WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

I use the spring gauge method on both mine. Seems to work. It is how they tell you to do it in the Isuzu Workshop manual for both the Gen 2 Rodeo (Frontera B Series) and all the Troopers. There are two values depending on whether they are new or re-used ones:

New:
20-25 N (2.0-2.5 Kg m : 4.4-5.5 Lb)

Old:
12-18 N (1.2-1.8 Kg m : 2.6-4.0 Lb)

Like you I was skeptical, but then it is the sort of basic and simple thing Isuzu comes up with for doing stuff.

Its now in the garage, jacked up and ready to sort out the front driveshaft.

It looks like the CV cup on the diff has survived just hoping the shaft I have is the right size

I have some 2.8 shafts if you havent got the right one Yaki...

Front end is all Trooper and has bigger inboard CV's than the Vauxhall offerings :!:

The Troopers seem to have at least 3 variations in CV joint size, just hoping the spares I have are the right ones otherwise the front axle will need dropping to change the halfshaft

I know of three. Standard and wide track. Then you had the pre-1987 which had 26 outer splines into the hub.

Started work on replacing the OSF driveshaft, stripped off the hub and hub carrier, inspected the inner CV cup and it is still intact and no damage. Trial fitted the replacement driveshaft and the replacement inner CV is the correct one

Extracted what was left of the CV joint not that there was much to remove

Looks like it had started failing a long time ago as the failure point had worn smooth before it finally completely let go

Unfortunately it has also damaged the hub carrier

But I do have a spare one

Ordered new bearings, seals and bottom ball joint so hopefully have it back together next week

Am probably going to strip out the Milner CV joint from the other side just in case it too decides its had enough

No idea .. never replaced a CV joint. I cannot see how the CV joints change length as they all use the same hub carrier. I thought the drive shaft changed length .. unless the cup gets deeper?

It is one of the great Isuzu mysteries .. even in the club

Jeep passed it's mot yesterday with only a few advisorys, one of which is that it has a engine cover.... So not too worried lol and late last night I found someone chucking out a briggs and Stratton petrol rotorvator (spelling?) so I had got that for free. Scores!

Spent yesterday making brackets for the front bull bars that I picked up from Cornwall :-)

Changed the instrument cluster bulbs to blue LEDs.

Moved it, from one side of the drive to the other. The Niagara sport still lives (ironically better sounding than the Sport S!).
Lots planned, awaiting delivery of parts and presents, so we'll see what happens this next week!

Not all . Fitted new fuel lines feed and return, new fuel filter and housing with built in primerpump along with a second hand injection pump to the 2.2 dti I got last week. And all seams to be going good.

Fitted a B series brake vac tank to replace my old rotten one in the wing witch had to be moved for my snorkel and relocated my winch solenoid pack under the bonnet keeping the plug for the wonder lead on the grill and put secondary controls for the winch in the cab, I'll post pics when I take them