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TipS Thanks to everyone's tips I replaced mine easily in short time. The key things were to use a long magnetized Philips screwdriver to remove and reinstall the back bottom bracket screw keeping on eye on it with an automotive angled telescoping mirror. Keep the filter in the blower section...

If anyone is wondering whether it makes a difference or not if all the front skid bolts are present or not, I had a slight high pitch noise when driving on the highway (>60 mph). The cause was from a small air gap between the skid plate and frame since one bolt was missing (front near bumper...

For a great discussion and feedback on new or reman NAPA cv axles see: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/118912-if-you-have-used-napa-cv-axles-please-reply.html General consensus was new NAPA cv axles.

I have a similar experience as CruzadoBlanco. I put Moog camber bolts in front passenger lca and there was slop. Used Moog because they were ~$35, readily available, and had grease fittings. OEM is dealer special order for about ~$120, but you can find on-line for about ~$75. Moog caused really...

Hang a video camera from front bumper and take video. This is what I had to do find a similar popping problem that only occurred at a certain turning angle in parking lots. In my case, turned out to be the front forward aftermarket camber bolts I used on new lca's. Bad design, fixed by using OEM...

If you really want to know if the oil and filter change interval is good for your driving conditions, oil & filter brand, and current engine condition, then consider an oil analysis test. Just run the truck with selected oil, filter, and mileage and send it off to lab. Cost is about $30...

Thanks for sharing the pictures and story! Makes me want to go and change my filter right now!!! Filters are really cheap on e-bay and amazon compared to the auto part stores. There are so inexpensive, I buy several at time so I have good stock of them.

Lots of reports on bad reman axles too. NAPA new and reman cv axles are both by Cardone, but sold as Napa Maxdrive. Warranty for new is lifetime and reman is only 3yr/36k miles.

I had my '05 V6 4runner radiator replaced at 70k. Turned out to be a rock that got kicked up from road surface. If you look under truck, there is a big gap from front bumper to first under/skid plate with no protection. Lots of space for road debris to kick up and bounce around in. Had to...

If you are willing to use an aftermarket cv axle, then new is definitely the way to go. There is not much price different. NAPA in my area sells new for $81 (no core) and $62 for reman (after core). For $19 you don't have to worry about how good the rebuild was only to find out at home or the...

I am having the reverse issue with my '05 V6 4runner 225k miles. Steering feels loose in full range of motion from left to right stop. Looseness is about 1/2in each way and gives the feeling of bump steer when hitting bumps on road. Gravel roads and roads with pot holes are worse than good state...

I think the answer depends on mileage, whether you were having any issues/noises with the joint, how bad the boot tear was, driving conditions, and how long it has been this way. I can tell you from my experience, reman cv axles can be worse than your own OEM axles. Best option is buy new cv...

Especially check inner (as opposed more typical outer in other cars) cv axle boots. Also, front wheel bearing at 100k.