Okay.. even better and somewhat happy ending to the story...
00 and 02 differentials work BUT the coupler on the drive shaft is slightly different. I went to the dealer hoping to get just the part on the older 00 and 02 model 4runners that is on the end of the drive shaft. They told me I would...
Okay! Got awsome news from the junk yard that there is an 00 and an 02 4runner in there so I should be able to remove the diffs from those and slap them in mine right?
That would seem tooooo easy.
Don't see how this happened but the ring gear inside the differential is missing 4 teeth. As soon as you try to drive, it gets stuck or starts grinding inside the diff.
Me and my friend pulled it all apart however I cannot figure out what the gear ratio of the ring and pinion gears are...
Ever since my rear went out in my 05, I have been looking for a lower-cost replacement that I would not have to deal with the dealer for.
The ring gear lost 4 teeth so it just won't go for long without getting stuck on the stripped part of the gear.
I removed the differential "chunk" and...
