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[*] posted on 4-29-2021 at 10:14 AM


Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob  
not sure why la paz was chosen. i know several good mechanics in pesky and todos


Had no plans to stay in el pescador or todos santos any longer, la paz was the next stop, and best parts availability.




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[*] posted on 4-29-2021 at 10:16 AM


Quote: Originally posted by bajatrailrider  
Little advice always replace both clutch slave and master cylinder . Never one or the other


Yup, good plan. I'll buy new Aisin parts when i get back to the states, along with rebuild kits for my old ones so I'll have spares. I'll replace the rubber hydraulic line too while ,I'm at it.




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[*] posted on 4-29-2021 at 10:46 AM


like someone once told me when i drove a unimog..."exotic toys..exotic problems"
granted, unimogparts are more rare than older Toyotas.
i had a box of parts at a friends house with all sorts of hard to source parts. [starter, alternator, water pump,hydraulic pump, ect]
we both were employed at an worldwide shipping company.
more than once i made a call and had the new parts in a few days.
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[*] posted on 4-29-2021 at 06:59 PM


Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob  
like someone once told me when i drove a unimog..."exotic toys..exotic problems"
granted, unimogparts are more rare than older Toyotas.
i had a box of parts at a friends house with all sorts of hard to source parts. [starter, alternator, water pump,hydraulic pump, ect]
we both were employed at an worldwide shipping company.
more than once i made a call and had the new parts in a few days.


Somehow correct, not 100%. I was driving an Unimog for years and years.
A 406 Ag model with Three Point hitch in rear. No licence plate needed b/c it was an Agriculture model. In the first years I could get parts with the help of the " Rocky Montain Moggers". Later I learned to order parts directly in Germany. Takes only a few days w/ FedEx. There is a Unimog Club in Germany which can provide all parts, no matter which model or part. A story from the old days: I was driving with the Unimog to town to have some beer. It was a convertible and I liked it a lot! Unimog in front of the restaurant. Kind of a nightclub. After about two or three hours or so, a Police office came in, telling me that I can not drive to town w/ my Unimog. Because it has no plates only agriculture business is allowed! So I told him: If a Rancher is thirsty and needs to go to town for a beer - IT IS AGRICULTURE BUSINESS! (I have to admit, at that time I was sipping on my 7th or 8th beer - approximately) The officer said: O.K., agreed. But after that beer (pointed on the counter) you are not thirsty anymore, o.k.? Drive home safely! :fire: (Those where the good old days!!)

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