Recent content by lazwa

Well, that's odd.. maybe there's a loose connection somewhere that is causing an intermittent connection?

That looks to be the right one yes, but I can't be 100% certain. I would also try to buy it from a reputable seller. I just tried to find the link for the one I used but unfortunately it says the listing has been removed.

He means when the steering wheel is turned left and right. From his explanation of the issue it is reasonable for him to try to replace the clock spring as a fix. The problem with buying the genuine part is that it comes as an assembly with the steering angle sensor, which is the absurdly...

No worries Brett - welcome to the forum! There are lots of great resources here.

Thanks for the reply - this makes more sense. Interesting. Is your vehicle lifted at all? My vibration is gone after the second alignment and balance but I will keep a close eye on the wear. The shocks are brand new.

No, I didn't balance every 5-10k miles. In a perfect world where I was trying to get the longest service life out of my tires, sure. But my driving is 95% paved roads so personally I think that is excessive. I could see this being more important for heavy off-road users. I don't know what the...

Yes that is my alignment chart prior to the second alignment after I got back from the road trip. They aligned and balanced the tires during this visit. The mechanic said that only 1 side had bad toe alignment - why would both front tires be wearing the same on the inside edge? It just seems...

Hi all, I'm scratching my head a bit on an issue I'm having with my 2015 Trail. I have started to notice uneven wear on both front tires - they are both wearing on the inside ~1 inch from the edge of the tire. Bit of background and sequence of events below: 1) Started at stock height with...

Interesting, I'll have to try this. To update everyone on the progress: it ended up being the clock spring. I was surprised that everything else on the steering wheel was working apart from the horn but there you go! I bought just the clock spring itself from Ebay and switched over the steering...

Thanks for these tips! I checked again last night and I think it is indeed the clock spring. Tested continuity through the clock spring pins and the horn ground didn't seem to be working while the other pins tested OK. I have ordered an aftermarket replacement and will see how that goes. Opted...

Appreciate your feedback and the offer! I'll see how I go with a bit more investigation at the clock spring. I was registering 12V between the horn ground wire and battery +ve but no beep from the multimeter so maybe it is a ground issue. For the continuity test, would I test between battery -ve...

Well, update.. it wasn't the integration relay. Part arrived and I installed it with no change. Horn still doesn't work. I'm going to have a look around the clock spring and associated wiring to see if anything is loose/damaged. If anyone has any other thoughts let me know!

Good tip. If replacing the relay doesn't solve the problem I'll have a closer look at the plugs/pins. Funny you mention this - I had initially started writing a section about this potential cause as well but hadn't seen much about it happening on a 4Runner. Definitely something worth...

Hi all, I thought I would share some sleuthing I've been doing to fix my horn on my 2015 5th Gen 4Runner in the hope that it will help someone else down the line. The main symptom is that pressing the horn on the steering wheel doesn’t sound the horn and I can hear no other noises like relays...

The thread title had me thinking you were still facing issues. Great to hear you managed to sort it out! Nice to know that the car got a second life and didn't have to be totally scrapped. I too have a black 4Runner and have started the modding journey.