Recent content by Rwm514

So I cleaned it up and lubricated it and lined it up. It definitely seems keyed. I was able to adjust the position of the wheel with the lower slide rod coming from the rack. Just loosened the lower pinch nut and slid the whole thing up which allowed me to match the steering wheel position with...

Thank you for the replies! I was wondering about that blank spline but I thought the whole idea is that it can rotate to align the steering wheel. I will try to clean the rod up with a wire brush and lubricate. I tried already to pry the female end open and it is surprisingly resistant to that...

Here of some pics of the area I'm talking about.

I'm stuck getting my new steering rack installed. I pulled the old one off and removed the splined pinch top end of the rag joint with the rack. I dissembled the rag joint and cannot get the top end to slide back up the splined rod that comes down from the steering column. I'm assuming i must...

Ok, thanks. I have my cable detached from the diverter at the firewall so I can manually switch it between hot and cold. Cable won't move when I pull on it under the hood.

Hi, my 2002 has working a/c and heat but the switch that turns from heat to cold does not move the cable that moves the valve to the heater core in front of the fire wall. I've been searching but can't find any info. I do not have the auto climate control but I believe that the cable may still...

Thx guys! That helps. But god I hope it's not the lca cam bolts lol. Those things are a nightmare. I took it to a shop near my house to get it aligned and they said they had to torque them to 250 ft/lbs to get them tight. I used some pricey ones from Napa with a grease fitting. I'll update once...

I have been slowing replacing as much of the front end rubber on my 96 as possible but still have a noise up front. Not sure what it could be. Previous owner lifted it with bilsteins and "tall" 99 springs right before I bought it. Within a couple months, some really loud groaning and creaking...

Here is my 96. It rides a little rougher with the bilsteins but seems so cool to me:)

I just picked up a 2002 SR5 4x4 in phoenix. 210k miles, no accidents, original paint, no dents, new KO2's. Owner said he's only used the 4wd once. It's amazing how rust free 4runners that have spent their whole life in arizona are. Downsides are that it has been a little neglected, all original...

Replaced all 4 transmission shift bushings. Highly recommend doing all 4, not just the top 2.

I know they make needles to inject grease into bushings that don't have a grease fitting but not sure where I could or would inject grease in them.

I think I've narrowed it down to the lower control arm bushings. I got to see while someone else hit the brakes a few times. Definitely a lot of movement coming from the rear Control Arm Bushing. Now To replace them :( I recently had shoulder surgery so I'm hoping to postpone this but the noise...

I had one same year and color! congrats, its a classic

Very cool, I think my bell cranks are seized too. Been hesitating to take the rears apart. soon! Congrats