General Mechanical

ok so even with the cables wound right up, the handbrake doesnt really work at all and the levers come out way to far on the calipers, (they are not drum and shoe handbrake), just wondering if anyone knows how these are adjusted at the caliper, had a look and there is no plug like normal caliper handbrakes that you remove and adjust a bolt inside.

hey all. I noticed today that the fuel return line on my ke70 was bucketing out fuel. I havnt got a hose attached to it as the new carbs i have don't have a return line. Is there a way i can block it up? Or should i maybe put a double fuel pipe on the second carb and run a hose back to the return line? Any advice/help would be great

G'day everyone, just wondering will a bellhousing off a W series km36 liteace with a K series motor bolt onto a T series box????? As I'm looking into putting a K to T series 5-speed in my ke55 rolla which has a 5k motor. Thanks, Mark. :)

hi guys just wondering whats the best choice for a worked 4k , big cam , bigger valves, double valve springs,ect i not sure but a 32/36 is the way i was leaning or a re jetted 45 with 33mm chokes any info would be appreciated

so is there a sort of universal steering rack boot that i could use? any idea on cost etc? it's for a ke70 wagon by the way. also i have a list of problems from my mechanic. and i don't understand what some of the things he's talking about are :hmm: does someone want to help me? haha. cheers in advance guys.

as some of you know ive put a 12a rotary in my rolla and have much work work to do. what your wounldnt know is that i work for defence/aps so i have nothing better to do then go on rolla club all day while getting paid. any way was thinking about my suspension. my car will not be a drift or tack car. just a fun streeter. so i was thinking of new(stock) front struts with super low king springs up front with new bushes and ball joints and every thing (still stock but). and reset leafs in the back with koni shocks. and new bushes. and white line sway bars. do people think this is enough? should handle better I'm sure

hey guys, long time reader first time poster. straight to the problem. my car started off with a miss early last week which has now gotten much worse to the point of it being undriveable. the problem is if i give it any less than 3/4 throttle the engine cuts off every second or so (it sounds similar to a bridgeported rotary engine). if i however give it more that 3/4 throttle then it revs as it should at 3/4 throttle. the 3/4 point to me felt like the opening of the secondarys in the carby so i replaced it- the problem still remains. The engine is stock but has no air filter and a very bad exhaust leak. Please let me know what you think some potenti…

hey guys just seeing if anybody would know about the aircon when i turn the aircon on the revs bounce up and down constantly to 1000rpm to 200rpm and stalls this is when the temp is middle and normal! i have to stop the aircon at the lights as the car turns of would anybody know the problem!

Hi Just as a little bit of personal research, I'm looking for factory workshop manual descriptions of how to clean an air filter out during a vehicle service. Toyota workshop manuals would be brilliant to use, as I do work on a reasonable number of *j120r prado's, zze122r corollas, and lots of **v36 and **v40 camry's. I would also like any decriptions of how to change the brake fluid as part of a service, the correct procedure out of factory workshop manuals would also be good. Both the prado setups would be good, the pressurised nitrogen booster as well as the traditional vacuum booster. I know this is very very basic, but I'm just trying to find some solid defi…

So, today was time to clean the holes out... The manifold bolt holes (I have only 2 studs and the rest are 10mm bolts) then the head bolt holes. I have a bolt with a hacksawed slot down it that acts as a tap without actually cutting any metal, so when I could screw that fully in and out by hand I knew the threads were clean. There can be a lot of tarry shit and dirt down a hole that you just never see, but it can stop the bolt tensioning up on the head or manifold. It takes a few tries to get the slotted bolt in and out without filling the slots up with rubbish. I measured a headbolt height in the block and the head depth just to make sure that the bolt would pull …

Just bought an RA40 celica and looking to give it a few mods to give it a bit more bite. Any ideas would be appreciated. Engine: 18R-C 5sp already have chopped springs all round. Cheers.

Can anybody tell me if these are factory 5k pistons?.. or are they aftermarket? :)

I'm supercharging my 4k engine. There is no harmonic balancer on it planning on revving it to 7000 rpm thanks

Hey all I'm in the process of building a 4agte, and wanna run 315 cams with big 10-11mm lift and need to find an under bucket conversion? Just missed out on a TRD kit and I can't find anywhere else to source them? Any one know of any other places to look? Much appreciated Connor

What rear inserts are people putting in their KE20's. Mine are still the originals and are completely shagged. Gettin new leafy's and have no idea on shocks.

This leads to a link on a 4WD site. Exploroz. Still I find it useful when contemplating different wheel tyre combos http://www.exploroz.com/Vehicle/Tyres/SizeCalc.aspx enjoy Bamboo

does anybody have ride thread about this swap or any know how on how to do it CAR is a 92 ae95r what's the deal with the notch how much to take of grinding wise whats needed step by step would help will post ride thread pics would help to any help greatly appreciated Harry

Hey guys, got a problem with my 3k at idle (well i think its only at idle), basically i've rebuilt the motor about 2500km ago and just rebuilt the carby on sunday because of flat spots and hesistation and stuff. But even before the rebuild (of the carby) the engine doesn't seem to idle smooth at all, a mechanic said the 3k is a really smooth motor and can run down to 400rpm but mine barely does 800....the rebuild was completely stock (so no bigger cam or pistons) the only thing i can think of is the timing chain is 1 tooth out or something.....and when i say "i think its only at idle" i mean i don't think its producing as much power as it should and yes i know 1.2L is not…

decided to start pinky the to day and noticed that the was a fuel leak near No. 4 injector. the black rings that are on top the injector and sit against the fuel rail does it matter if the r broken or cracked? as they are like it but they others don't seem to leak. it seemed as though it was more of a mist or spray than actually dripping hence why i thought injector due to pressure. any other suggestions?

I have a ke30 2 door sedan with a jap diff. I was wanting to put a borg warner in it with stock rolla sway bar etc. I think its out of a ke55. Anyways to me the ke30 with the jap diffs seem a bit sloppy in the rear end. I think the ke30's ive had in the past with borg warner diffs seem to ride better. I know I'm going to have to drill holes for mounting the sway bar brackets that attach to the body. so here are my questions Are the leaf springs differant on the jap diffs compared to those on the Borg Warner? ( the later model KE's seem to have heavier leafs to me from memory) If so, will the later leaf springs fit in my 1975 ke30 2 door without modification to the…

Ok yeh I know its a cheap dodgey povo way of lowering the car but I don't give a shit... I picked up a car for 500 and I want to know how to flip the leaves and how low it'll go.... and if you've got a problem with this and is just gonna comment on the tread telling me I'm a dodgey cheapo. Don't bother posting anything at all. Cheers morgzz

hey guys just wondering how you get springs out of shocks without spring tensioner thingys ?

Hey guys, Just woundering what the problem could be with my gearbox - its a ae71 with a 4ac and t50 gearbox? I was about give it abit of stick up a hill (hate hill starts anyways...) anyways i revved to about 3k and slowly let the clutch out... that was all good untill i went to go into 2nd, I put the clutch in, shifted into 2nd and let go of the clutch... then my car free revved - it was no longer in 'gear' ... so i rolled to a stop. i then tried to put it back into 1st to take off and nothing... so i tried all gears and nothing... so i then i though, stuff it! i wont use the clutch... and put it into first, no crunching, just slipped in and it seems like …

any recommendations where to get professional suspension done i have had quotes before but the shop fu*ked me around and we had to cancel i don't want to go through that again so any recommendations people thanks plus anybody good at installing cams etc just basic stuff for cash and beer pm me

will a ae71 tacho dash go into a ke70 clock dash??? a guy is selling me a ae71 tacho dash which i want 1 instead of the gay clock 1 and just wanted to make sure there all the same fit???? thanks

Hey guys i,m new to toyota stuff but am just doing a turbo 3tc into an early corolla wagon and i,m chasing up turbo ex manifold bolt patterns for something thats a bolt on deal. Some guys have said 18rg!!! but others say only the 3tgte is a bolt on t3 turbo manifold. Any input by someone that knows would very greatly appreciated. Cheers Damo

well i have a 4age small port with a map sensor i think? i also have the 20v silvertop ITB'S and i would like to install it on my car what i need to kno is what is involved i kno i have to get the t3 adaptor plate but thats all i kno, and can i run them without a tune? someone who has done this before on the forum would help me alot :thumbsup: what will i need to get it all running? please don't flame me i have tried searching and i can't find but if u guys kno some good articles feel free to post :y:

Hi, Trying to fit a set of shock absorbers to the rear of a KE15. I had an original shock absorber but threw it out so can't get this measurement so this is where I need all your help. I need to know the internal diameter of the bottom bushing sleeve (steel sleeve in bottom of shock absorber rubber bushing that connects to the diff) in a standard KE1X shock absorber? Reason is I need to find a suitable bushing with the right internal clearance for a ke1X bolt and that has the right external diameter for a rubber bushing that will fit the shock. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers Cameron

Are they the exact same? Mine in my Ae71 drivers seat are flogged out. Just wondering if i can change them to some tight ones with keeping the original seat.

Hay guys have an odd question for you ke30 owners were there any ke30s made with a straight steering connecting rod, thats the rod that connects to the steering box and idler arm, i have a ke55 manual and it shows a straight connecting rod, how ever in my 55 i have a offset rod, this is causing some issues with hitting so I'm trying to track down a straight rod that mite fix this issue, so does any one know ???? maybe the early ke30s had a straight rod??>>>?? what about the earlyer models ke20s or something >?????? any advice be apreciated getting stressed out here cheers

Given the inherent ploblem with the stock Aisan carby's running rich due to the floats, I have decided to go down draft Weber. The question is, which Weber (and jetting) best suits a stock 1.8 3Tc engine. Be mindfull, the aim is maintain factory econmy or better. Sadly performance takes second place... at the moment. :blinks:

i know the injectors in the 4afe are tiny and are just enough to run a stock engine has anybody tried running bigger ones any ideal ones I'm getting a bigger fuel pump to suit cheers

Hello all :lol: I recently decided that I might to lower my e12 a little bit to get the wheel arches nicely in line with the wheels and give my car a much better overall presence on the road. I am utterly confused.com by it all though to be honest with you! I understand that I need to buy lowering springs for my car and have already found a tonne of different ones online and quite like the look of some of the 35mm - 40mm ones (don't want to go craaaaaazy!) however my friend said that I may want to look and getting new shock absorbers too as the car will "inevitably bottom out and break the shocks". now I have no clue as to what I should be looking for here?!…

hey guys i am looking to buy these will the fit and if they do do they apply much power ??? also do you need to modify the stock 4k for and fitments??

hey guys just need help for a moment i want more power! bad but i think I'm going to need a bigger carby what carby is the best for power that i can find commonly that will fit my 4k also the wont cost me an arm and a leg?? if you could tell me those simple answers that would be greatly appreciated I'm looking for enough power to smoke the tyres in otherwords? lol

i need to no will a ae71 diff bolt up in a ke70 with out changing anything

hey all i've got a ke70 thats in the build atm. I know that a 4age is pretty much a straight swap into a ke (using the crossmembers and all). I was just wondering if it was any harder doing a 3s beams motor and box swap into one? What would i need to get 3s crossmembers to fit in or would need to get some made up. If anyones got any info on this please let me know cheers.

hey guys picking myself up an ae71 this week for a grand with a roady its clean looks pretty good but bad part its auto, tho gives me a chance to save lol I'm just wondering what are some basic egine mods i could do to it to give it a lil bit of a kick?, plan on exhaust to start with thats sorted already but any other ideas? cheers in advance and no engine transplant is on the cards but not for awhile lol cheers :hmm:

is the diff in a 78 hilux a RN41? and if it is how much would one be worth roughly with a noisy centre? id replace the centre with a g series lsd and use MA70 rear hub carriers, backing plates and brakes and would the brake booster fit a TA22? for an upgrade with the brakes?

How much is my car worth on the market? KE20 3k with total rebuild, bored, decked, pistons, EVERYTHING! thousands spent all recipts. Alpine stereo throughout with ipod plug, sub, amp and so on. 2nd owner with all recipts from original sale in '75'. 14" white mags. All original parts not fitted include wheels, carby, and a couple of interior parts to come with car. Note: has been badged ( bastards!) and needs a carby rebuild.