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Hello everyone! I bought a K-reg Fourtrak a couple of months back. Been quite pleased with it, it tows well and is proving very useful- spent today dragging sixty foot birch trees about with it. Got a few questions need answering if anyone would be so kind, so here goes!
I've done the engine oil, oil filter and fuel filter and a pair of new shocks, and greased the props. I'm planning to do the diff oil plus the gearbox and transfer oils- is this just a case of drain 'em and fill to the lever of the plug on the side with 80-90? Anything I need to watch out for?
Also need to do the hub seals- any advice on this? Just strip them back from the wheel? Was thinking I night just fill them with grease instead of replacing them.
Does anyone know of a source of cheap leaf springs? At £100 a go from the local motor factors they hardly seem worth doing but they're fucked. If I get some new springs, can I get lift shackles for them?
Cheers chaps!
Ruben
Well Oiled
Use a six point socket to remove the drain and filler plugs to remove all the bungs as these round easily with spanners or 12 point sockets.
Yes, it is simply a question of draining and refilling to the level plugs, although it would be prudent to add a gearbox additive such as Slick 50 or similar as the boxes can become noisy. Add this additive to the diffs as well, it is not cheap, but cost effective in the long term.
Hub seals are easily done, as you suggest, simply strip them down and replace them, it is also part of Daihatsu's service schedule to grease the bearings regularly, particularly if the vehicle is heavily used off road. Again this is easily done, use a good grease, preferably a marine type waterproof grease if the vehicle is subjected to a lot of off road work, or working in predominantly wet environments.
Milners are a good source of spares, including springs, they also do filter kits for £10 for your vehicle, they should also provide shackles.
When you drain the oils, paint the leaf springs with the old oil, this helps prevent wear on the springs, although it is messy, it is worth it for the springs longevity.
Replacment leaf springs
Hi.
'91 Fourtrak 2.8 TDX
With ref to replacment leaf springs for a Fourtrack, ask for advice on the site as to where to buy them in relation to the use to which you plan to use the truck. I have replacments fom Milners, purchased a complete kit, bushes, bolts, shackles, U bolts, ect. This was to save time and hassel, ie just cut every thing off with a grinder/gas axe. But I have found, and have have since had advice that Milners springs are to stiff/hard for general /running light use, as I run mainly with two up and a wheel chair. when I have had weight aboard they gave a nice smooth ride, have made posts about this problem, very hard/stiff suspension, but got an unexpected suspension lift, that is a plus factor,with my larger tyres, but found my shocks were almost fully extened when at rest, a minus factor,( Monroe Gas Shocks,replacments, not the fitted adjustable ones).So a new set of shocks are on the shopping list.
I have been treating the springs with a spray on silicon lubricant along the edge of each leaf and this has seemed to have helped the leaves to slide in relation to each other. (not wished to leave a oil slick when wading through fords or I would have used waste oil).
These comments are in relation to my truck and the use to which it is put, and think Milners are really good people to deal with, as I use them a lot.
Edward (ews)
Edward (ews) '92 Fourtrak 2.8 TDX
cheap springs with no spring!
Hi,
, I got two and a half inches difference either side before lifting a wheel, there are other far better springs out there for not a lot more money, pro-comp do a standard replacement set that are Swedish and are infinitley better than the Milner ones.If you want to spend a little more there are Australian products that will give 2" of lift and good ride and handling aswell and still cost less than £100 apiece, I am trying to get a re-seller account for them and for the same company's shocks at the moment.If you want extended shackles I can supply you with them, go to www.bloodredoffroad.com click the link and drop me a mail, but don't replace your shocks until you have decided what you are fitting springwise as the length is fairly critical. 
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I have to agree with ews about the Milner springs, they are a good company to deal with and their springs are about the cheapest out there but they are so solid that the ride is horrendous as your tyres become your springs - a bit like an old tractor or JCB and offroad articulation is non existent
Apparently it isn't just Milners fourtrak springs that are too hard either as I've seen the same comments about the same problems with Milner springs on the Toyota Hilux owners club forum (I have Toyotas too
best regards,
Dave.
read modified forums
loads of stuff on here about what you want, i have got pro comp springs, dogsbosses shackles - excellant, polybush all round, need much longer shocks though, at minute can cross axle at ten inches on two car ramps which aint bad for a fourtrak
Full of ideas but no time to do them!!
www.bloodredoffroad.com
www.milneroffroad.com
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