martymexico
As above, just peel the door trim back and aim the rp40 can at the inside latch, give it a few sets of open close movements and it'll be good to go.

Thanks Marty and co, I knew you guys would know how to sort the problem. I’ll give it a squirt tomorrow and see how I go. Fingers crossed it’s a simple fix.

Yeah I’ve seen the cortina diff mod but finding these parts nowadays is tricky so when the owner of this diff had it all done professionally I grabbed it. See how it all goes. He wasn’t sure if it was 90 or 100mm shorter so once I pick it up I’ll measure and start doing sums on what I can fit etc.

update for the day, you guys were spot on.

Few squirts of some wd40 and bit of a clean up with the fine wire brush and it freed up nicely, did the passenger side also. Might make that a regular upkeep now just to prevent that fine grit causing the issue.

Had to get him one, so he can play with dads car. Although he uses the truck more often

Escorts taken a back seat to another goal car, We grew up with landcruisers and did a big lap when i was pretty young. Wasnt until i got a bit older i understood how special that time was. Pretty happy, got it from Ceduna in SA, flew over and drove it back after a mechanic gave it the all clear - made it the 800kms home without a hicup. Well besides the CD player eating my CD and the drive was done in silence.

2005 100 series landcruiser Turbo diesel

^^family man for sure now Robbie with the obligatory SUV.
Best not to put the trickle charger away for a while..

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^^family man for sure now Robbie with the obligatory SUV.
Best not to put the trickle charger away for a while..

We've lost him... 🤣

Congrats Robbie that'll serve you well.
We do alot of country trips and whilst the XR50 is nice we're stuck to tarmac (front is stupidly low) I'm looking for a similar rig at the moment, seeing yours has given me some motorvation. Cheers.

Ha trickle charger is always on standby! but should put the escort on charge actually its been a few weeks.

Def havent lost me marty. i think ill sell the honda before the escort leaves the shed, although its getting tight in there.

Thanks drew hopefully it serves me well, im in the process of giving it a huge clean after servicing a family of 5 for 15 years. Its filthy for someone whos as ocd as me.

Turbo diesel is the best way to go, it looks low at the front... And rear, get it up there, at least level !
Just keep up the oil changes 3-5k kms regardless and it'll serve you for long time .
EGR blank off and fit a catch can if not done already, enjoy your rig mate 👍

Thanks marty!

Yeah Landcruisers have a fair bit of rake, its still on oem shocks so thats the plan in the new year. Just not sure if i just renew the shocks (Bilstein stock not predicted until next year) or lift it a bit.

EGR still intact but ill see how that goes down the track.

Least now if the escort breaks down i can tow it home. lol