Avanzato front diff

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hi all,

Im new to this so please bare with me.

Unfortunately my avanzato started making a rather worrying whining sound whilst going along, putting the clutch down made no difference and the noise got louder as speed increased. I pulled over and called my breakdown cover who suggested it could be a bearing for the front diff. Does this make sense to anyone and has anyone experienced this problem before?

if this is the diff, are the parts going to be easy to source?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! for info its a 1998 S reg avanzato tr-xx R4 uk spec model.

Regards,

Gary

Avanzato front diff

Hello Gary,

From my experience with my Avanzato finding parts is a headache to say the least. I would probabaly recommend staying clear of Daihatsu dealers and visiting a local gearbox specialist and get them to have a listen to it. It won't be cheap mind but atleast they will probably have a good idea of what it is and how to fix it. My gearbox/diff makes whiney noises but not very loud ones although I fear it might one day. Personally I'd like to take the whole gearbox and differential out and rebuild but alas I have too many things to do. Anyway hope this helps.

Regards

Jason

Avanzato front diff

Hi Jason,

ok, i may give the dealer a go, i live pretty near one but i wont hold out much hope. Im lucky enough to have a freind who is a very good mechanic, it is currently sat in his yard ready for him to look at either tonight or in the morning. im not too worried about the cost, its more important that i get my little zato back on the road, shes way too much fun to be left sat there doing nothing.

Thanks for the advice, its much appreciated!!

Regards

Gary

zato whining

Hi
I left my zato at a gearbox reconditioning place ( for many weeks ... but that was the fault of getting hold of the right Clutch Kit , and then getting a driveshaft ... both ended up being sourced from the dealer !!!) and he replaced bearings 'from stock' ie they were common enough bearings, as far as he was concerned!
Gd luck

see above

Sorry chaps, i seem to have replied above somehow.

Regards

Gary

Its been fixed

After a long wait involving much patience i have finally got my avanzato back. I managed to get a gearbox out of a mira classic for £250 because someone had traded theirs in under the scrappage scheme which included the transfer box which isnt bad considering the dealership prices!! While the gearbox was out i also had the clutch changed and had the car serviced again so all should be well for a while now.

Overall im pleased to have my avanzato back and im hoping i wont be experiencing anymore troubles in the near future.

Regards,

Gary

avanzato problem

After a bit of a wait for my friend to get to the route of the problem he has found that the bevel gear (sp?) in the transfer box has become knackered. So now i have a problem in ta=hat i need to replace either the bevel gear or the whole transfer box. I spoke to the daihatsu dealer and they want £1600 for a new gearbox which is a bit steep i think!! Does anyone know of anyone who could possibly make another bevel gear or if it is possible for this to be made, i have a few freinds who work for engineering companies who think they could get it done.

If not ill have to replace the transfer box. ill post in the wanted parts for one but i wont be holding out too much hope.

Regards

Gary

avanzato parts

you could try this chap for parts he was breaking one not so long ago ;- dave 07979325320
regards steve

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