Also? Are there any differences in strength and off road ability between fixed and free wheel hubs?

Cheers for that

Are the drive shafts interchangeable between the two hubs?

Hey guys Having a issue with my front left hub on my 94 1.6 8v vitara. I'm looking at replacing the hub but I'm unsure what type I have.... The ones fitted to the Vit at the moment are the same as these http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/torqueofthedevil/79D8EDEF-10FB-451B-9E7D-A50E69A789D1.png...

So does the bell housing have a natural drain hole/slot for water to drain out as it is?

Hey everyone Whilst I'm mechanically savvy, im clearly short on knowledge on off road prep is fairly minimal at best. I got chatting to a couple of blokes in the pub last night, both of which have LR's they off road. After I mentioned I was going to Slab this weekend, they mentioned a couple of bits...

I'm going along to this as a bit of a shakedown test for the Vitara to see how effective my repairs have been and to figure out what I need to focus on next

If any of you are going, wouldn't mind someone having a bit of a nosey round the Vit to see if I've missed anything

Cheers buddy

Here's the zed http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/torqueofthedevil/D7157C68-3C6F-483D-953D-5A5C68827401.png http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/torqueofthedevil/871EB206-53C3-41F2-A093-182BA73F779E.jpg http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/torqueofthedevil/C7180186-7609-4A1D-95E0-7E4E7A45...

Forgot to say, both top and rad hoses are now hot, so definite progress being made. Amazes me the variation of issues and symptoms a simple air lock can give

Agreed, they're deffo linked problems/symptoms. This evening I put some card infront of the rad to stop the viscous fan drawing as much air through the rad. With revs held at 2.5k rpm and a 2l bottle of coke with the base cut off,a bit of ptfe tape and placed in the rad, I was able to see the coolan...