I really appreciate the help.
as it turns out I decided to not do it myself. A lot of the reason was because I don't have the took to remove the "pins" on the rear cargo door and was worried that it would constantly rattle after I fixed it so I decided to go to the mechanic.
well, he just...
I apologize in advance for my ignorance on the subject, as I have only had my 4 runner for a year or so (I had a Taco for about 10 years). This past weekend as I went to close the rear door of my '07 4runner annnnnd, it wouldn't close. As I inspected further it looked like the latch/lock...