gears are hard to push into gear. We've tried adjusting the clutch cable to give us maximum clutch disengagement but doesn't seem…