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Old 01-05-2024, 12:57 PM
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So just an update now that i have a little more time
This is for anyone who is going to pull off the rear emblem piece, be forewarned, there are 4 bolts that have green loctite on them and YOU WILL break the plastic buckets they sit in and you WILL NOT be able to get the rear emblem piece off very easily. I have done backup cameras in a few older 4th gen 4runners and also had to pull this same piece off on my 2012 5th gen to replace it. I have never seen loctite on these 4 bolts so naturally when i went to pull the rear piece off this current 2023 i just stuck my long extension and 10mm on the impact and zipped the nut off, however in all 4 the nut was stuck and the bolt head spun and broke the plastic bucket the heads sit in. Once the bucket the bolt head sits in breaks the bolt spins with the nut. The only way to get the nut off is to grab the tip of the bolt with pliers and back the nuts off with a wrench. This mauls the tip of the bolt up and you cant get the nut off so you have to file the threads with a triangle file, up in the rear hatch, and boy its a pain.
If i was going to try this again i would use a mini propane torch like you light cigars with or something to heat the bolt and nut up before i pulled it apart. You are going to have to melt that loctite before you are going to get the nut off without breaking the plastic clips that hold the bolt head secure.
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