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What I've found on line is, jack up the front wheels, suck the fluid out of the reservoir, then put fresh fluid in, start the engine turn the steering wheel back and forth, and repeat until the fluid is clear. This takes a long time. Is there any reason why I can't pull one of the fittings loose...

My beloved 1997 SR5,4WD was totaled. I pulled the Bilsteins off the front along with the springs. I now have a 2000 SR5. I'm pulling the whole strut assy. off both sides to put on my '97 so someone can haul it away. I'm putting the Bilsteins on my 2000 with the springs off the '97. The '97...

Thank you all. Thank you for your comments. Looks like I'll try Strong Arm HDs. It sounds more encouraging than trying to find a tree branch to hold up the rear door or get hit on the head.

2000 SR5. I hunt in cold weather, sometimes down to 0. I have to prop open rear gate because it won't stay up. Read about Strong Arm struts in this site. Will they open and stay up in cold weather, really cold weather? If not any suggestions?

I gave up I finally gave up and took it to a local radio installer who put in an adapter harness and charged me $80. Thanks to all that responded.

Thank you, but wires don't match diagram I have the speaker wiring on: RR, red, white LR, black, yellow RF, light green, blue LF, there is no pink wire, there is a pink/blue which the diagrams show going to the antenna control relay. right now I have it hooked to the LF speaker, none of the...

Thank you The Durk, more questions. Where is the antenna control relay? Back of the dash fuse box? Which is the second antenna wire going to the radio, the smaller one and what do I with it? Can the antenna control wires be soldered together so the antenna is always up? Which two wires?

I have gone over wiring diagrams on this and other forums(fora) and have yet to find a Toyota wiring diagram. I took the Pioneer DEH-X56HD out of my beloved (and wrecked) 1997 T4R and tried to put it in my 2000. As far as I can tell I have the speakers wired correctly, and the constant and...

Thank you 99Runnr. It never occurred to me to double nut the top, Oh well. I had to use an Allen wrench socket that I swapped out to metric size on an ratchet with movable head, so I could get the right angle, them used the 17mm wrench I bent to hold the nut from turning. Of course, I had turn...

Tank you Underfire, rear shocks? When you mentioned the springs, I wondered if you were talking about the front shocks( I have that pleasure to look forward to). I also had to make an adapter to my air chuck to blow out the depression the top of the shock fits in because it was full of dirt...

Am I the only one who has a big hassle putting Bilstein 4600(24024518) rear shocks on? The drivers side has a bracket for the wiring for the locking differential that blocks access. I ended up cutting an access hole in the body from the wheel well to be able to get an allen wrench into the hole...

Thank you 02SE, that's what I was afraid of. Do you have a recommendation where to get a replacement? Otherwise I'll get a new one from CarSteeringwholesale. I try to change the fluids in clutch, brakes, and steering, but I'm sure I don't do it as often as I should

'97 SR5 4WD, std. trans. 340,000 miles. I put in new steering rack from Car Steering Wholesale(Buy auto parts) in May Has worked fine until last couple weeks I'm getting a growl out of what seems to be the PS pump. Has fluid. Would the new rack cause the pump to go out or is it just worn out...

'97 sr5 4wd As of today 340,452. No engine, transmission, transfer case, or differential work. I thought I would get 300 out of it, but it looks like 400 or more.

I have read as much as I had time for on how to replace my leaking steering rack on my '97 SR5. I didn't find mention of this. If you are going to replace your steering rack, TAKE THE CLAMPS HOLDING THE HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE LINES OFF BEFORE YOU TRY TO ATTACH THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO THE NEW...