Hi all,

I bought my 3rd gen 4runner (1997 V6 4x4) last year as my first truck for $3,500. As someone who's learning how to wrench a vehicle, I figured it would be perfect as my father had owned a 1997 4Runner limited back in the day and has only said good things about them.

Something I had overlooked in researching these, rust. I've never owned a vehicle built before 2000 so I assumed it wouldn't be too much of an issue as long as the frame wasn't infested with holes.

So now, I am currently losing my mind over some rusty old bolts and would like to hear from other owners of rusty runners, how did you deal with extracting stripped, corroded, rusty bolts? I can't seem to get my skid plate off to get to my starter, same with the brake line brackets to get it through the wheel well.

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