Recent content by 97Cruiser40th

Your experience sounds very similar to mine I documented here Help with Banging Sound When in Drive and Accelerate Never did find a fix and over summer not an issue. No axle seal leak at all verified by 3 different shops as bone dry, checked brakes and all said brakes look all new never did...

I just went through this and with the same color and for the same reason, and yes Maaco was one of my stops. They have come a long way from their less than stellar jobs of the past and have multiple packages available IIRC for whole vehicle paint. In the end, I chose not to go with them as...

I just went through this nightmare of rust. I saw some areas on there that require deeper investigation plus with an accident and a life of salt in Illinois I would not move forward without an in person viewing.

In order for a wrap to work and lay correctly the surface has to be perfect. A full wrap in my area will start at around $5k and doesnt include prep. It will be cheaper than painting but if the prep work isnt there your just wasting money. Im in final stages of a full repaint, not for faint of...

Resurrecting my old thread as the issue still hasnt resolved itself even with warmer weather. I came up with another possibility I'd like to float by and thats the bell cranks but again oddly enough my PB works without issue but I did use it this AM released it and can still feel something...

Aaaand it Sold!

Love the "custom" badging placement on the rear hatch Feel bad for buyer

Going through this now on a 17yo non runner with a major repair needed that I cant turn wrenches on due to lack of knowledge. The cost of the repair is high compared to value of car but I offset that with all the repairs over the years I have made myself to all my other vehicles and thousands...

Yeah I got real lucky finding 2 runners stupid low miles (38k and 70k) both 1 owner and one was 99 highlander. Im telling you everyone is jumping on the 3rd Gen and 80 series crazy train with their prices on the rigs.

More Detail So last Saturday in the cold I had same experience on initial start where reverse did not elicit an issue but as I shifted into Drive the noise was evident. The change now was after that initial start I drove a few yards and parked in front of my house. Then I put into Drive and...

I have not used those folks before, never heard of them. Have you tried looking at car-part.com?

The "experience" only happens on cold start when I put into Drive and move forward. If I shift to Reverse first and back up there is no issue but in the same sequence when I then shift into Drive it does that bang but only when I accelerate. It feels like something is holding it back then bang...

Thanks Mike. Also this morning in the cold another noise has come back but think its suspension related almost like loose shock mount or body mount or panhard bar would sound. Sound is very clearly in rear and appears above rear wheels. Think just need to rearrange cars and put on lift and...

Thanks Took truck this AM and the sound was very loud and sounds clearly seems and felt like coming from rear but again only happened when shift into drive did not do it in reverse. LBJ's brand new in November. It still perplexes me the experience only happens in drive i would think it would...

Thanks for response on boots. Ill have on lift this weekend and verify if shop was correct. Yes thats first thing I checked when bought it and was bone dry on all areas, tires rims etc and thought maybe wasnt making its way out and pulled all 4 corners and all dry.