Recent content by nysimonsez

thanks for the heads up. All I found on ebay were over $00, I guess it's cheap compared to a new OEM unit. I assume the whole unit is busted because of the problems I'm having. Just hesitant on getting a replacement only to find out it's something else. I'm planning on selling the car...

I think the climate control switch panel is not working. Heat comes on intermittently even when I crank it to "HI". Lights on the first switch no longer works. when I press the defrost on the right switch, the recir air light comes on and stuck on until I change air flow to defrost with foot...

Success! Got the 3 jaw puller as took no time to pull it out. The whole process took me about an hour. Most of the bolts came out easy because I had taken them out a week ago. With the new hub everything is quiet again. I think the 3 jaw puller is almost a must have for hub replacement...

thanks. I will get a 3 jaw puller and try to pull the hub out. I won't try and pry it out further then. Hopefully I can do it this weekend. Here's what's strange. It was very noisy at highway speed until I turn right, and the noise was very much gone. That's why I suspected it was the...

Thanks Nevada. Yes, the 4 mounting nuts are completely removed. If the axle is coming out with the hub, should I not pry it further? I was going to use a pry bar instead of screwdriver to try to pry it out, but now fears that it will pull the axle out as well with the hub. If you don't think...

I actually have and use the same chisel as yours in the pic. I used it and got it to create a gap between the hub and spindle. However, when I put the axle nut back on to see how much the hub came out, it was in the same original position leading me to think the gap came from someplace else...

good info. I thought I was the only one who has problem getting the hub off. I used a similar size screwdriver and went around the hub several times, and using force to pry to the point where the screwdriver was bending to close to snapping. I am going to get a bigger hammer to bang on the...

thanks a lot guys. in the pictures i got to the one where i put the screwdriver between the hub and arm. all 4 screws are loose and off the contol arm. i got the hub to come out of the arm similar to the picture, where i can stick a screwdiver behind the spindle. i tried to pry it around the...

Hi - I bought the wheel bearing and hub assembly and am trying to do the install on my 4wd 4runner. I am at the point where i backed off the 4 bolts from the hub and took off the axle nut. I tapped the hub to get it started and now there is a gap between the hub and control arm. But I...

2004 I think late '03 V6, 4X4 145,000 #6 (P0306) Diagnosed leak in July '13 at 145k. Didn't want to put $3k+ into the fix because I'm only keeping it for 2 more years. Used Bar's leak to see if it worked. Now truck has 163k and no issues yet. I'm sure the bar's leak won't hold up very long...

I am going to jack the car up tonight and see if I can turn the tire. I guess if I can then it should be loose enough to take the pads out no? Before I notice the smoke, the steering wheel shakes when braking from highway speed occasionally. Should I assume the rotor is warped as well and...

So the driver's side caliper seized again. I replaced it 35k miles ago. When I was driving home the caliper was really stuck, smoke was coming from the tire as it was really heating up the rotor. I got home and am ready to replace the caliper myself. I ordered a reman caliper from NAPA and...

Well I'm having the same issues with my 04 ltd with 140k miles. It started 2 weeks ago, rough idle then CEL and threw codes. I found related threads and most point to HG issues. Went to an indie shop and mentioned that, and they said nah, probably just need new plugs. Since the shop was...

I actually just got the exact problem. I started up my car last night and all of the sudden both fogs didn't work. I had worked the night before. I switched out the relay and didn't work. Then I checked the fuse and it's fine. I will check the bulbs next but I don't think it would be the...

My 04 V6 Ltd with 125k miles has been leaking ATF fluid, and it looks like from connection between the filler tube and the ATF pan tube that came apart (don't know how that happened). I couldn't get the 2 tube ends to hold even with the o-ring. So I guess I'll have to replace the filler tube...