Recent content by cnd4747

Figured out months ago the air wedge trick didn't work, but never got around to taking it to a shop. Also tried plungers and similar tricks without success. But recently a coworker happened to have one of those suction dent pullers laying around, let me borrow it, and after a couple attempts...

Yeah, there's two YouTube links in the top post on this page (the underlined bullet points), kinda hard to hear but that was from my car before the last repair a year ago. The symptoms are: air is largely only 1 temp (max cool) -- regardless of set temp clicking/grinding noise from...

So I feel really dumb, but I wasn't thinking and got on the roof of my 4Runner last weekend loading a canopy on the roof for a tailgate. I'm not real tall, and I only had rope, so I just climbed on the roof to help tie it down securely. But now, as this thread makes obvious, my roof crumpled a...

That all makes sense about the battery -- got worried by the sales guy and wasn't thinking straight. Both times have been the entire driver's side area, though. I guess they're designed to work in tandem and if one fails, the other can't keep up on its own.

A little over a year ago, I had this issue (grinding noises, stuck on cool air, may sometimes blow hot briefly but not for long -- The modes worked fine), and got the driver's side left air mixer (87106-35170 Serve Sub-Assy, Damp) on my T4R replaced at a dealership. The repair worked for a bit...

This seems to be the most likely issue I'm experiencing here. Just so everyone can get a good feel for the noise, this is what it sounds like. It's been described as anything between a grinding noise and a clicking; mine clicks some but I'd say it's closest really to a coffee percolator. I'll...

Oop, didn't even notice -- thanks for the tip. I'll try posting there. I definitely think the loose flywheel bolt is the most likely issue, though the alternator is a good point I hadn't thought of.

Just to confirm, is this kinda what the noise sounds like? A low pitch grinding noise, accompanied by some sporadic higher pitch noises (which didn't come through on the video?) It sounds a whole lot worse in this video than in real-life -- way more prominent. I hear it only at startup and...

Thanks for the response. I already filed it down and it's been working great, my main complaint is that I would have bought a cheaper one on Amazon if I'd known the OEM part had this issue -- I'd read about it but assumed the knockoffs were the ones that came too long and the originals were...

Does anyone know if this was an issue from the factory? I have a hard time imagining it was, but I recently bought an "OEM" rear wiper blade for my 4Runner and it had the issue where it was too long. I've been wrangling with the company trying to get a partial refund but they're claiming their...

Sorry to revive an ancient thread here, but I figured I'd share my knowledge here. The issue may not be greasing or lubricating any bearings, or have anything to do with the brake lines. My 4th gen limited 4runner had an endless clunking noise when I stopped or accelerated, more pronounced...