Recent content by Sandpiper

Seatbelt problem SIMPLE SOLUTION! Go to the junk yard and get a couple seat belt snaps that are close and take them home and grind the sides off to fit. Put them in, in place of seat belts when you don't want the belts I make a number of short moves in my 4Runner and got tired to listening...

Gearcase Thanks for the answer. I had heard nearly all light four wheel drives use the chain system because it is so much quieter than gear on gear. I could not imagine it turning all the time but then some engines use a timing chain that runs all the time. As sort of a gear head I still...

Surely someone out there can answer this. Surely someone out there can answer this.

Simple question. Does it turn all the time or just when the 4 wheel drive is engaged? Or, when its put into low 4wheel drive?

Grease points Moly based grease is alot different from lithium grease. If you google it you will find the moly product is almost like little round extremely hard moly beads that the spline shaft can roll on. The lithium grease uses lithium for the carrier for what ever kind of oil is blended...

Grease Joints Maybe I am missing something, my 2011 doesn't have u-joint grease zerks. It does have the spline shaft grease zerks on the drive shafts .

When my SR- 5 (2011) is in 4 wheel drive are the front and rear diffs locked or are they open? Is there a difference between 4H and 4Low regarding the diffs.

4 Runner Education BS in 1970

5G Owner Locations There are quite a few 5G's here in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We have two strong dealers here. Looks like about half of them are Limited and the others SR5's. I have only seen one TE. I am a flatlander here but spend a month every year around Vegas where one of my sons live...

Bed I slept on a 4" self inflating mattress and found that there is not much room left height wise. Also, think about how you will get in and out. Its not easy.

Bed I did something similar this summer and it worked fine. I spent a month on the road last summer and spent most nights in the back of the 4 Runner. I used a sheet of higher grade plywood and cut it so I only needed to remove the back right hand seat cushion to allow me to stretch out that...

Anyone have a photo of the transmission fill plug for the 2011 4 Runner transmission?

In the 2011 $ Runner what type of synthetic oil is recommended> Is it the Type VI-E ? Does anyone back flush thier transmission?

How does it ride? Is the ride any more firm now?? I don't like the nose dive but like the ride. I am thinking about putting the same shocks on my 4 Runner

Trading new tires I called around just before the 4 Runner came in. I found an independant dealer that gave me $100,.00 @ tire in trade for the new Michilens I wanted. I kept the same stock tire size but wanted Michliens. The difference in ride and handling was incredible. I drove from the...