Recent content by promted

Hmm, that was fast... Sorry, I guess some guy is coming to get it for $700.

Ok, I've only posted a few things here but I feel like someone might be interested in what I've got here. I have a 1987 4Runner that is in amazing shape inside and out, but the bad is I think it has a bad head gasket. It was well taken care of for most of it's life, but I haven't been able to...

Hmm, doesn't really seem like re-gearing is worth it if I only want 33's, eh? Ya, I've started to get the hint that you don't really want to mess with just a ring and pinion, I found out what it entailed and I don't think I want to spend days on that project. A whole third member is definitely...

Ya, let me know if you find anything, I might be interested. Just shoot me an email if you run across something... Just out of curiosity, what would re gearing entail? I've been wanting to put some 33's on my truck but haven't been too gung-ho about it yet. If re gearing is kind of a...

Thanks guys, in the meantime I just went with plan A. I pulled out my pinion, and put a cap over the hole where the pinion leads to the driveshaft so oil can't escape, I also left the ring in so it could scoop up the oil and lubricate everything else. It seems to run just the same in 4WD but I...

Bummer, I found a salvage yard but they want $250 for a used third member, and they won't sell me a used ring and pinion.

Hmm, it seems pretty straight forward to me, just put in a new ring and pinion, ya? I know I ask some fairly simple questions sometimes but I like to know for sure, like the brake line thing, I feel like I remember hearing that I have to bleed the brakes first.. You are right though, there is a...

Hey, thanks guys. Ya, I wasn't sure if I had to take off the axles to get it off, but it went down. It was the ring and pinion... sweet. But now that I have it all off, it would probably be dumb not to just throw a new one on and be done. I just feel like a ring and pinion would be kind of...

So there's something messed up in my rear axle, I'm not too sure what it is exactly but I'm leaning toward a ring and pinon. Ok, my plan was to disassemble my rear diff and see if I could get it to more or less free wheel. That way I can just drive it in 4WD until I can find a new rear axle...

I can't remember what was wrong with my 87 4Runner a few years back, but it was doing something similar. I can remember hearing like a waterfall type noise coming from my radiator. I can't remember if it was the same time I had a bad head gasket or not, but I remember fixing the head gasket...

So if that's the problem, is it possible to disconnect my rear axle or the diff and drive in 4WD until I can find a spare?

*1987 4Runner SR5 V4 EFI, 165K* I'm new to this forum, so I've got a lot of catching up to do. Ok, so I was driving on the freeway one day and I started to hear a noise. Pulled over and tried to hear where it was coming from, no luck. It would mostly start making a noise when I would...

I'm new to this board and don't know a lot of the lingo or rules or anything but this happened with my '87 4Runner also. The window completely came off the track and when I opened it up to look inside, I noticed that the runner gutter thing was rusted through, (I guess that's pretty common)...