STX Diesel 2007 having some issues. PLEASE HELP!

[07nav]

Hi Guys,

Im new to the forum, been stalking for a while

My names chris and im from Sydney....

I have a 07 STX TD Manual and am running into a few issues and wanted to pick your knowledgable brains....

The 6 Speed box feels loose and indirect, is this normal or could it be a worn bushing which is causing it?

The second issue im having is that the brakes are very weak, basically have to mash the pedal into the carpet on a steep downhill stop and I plan on towing a boat so I need to rectify this issue... Should I replace discs and pads?

BTW im glad I found this forum, I will post pics of the Nav soon, its currently undergoing a 3" lift and getting some 33" MT MTZ's fitted as well as MTRUX light bar with 3 Hellas so should look pretty tough....

 

[navdog_d40]

what 3'' lift u gettin ???

 

[Krankin]

The 6 Speed box feels loose and indirect, is this normal or could it be a worn bushing which is causing it?

welcome to the forum...

^^^seems to be normal...sloppy shift.
Used to drive my bosses new '07 D40 and the same thing and there's been a few here complain about the same thing.

Best get your brakes checked out.

 

[07nav]

what 3'' lift u gettin ???

its a 2" spacer lift with additional 1 inch spring lift i believe.

may be 2.5

 

[Tappet]

Difficult to say on the shift mate. I do know ther'e not good and feel a bit rubbery from new. I do worry what mine is going to be like in another 100,000Ks.

On brakes, perhaps the rear drums need adjusting up. Should bring the pedal up a little under braking. The D40's do seem to have a longish pedal on them.
Maybe find a lonely piece of road and have a good go on the brakes see if they lock up or the ABS activates. Doing a practice emergency stop every now and again is good practice and if the brakes are defective you soon find out.
Best to have a brake specialist take a look.

 

[07nav]

yeah I did that last night, found a empty piece of road and stomped on the brakes from around 60kays and the performance was very poor.

Gonna take it down to the local mechanic tomorrow for a look.

 

[kevinm1962]

i spoke to my mechanic on friday, as this is a fairly common problem he told me the rotors wear like a half moon or this ) .so the pad is not making full contact it will be worse if you change the pads his advice (change the rotors and pads)

 

[ozsnow]

Go for DBA slotted rotors, bendix pads and braided lines. Also check the brake proportioning valve at the back. If someone does a cheap lift they often neglect to adjust this and you will be getting very little back brake.

It will only get worse with bigger and heavier tyres - especially if using steel wheels

 

[konect]

welcome to the forum...

^^^seems to be normal...sloppy shift.
Used to drive my bosses new '07 D40 and the same thing and there's been a few here complain about the same thing.

Best get your brakes checked out.

I've got a 2007 with 105000 on it and my gearbox is very toight indeed.

How many ks have you got?

 

[534]

Have you contacted mtrux I have tryed to contact them for months and no responses

 

[07nav]

Have you contacted mtrux I have tryed to contact them for months and no responses

Mate ive been trying to but no luck.

I am getting one made custom to replicate the MTRUX bar, should also come out a lot cheaper. Already have the hellas waiting to go.

Only thing is I need to get the BL in beofre they measure it all up for the mounting points.

Ill definately post some pics when shes on.

 

[BravoBrad]

If you think the brakes are bad now, just wait till you try and pull it up doing downhill with the 33 MTZ's on it. Better get them fixed beforehand I think.