Recent content by krevo81

Well, we ended up rebuilding the rear end (alll bearings, races, seals, etc) The ring and pinion were both still in decent shape. Next time, I'll certainly just buy a 650 dollar complete 3rd from ECGS. Rebuilding these things is a complete timesink and required quite a few trips to Harbor...

I posted in another thread in the 4th gen forum looking for advice on some faint whirring sounds I was hearing from what sounded like my rear end. I just bought this truck for a really good price used, and didn't anticipate I'd be already replacing something in less than a month. I have talked...

Any other info / suggestions? We're going to get under the truck today to check for play in the shaft and see if we can isolate it being the pinion bearing. I'm also going to check/swap fluids in the rear diff. Hoping it is not something major. I called a few shops and discussed rebuild /...

Thanks for the info! So we just drove it around in the parking lot (we've got a bunch of nice big runways in our building complex. Got it up to 35-40mph and then let off the accelerator. Within about a half of a second, the "noise" occurs - kinda like a lower, faint...

Sorry to bump this thread but this was the closest thing I could find to describe my current situation. I bought a used 2007 4Runner Limited 2WD with 130k miles on it. Got a great deal on the truck and didn't have a lot of choices after my wife stole my Forester and I was stuck taking the kid...