Recent content by Nomadic

Getting the nut turning at the balljoint wasn't easy either. Me and others failed to get it loose by hand using a big wrench. As mentioned in this thread, the nut was probably tightened too hard. Also the conical pin / socket might not have been greased before it was put together. Finally it...

Had a good fight last month to replace a balljoint dustcover on my Mercedes Benz 1719 steering rods. The conical shaped pin just would not leave the socket in the steering arm - whatever I tried; Hammering, heating etc, nothing worked. In the end I gave up and bought myself a Kukko balljoint...

On a journey through Portugal, the clutch pedal of our 1719 suddenly stuck to the floor. It was 1017A deja vue, leaking seals of the hydraulic clutch system. But not this time! Here's the story: Clutch pedal cylinder broken Always nice to have a few spare seals.... 4 weeks later the root...

Here's a bit about our battery charger in our Mercedes Benz Expedition truck; Battery charging on weak power grids The battery charger can deal with messy & weak AC power grids in developing counties when parked for weeks in a row. The power support mode ads extra power to a weak AC land line...

Here's a bit about Michelin XZY-3 wide base truck tires on my MB1719 Michelin XZY-3 425/65 @ 22.5 inch steel rim

This weekend i helped a bit with changing the timing belt on a VW Vanagon T3 1986 diesel engine. Belt replacement itself is pretty simple - getting access to the belt is whole different story. In this case a bit of welding was required to release hex - allen bolts on the crankshaft pulley. Here...

I've been on the road since 2006 and had several encounters with local pharmacists and their medication in Asia, the Middle-East and Africa. Lots of serious stuff sells over the counter without prescription for outrageously low prices. Probably nothing new for those from the UK; there's a great...

Amazing - i'm driving a W123 occasionally. Its a limousine, very silent drive with very soft springs and hydraulic level adjustment. Bashing it to capetown overland sounds like fun - the mods sound very necessary! Seen several doing the same with a 190D - extremely wanted in Africa!

A BBC team finds a Toyota Landcruiser in Lybia with a very odd roofrack: Curious vehicle on the road to Sirte Serious stuff! Cheers,

Here's a bit about operating the first generation Thuraya satellite phone - the popular Huges HNS-7100. Just after powering up these phones sometimes show an error before making the first call. Here's the background and how to easily resolve it. Thuraya Satellite phone calls Unfortunately the...

Updating Garmin roadmaps on a Windows PC with little disk space is quite a struggle. The online Eurozone map requires at least 5Gb of free disk space on the boot disk (drive C). There's no way to use another disk than drive C in the Map update process. For those who travel OS boot disks are...

Recently got my hands on a Garmin Dezl 560 LT truck navigator. A few details while installing; Garmin Dezl 560LT truck navigation Shows the European version - with lifetime TMC traffic subscription for most European countries. Navigation experiences are published in a later stage.

Great video impression of driving the Lowari Pass in Chitral Valley in Pakistan. Trucks are Bedfords with small relatively diesel engines. Lowari Pass - Chitral Valley - Pakistani truckers' perilous journey. Modern Pakistani truckers drive Japanese trucks. Cheers!

My experience after 6 years of continuous travel with a MB 1017A: 20 - 25 liter per 100 Km. My 1017A has fast axles because it's from commercial origin. Rear has double tires fitted with Michellin XZY-2. Average travel weight is about 9600 Kg at 11 Tons max. Fuel consumption reduces a bit...

And the same truck is now continuing its journey: 1719AK expedition truck