Recent content by slonny

I am running stock size at the moment, so this parts has been already taken care of.

What is the best way to go back to stock height without loosing ability to carry additional weight in the rear for camping gear, water, etc? 4runner is my daily driver/camping vehicle. 3 in lift and a roof rack really add height to the vehicle. I travel for work cross-country and often have to...

Just pulled both of the driveshafts for complete overhaul. After getting ready to pain them and install new u-joints, I noticed that there is something loose inside of the front driveshaft. Research revealed that there is sound deadening cardboard material inside, and when it comes loose it is...

Thanks! For that price I will only get one bearing pressed. Drive to Moreno Valley is manageable. The jack does look exactly the same as the one they sell in the store. All of their tools are hit and miss. 10% negative reviews is actually very good. Just like you mentioned, I can just get...

HF Tools sells one for $250. That is the cheapest one I found. I am in Los Angeles. Craigslist has a few adds, but they are all for 12 and 6 ton presses.

Yes, it seems like it is the spacer that protects the shaft. His car has the same mileage as mine, so if I am pulling the whole thing out I may find similar wear and tear. Might as well just replace everything. If the old parts lasted 200k miles, I should be good for a long time. I guess there...

Completely forgot about HF Tools. That will be even better than Amazon. The guy in the video mentioned that it was very difficult for him to find a shop, and the dealer wanted an arm and a leg to get the job done. If the press will cost me $160, then I am already saving a ton of money. I will...

This is a good one. I changed it a year ago, but I will definitely check its condition. The old one was a complete mess. I know that this problem began a while back, so it might be the old one that caused it.

I will definitely check it out. It is probably a good idea to replace the bearings and the seal together. The car has 185k miles. Looking at this video, it will be a lot of work. It also seems to be very expensive if done at a shop, so it will have to be a DIY project. - YouTube What type of...

This sounds like a better method of ruling out the problem than dismantling everything. Thanks! I will smell the break fluid today and compare the smell to the gear oil. Unfortunately I don't have any gear oil left, but I think this will do the trick.

Can somebody explain this to me? I am having a strange leak into the parking break. The break system is in good shape. No leaks anywhere. Parking break on the passenger's side is consistently covered in something oily. I have been monitoring break fluid for the past year. No problems there...

I did exactly that. It wasn't so much of a fight. These were studs that were corroded beyond imaginable. I just knocked both of them out with a hammer. It looks like there was no clamping force whatsoever.

Is this anything I should be concerned about? Any fixes I can do? Exhaust gasket - YouTube

How did you find out about it? I hope you didn't take the approach that I took - tracking the problem by the process of elimination.

If I have exact time of the event, can I pull what was happening from the Vehicle Control History in Techstream? I installed Techstream along with drivers for several cords I ordered. Still waiting for the cords to arrive. If this information is still in the memory, what are the steps to pull...