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Finally got a Nissan workshop guy to speak to me and he said yes the diffs do wear out and the LSD operation does get weaker over a period of time and they have been removing diffs and sending them to diff shops for rebuilds, but of course the vehicle is out of warranty by this stage. So I would...

Of course it will lock if it is in gear. You will be then trying to spin the engine over through the wheel you are trying to turn, that is why you can jack one wheel up with a conventional diff and start the vehicle up and put it into gear and spin the raised wheel, this you cannot do with a...

Hi all, haven't been on here for over a year the last time was basically to complain about the crap suspension, crap clutch and crap gear ratios in my 07 V6 petrol Navara and how my 4X2 01 V6 Manual Rodeo shit all over it as a good reliable tough all rounder work ute (not a cent spent for...

wasn't that waltzing matilda??

I want to set up my 06 D40 V6 manual with better suspension as I find the original set up is very floaty around corners, massive body roll and the car feels soft in the bum when towing. I don't do any series 4 x 4 stuff, mainly just dirt roads and the occasional rocky stuff and water crossings...

My original D40 V6 clutch started slipping at 90K so I fitted a solid flywheel heavy duty kit from NPC performance clutches at Boundary Road Archerfield Queensland. My ute is now sooooooo much better to drive, better take off's because of a lower pedal engagement and smoother, smoother gear...

That is the only reason we got our D40 STX because my knuckle dragging son needed more room then what our previous ute (Rodeo) had to offer. Both of my boys don't complain about the room and comfort and I am comfy with either sitting behind me (I'm 6ft and so is my eldest). I am keen to look at...

Here is the go on how Nissan see's it. My ute went in for the recall and everything was declared good explaining that the concern was mainly with the steel bull bars being too heavy and falling off and sometimes popping the bonnet. Being that mine had a nudge bar fitted at the time I mentioned...

This recall seems to be a mixed bag of opinions from Nissans point of view. The foreman at the dealership said that I would have to replace the springs and fit the heavy duty bonnet restraint but I would have to pay so I rang the supervisor for some clarity because I don't believe that I should...

All of your comments have confirmed my beliefs that I should of just went to the dealers and bought the badge and then built the ute around it with decent suspension, engine, clutch, gearbox etc. I do agree with the comments of all the newer 4 x 4's having softer suspension for more on road...

I have a 2007 V6 D40 and one of the many recalls on this ute was in regards to "The installation of front end protection accessories may cause the bonnet to pop up". I sent mine in to be checked but having only a nudge bar fitted at the time all was declared good and they explained that the...

Back in the days of messing around with Holdens, anything running Trimatics, one thing I would do to prevent the problem you are describing (Trimatics were shockers for delayed engagement into reverse) was to drill the oil supply hole into the clutch housing out slightly larger and increase the...

Hi Tony, thanks for the reply (and others) When I got the Navara I had to shift the van out of an area that the Rodeo had put it into and that is when I learnt that low range was needed (The clutch had to be ridden in 1st and stunk for ages) and yet the 4x2 Rodeo put it there no problems. I then...

Hi Old. Tony (and others) for the reply, are you saying that you DID have issues at first with how tight they fit? But you are like me and got sick of the clip on ones blowing back so you are now back using them. I want to use my other ones but I worry about scratching the glass (again!!) and I...

Hi All, I want to purchase a good set of towing mirrors to suit my D40. I have a set that clip into the top of the door and has a tensioner belt that clips on the bottom of the door. I have tried these on the Navara but the top arms press against the window and scratch it if it is wound down/up...