Recent content by prowler

Sounds a lot like a head gasget to me. I just went thru the same thing, and thats what it was. Cooling system would pressure up, blow hoses, bypass, rad cap etc etc. I would say almost for certain that is what has happened..

Turned out not to be the drive axle at all, kind of. It was the bushings inside the spindle where the drive axle goes thru. They were shot. Quick replace, and back on the road. Feeeeeeew!!!!

Thanks N8 I tried to tackle it this morning, but couldnt get the hub removed, so thought, "well lets try the 6 bolts on the coupling to the front diff" and couldnt budge ANY of those, so its off to the shop I guess.

Hi All, I am putting yet another pile of money in to my money pit, and looking to do the work myself. Has anybody replaced one of the front drive axles on a 1990 4runner before, and if so, how much of the front hub assembly has to come apart? I have read in the manual, but it is a little...

Hi all, first post on here. Great to find you guys. I recently bought a 1990 sr5 four runner with an automatic trans in it. It seemed fine at fist but after I took the center console apart to replace a burned ot indicator light, it started shifting realy hard. Mostly when cold, it will rv up...