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Originally Posted by Mark_BC
I checked two of them and it looks like there's a little bit of wetness on the ABS gear but not totally dripping, meaning the globs of grease on the ring go round and round and don't get washed off which you would expect if it was bathing in an oil leak. It's bloody hard to pull those sensors out when rusty without wrecking the plastic. I'll double check the 2000 and if it's dry I should be good for a big trip this summer. If wet I'll plan to get the job done. I have the 20 ton press, just haven't put it together yet. I have a million things on my plate right now. I'm like a kid with eyes bigger than his stomach. So many neat projects I start but nowhere near enough time to do them.
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If they are wet, they are leaking by.
Gear oil is thick enough the ABS sensors are going to stay wet even if you don't lap up the gear oil by rotating the tires.
You can probably go for some distance but you should consider doing a replacement at some point. I think at this point you can pretty much guarantee that every 4runner out there needs some head work done, rear axle seals, a new suspension, vacuum lines, new radiator, and etc.
I'm of the opinion that after a vehicle is 20 years old you can get better value buying one with really high miles and doing maintenance work than one with 250,000 miles unless you have paperwork of maintenance/parts.
