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Entries from January 2005

Prado Torque Steer Problem

January 28th, 2005 · No Comments

Prado Torque Steer Problem

G’day folks,
Well, for a few months now I have been trying to track down this problem with the Prado.
For those who don’t know, torque steer causes the vehicle to steer to one direction on acceleration and back the other when the foot is removed from the accelerator.
The Prado was continually pulling to the right under [...]

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Clunking in rear drivetrain

January 28th, 2005 · No Comments

Clunking in rear drivetrain

As most readers know I own 1998 Prado 3.4 V6 manual 4WD. I have had this vehicle from new and meticulously looked after it, having services every 5,000km.
Just over 12 months ago I did a 7,500km outback trip in 14 days. A lot of remote areas around Central Australia. Probably the worst bit of road [...]

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