{"id":288,"date":"2020-05-10T11:49:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T11:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2026-04-17T03:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:54:19","slug":"hd-holden-common-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/h-series\/hd-holden\/hd-holden-common-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"HD Holden Common Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/h-series\/\">H Series Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/h-series\/hd-holden\/\">HD Holden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cP3JMr\">HD Holden Repair Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These were real rust buckets. Even ones that lived out in the bush somehow managed to get rust. Original rust free HD\u2019s are quite rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poor braking performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rust in the doors, rust in the floor pan, rust in the firewall, rust in the sills, rust in the wheel arches, rust in the bootlid, rust in the bonnet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Front windscreens have been known to pop out and\/ or split relatively easy. The original glass wasn\u2019t safety glass and this in itself can cause serious injury<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It had a narrow track and had poor braking. This caused issues with premature wear to other components, namely the suspension and steering systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to its narrow track and bad braking it also had poor traction. Check for accident damage as well as diff issues and a warped\/ twisted chassis in the rear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cP3JMr\">HD Holden Repair Manual<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H Series Home HD Holden HD Holden Repair Manual These were real rust buckets. 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