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27 Feb 2018 18:31 #189737 by Pixie
I hope you can help asap as I need to call the garage in the morning. I have a 2003 jimny and recently had the front king pins, bearings and seals replaced. Stupidly I didn't check 4wd when I left the garage and today, with 9 inches of snow, find the 4wd light flashing and no 4wd. There's no audible click on engaging and a slight hiss sound. This is too much of a coincidence to me considering the work the garage did and the fact it was working beforehand. What could they have done wrong? Thanks in advance!

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27 Feb 2018 18:41 #189741 by rappey
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My first thought would be the two vacuum lines where they go into the hub.. A very easy fix if they forgot to attach them..
The hiss could be the vacuum sucking !

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27 Feb 2018 18:44 #189742 by jackonlyjack
Could have forgotten to connect the vacuum pipes back on the hub
Or pipe maybe split
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27 Feb 2018 18:59 #189743 by Pixie
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Thanks guys. Me and the husband have just been fiddling and wondered if it might be something along those lines but couldn't trace the hiss. Sod's law says that they can't fit me in until after the snow's gone and we no longer need it, but if It's potentially an easy fix it sets my mind to rest a little. The work cost me over £800 :/

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27 Feb 2018 19:08 #189744 by rappey
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Top of disc is 12 oclock, so look behind the disc at the hub around 10 oclock and there are two rubber pipes that push onto the hub.. these are what may not be connected or have not been pushed on properly,, no tools needed other than a torch to fix (if that is the problem)

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27 Feb 2018 19:10 #189745 by Pixie
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Brilliant, thanks. We'll take a look first thing in the morning.

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28 Feb 2018 18:38 #189761 by rappey
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Did you resolve your problem?

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28 Feb 2018 18:49 #189762 by Pixie
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Hi. No. There's an oily substance around the inside of the drivers side wheel so it looks like a leak of some sort. I rang the garage and they're going to take a look tomorrow if I can get it there.

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28 Feb 2018 19:08 #189766 by mickt
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£800 for that is super steep as it is a reasonably easy DIY job!

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28 Feb 2018 20:18 #189768 by Pixie
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What...replacing the front king pins, bearings and seals? The price also included the MOT...

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28 Feb 2018 20:20 #189769 by Pixie
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Fyi parts alone came to £350 ish...although I know I could've got them a bit cheaper online, it was an mot fail and I needed my car.

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28 Feb 2018 20:24 #189770 by Lambert
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Find another garage. 800 quid for the kingpins and a test is obscene.

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One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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