Recent content by MudMud

Damnit man. Just when I thought I was wrapping this up - Quarantine the past 2 weeks has made this slow going... So, I did some digging, and the newer axle DOES have different brake components as well. That explains why the driver side brakes look different (Note the square hole on the right...

Yes, exactly. On the driver side (The one with the different axle), I could move the new seal around a bit, so reused the old one thinking I just had a wrong part. At the time I didn't notice. The driver side bearing was completely destroyed so I just pulled it off and tossed it aside. HOWEVER...

So...new mystery. Passenger side went back together without a hitch, now about to get started on the driver side brakes and um...these aren't the right brakes. Attached is a photo of the currently installed driver side brakes. As you can see, not only are these the wrong pads and equipment, but...

Fully bolted in to torque spec. It’s minimal movement but it’s there.

Thanks for the reassurance Tim. I followed your video exactly so here’s hoping it’s all good. Thanks!

Title pretty much says it. Replaced the rear wheel bearings, axle seals, etc today. Driver side is nice and tight but passenger side I can push and pull ever so slightly still. What could this indicate? I’d hate to ruin another axle seal due to this, so I’ve paused my reassembly until I figure...

Well here's hoping. Gonna try to drain the diff tomorrow and see what's up.

Not sure what ratio I have. I'm also dealing with a transmission issue in our Rav-4 right now, and that one's the family hauler so I haven't really investigated my truck too much yet. Is the gear ratio printed on the jamb sticker? I'll keep calling around locally. I've got no doubt that there...

My original goal when I bought the truck WAS to build it out, but life got in the way. I'd still like to do that some day, but finding a good E-locker diff here will probably be difficult to impossible. Is there some resource who sells known good rear diffs for our trucks? Possibly rebuilt or...

Yep, the "other people" is what I'm worried about here. Nobody in several months noticed anything wrong with the truck, but that doesn't mean it didn't exist. I noticed it before I left my driveway....How many miles has it gone without diff fluid...

So, long story short, I don't drive my 4Runner much these days, just due to work and other hobbies. But she does get driven by guests, friends, etc... Today was the first time I've driven the truck in several months, and I immediately noticed something was wrong. I kept hearing a popping noise...

I'm probably the only idiot this has happened to, naturally. Is it OK to drive with it like this for a bit until I have time to get it welded back together or is this more of an urgent thing?

I have slight rubbing in the front on sharp turns so decided to hammer my pinch weld down this evening to get me a bit of room. I pulled the liner back, and noticed my pinch weld was only a few inches long in the fender well, unlike some photos I've seen where it seems to go nearly to the top of...

Yeah I finally had a chance to look at it today and that's where it's rubbing for sure. Too damn cold to mess with it right now though. Hopefully that takes care of it and I don't have to mess with it anymore.

I needed the spacers to bring the wheels out to clear the 231mm calipers. Without them I couldn't even get the wheels back on. Yes, the spacers are causing the rubbing, now I need to fix that.