Recent content by mb66

After several days of searching and reaching out to two dealers with no success, I finally came across this, four years after it was posted. Thanks for posting, and thanks to others who make similar posts. You're not wasting your time.

I wanted to chime in and add my observations here, as I tackled this job over the weekend on our '06 with 155K miles. First, thanks to 4Reak Show for breaking this down to a series of not-so-intimidating steps, for which otherwise, I likely wouldn't have attempted. This began last year with the...

Thanks again to the OP for the detailed post. Just did this to our '06. Must say that not a single step went as planned. Trying to separate the xreas parts at the joints to save the fluid was a waste of effort, ended up just draining it and pulling out every part I could reach. Also had to use a...

For others looking to do this, I just went through this ordeal and the OP did a really good writeup. This is NOT a fun job, but certainly doable if you have the temperament. I think the kit fits fine, as documented the only difference is the rear lines at the caliper. The Goodridge have an...

Replying to an 8 month old question about replacing the center brake lines: I just spent all of yesterday swapping out the six rubber lines with the Goodridge kit. As Hkollie1 said, this project ranks low on the fun scale...

Just looked again to confirm, the P3 is using the metal mount and it is attached above the fuse panel. It has a little higher profile than a P2 and we needed more room than mounting it to the panel would give. Where we have it, we can tilt it up when not using it and it's really out of the way...

I have a P3 but mounted it higher than this. I don't recall if the screws go in to the fuse panel cover or above it, but I have to reach a finger over the P3 to activate the diff lock. The cord goes in to the hole in the fuse panel cover. My boy's 6-3 and that was the only place his legs didn't...

The OP describes the symptoms I had when I first tried 4WD on our used 4Runner (Yes, I bought a used 4wd truck and didn't test the 4wd first, and I'm still beating myself up over that). After reading all these threads on stuck actuators I got underneath with engine off while someone moved the...

Any reason you didn't go for the one with a usb port that also accepts an android or iphone direct connection for $12 more, as opposed to BT only? I have the JBL Synthesis, any idea if this would work with that? Edit: Nevermind I see that the one I'm looking at is USB only, with an optional BT...

Did my '06 V6 Sport 4WD a couple weeks ago, new bushings front and rear plus new end links (all four had a busted rubber boot) and Energy urethane bushings on the rear links. $160 or so all from Amazon. Fortunately, my dinky hand tools didn't break any bolt welds. As someone else noted, you...

Adding to an OLD thread here...I just swapped the headlight assemblies on our '06 Sport. I used these: Amazon.com: New Headlamp Headlight - OEM: 8117035451, OEM: 8113035471, Pair Set: Automotive I didn't find that 4th bolt to be that big a deal. I got to it from under the front bumper, arm at...

I did this repair recently on my 06 4.0 based on scw1991's posts. Yes you can get to this from the front of the truck after you remove the skid plates. It's a tight fit and you'll need to get creative with your socket wrenches. My symptoms were the blinking 4WD and diff lock lights on the dash...

Just wanted to give thanks to scw1991 for documenting all this. Recently had a 4WD (non)engaging issue with our '06 and this was exactly the culprit. ADD was clean inside but the motor was seized. I put gun oil on the bearings, sprayed some extra silicon lube in it as well, and soldered the...