Now the fun stuff, and where the "part 2" Youtube video comes to help.
Unscrew the screws shown here:
Remove the weatherstripping
Give it a little elbow grease and wedge out the metal faceplate here, and set it aside. Toughest part is getting it off of that little wheel you see on the right side of the image/metal.
Unscrew the retaining screw on the backside of the actuator
There is a little piece that looks like the dust cover on an AR-15 magazine, pry that off. Then pry open the clips that are all around the actuator body. There is nothing special to these. Just a lot of em, and then the body lifts apart in two separate pieces
Here's the problem! This little motor. Put your flathead in where I show mine pointing, and lift up. Motor will pop right out.
Old motor on bottom, new motor on top
You'll see the motor blade is flat on one side, and this is what the piece it connects to looks like.
Put it back where you found it
Putting the two sides back together is only tricky if you don't get the mechanisms lined up properly. Put this one in what I would call (and what the video calls) the "middle" position
If the mechanisms don't line up, then it won't go back together, but make sure the piece I'm pointing at in the pic gets into the respective slot
After that, pop all the clips in, make sure to put your cables back in their housings, and head back to the door!
I didn't take pictures of the re-install because it is pretty straightforward, and I was ready to get it done - had places to be (not really, just a concert). Feel around for that lever rod I mentioned earlier. That goes into the yellow-colored "tab" by the main metal faceplate.
Hope this helps someone else!
*****EDIT***** - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
When reinstalling the door panel/actuator on the truck, do not forget to line up the internal door handle action rod with the actuator lock barrel. If you forget this step, do not fret! You don't have to undo your reinstallation work and remove the panel again. There is a grommet on the door that lines up with the doorjamb, and sits at about the 10:45-11:00 direction from the door latch. Pull that grommet and you can see into the door cavity where the internal rod either will/won't be lined up with the actuator barrel. Good pictures from
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mo8ftbl
are ere showing how to access that step:
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/2856103-post24.html. Also, his steps are explained better here:
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/2811228-post22.html.
Best of luck!