Recent content by Ayydee

So the rear hatch lock actuator went bad in my runner, so naturally I took it apart to find out why it wasnt locking. there were worn out parts inside the housing the were not fixable, so I paid the rediculous price for a new one. I install it, nothing happens. The door will close and latch, but...

I thought so too, but I can't think of anything else. I'm just glad the front diff isn't destroyed. It does have 180k+ miles on it, so I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few other suspension components that were worn out.

The shop that inspected it said the cv shaft worked its way completely out of the front differential. The only cause they can see is the control arm bushings are shot, and all the extra play gave it enough room to work itself out. I already had the new cv shaft so not as bad as I was ready for...

Hi, I have an 04 4Runner v8 4wd sr5 that just broke down. I knew it needed a cv shaft, it just started knocking the other day so I was prepared to change them very soon. Today it broke down on me in a parking lot. It started knocking again, then a grinding sound and it stopped moving in drive...