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Good to know. Thanks for your response

G'day There is some contention about what oil to run in these gearboxes. There is recommendations to use gear oil. Depending where you get your info from others say to use engine oil,as stipulated in some mitsubishi canter manuals when doing long highway runs or towing heavy. I'm led to believe...

Dan approx 1 year ago in Queensland a 6x6 canter was advertised on facebook. it was set up for desert trips it had massive tyres and had failed rego because the tyres were too old the seller posted quite a few detailed photos , some of which could be valuable for your project perhaps thus...

6 ton loaded truck pulling 3.5t offroad van. Unloaded and not towing around 18l per 100klm Loaded and towing around 22 to 25l per 100km depending Cruising speed 90k I know this is the average for this veichle but however open to any out of the box thinking for any gains however slight...

Dan Very significant improvement and you simply won't get better than that. I have followed past threads about your conversion and is certainly viable over the long term for money spent however the initial cost upfront for me at the moment is prohibitive. Are there any sensors that require...

Gday all 2004 fg649 3.9 l turbo deisel Electronic controlled injector pump Tyres 19.5 bridgestone m840 265x70 Standard exhaust. We cruise at 90kmh max and are "mechanically sympathetic" Any solid out of the box thinking in regards to tyres and servicing hints or tricks to improve fuel economy...

So the weekend came and I disassembled it end to end checking operation (note helps if you have the drill going in the right direction ) The issue is a" drive key" don't know correct term, that fits from end of speedo cluster into gearbox fitting. I is flogged out and not driving the mechanism...

That will b my weekend mission Stay tuned

Thank you for that Dan That is a very valuble peice of info there I shall study it on the weekend Cheers

Thanks for having a suss of that I'm in west australia

Everything is as it should be exeption the damaged wire which has pulled out of the sensor attached to the cable end Quoted around $1200.00 to replace by mitsubishi ,seems to be non existent by other suppliers Thoughts?

Gday No I went for a quick lap and it didn't move

Gday to all Fg649 built 2004 My speedo sensor located on gear box where the speedo cable plugs in has a damaged wire Will this prevent the speedo functioning ? I have replaced both speedo cables , one of which was broken ,yet the speedo still does not read All help appreciated

Thanks for your response mate. Our rim combo is identical to your previous set up and is proving painful to track down the manufacturer as you said. I spoke to a rim modifier/manufacturer in perth yesterday and he said legality should be a simple process , find a engineer that may work with car...

Gday We have an fg649 dual cab canter 4x4 which was an ex BHP billiton hi rail service veichle and kitted out with ROPS , hiab ect. The veichle is fitted with a 19.5 inch steel single wheel conversion with custom rims by a manufacturer in perth WA with individual serial numbers The rear rims are...

Does anyone have suggestions for protecting the front differential , drag links , and radiator/intercooler on a fg649 or similar please. Pictures appreciated Thanks

Thank you, I reckon I shall do as skifreak suggests to sort exactly how much meat I have to play with and more than likely use a tailshaft spacer, (I will get an old mate to knock one up),and certainly put some thought into the castor wedges as I need the veichle to be 100% reliable. Thank you...

Roger, I'm not experiencing any vibrations ect ,thanks for your input