I'll post pics of the arsenal I used, but it was pretty basic. I could not get a 3/8 inch swivel between the oil pan and the AC bracket, the wobble socket extension was a godsend

I had a squealing at cold start that is now gone, I did clean up everything before reinstalling it and might go back in to replace the fan clutch

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Happens i did belts on 3 different engines.. Seems to get easier after you do a few..

It all depends on the combo of extensions, swivels, and sockets your using. I have a pile of various ones from back in my technician days. Took me two or three tries to find the right combo. F pulling the AC pump. Ain't no body got time for that.

Can't remember if I used 1/4 or 3/8 drive long or short to be honest. Way faster, way easier though.

This guy (internet pic)

Invaluable to get that rear tensioner bolt

Yeah, those kind of extensions are awesome.

Update 256,526 miles

Hearing a knocking noise from the rear when taking faster turns, mostly when turning left, sometimes right.

Passenger rear wheel bearing is going out, confirmed by lifting each wheel off the ground and rocking each wheel at 12 & 6 - rear passenger has about 1/4" of play at the outside of the tire. Seal not leaking yet.

Will monitor and prepare a set of replacement axles with new bearings. It literally never ends lol

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1/4 play.. is not going.. it's gone... ;)

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too true..!

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It's less than 1/4" to be fair, but it's gonna get there soon

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Ok. They are moaning or hauling yet?

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No

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Hmm. Just starting. Mostly they start making noises before ply shows up. Interesting. Especially the wheel bearings.

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Almost makes me wonder if for hub is loose. Figure it's worth asking to double check that although I suspect octane would investigate that right away.

Weekend Update 259,595

Lots of wheeling since my last update




Broke a few things along the way...

Popped a sidewall on a 1-year old Cooper ST MAXX on some road debris. Swapped to my spare and looked at my Tire Rack receipt, they included a 2 YEARS FREE WARRANTY. Long story short, their insurance bought me a new tire. Check your tire purchases, I forgot that value add, but it actually worked and cost me literally nothing. Thank you Tire Rack . com



Broke another CV on the driver side this weekend, I have all the parts on hand to rebuild my Toyota CVs, just need to dedicate the time to this "project" lol


Bushings on my Tundra Billies are cracking and it may be time to swap them out. Rebuilt Icon 2.5 CDCVs standing by along with @eimkeith STR and limit strap mounts - front sway bar going away.


Another pending update will be exhaust, adding a resonator and down turn exit - I will rotate it to 5:00 to direct gas down and away from the undercarriage towards the passenger rear.
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Next will be the rear/cargo area - I need more practical storage for wheeling/camping but I will NOT be building a platform (I will in the 80, however) instead I will be maximizing the use of the rear sides above the wheel wells, molle panels over the rear windows (along with darker tint) and an overhead storage shelf/area. The main goals for the cargo mod:

• Second/rear Battery
• Rear Power Distribution/Charging (100W solar on roof secondary charge)
• On board Air Compressor (dual chamber Napa pump)
• Air Distribution (manifold for tires, tools, etc)
• Off Road Jack (skidded) Mount
• 4runner-specific Parts Storage

The rest of the space will be modular, leveraging crates for tools, camping supplies, cooking supplies, etc. and will be swapped between the 4runner and the 80. The goal is to make it easy to sleep in the 4runner, which I can easily as long as the space is available lol

At the same time as the Cargo Project, the rear seat project will commence, which entails making best use of the mid vehicle space while still allowing the seats backs to separate the passenger compartment from the cargo area, but still allowing the seat backs to fold down, allowing me to sleep in the rig.

Oh, and I got tired of hitting my head on a sold grab handle so this went above the driver door


The never ending project continues, and about to hit 260K, yay!

Great to see this still going. Interesting that you got an 80, I got a 60. I'm putting 80 axles under it though which is a ton of work. So work on the 4runners has had to slow down a bit. I made a rack on one side of the back of the 4runner that goes from the back, forward to about where the seat bottom would start. It won't allow a seat in that side but if need be, a seat could be added on the other side. Most of the time though I keep that seat out so I can sleep in the open side. It works with one person, not 2...

Will you put in an air receiver tank? I'd want one for blowing dust off the car. I was thinking of using a used tank from one of those cheap hot dog compressors that doesn't work anymore; problem is, I can't find one that doesn't work anymore LOL.