Rusted differential cover.

[lrfeusse]

Does anyone know if a replacement rear differential cover is available for a 96 4 runner. The cover is welded onto the rear differential tube. I was hoping to grind this one off and weld a new one on.

Thanks,
Larry

 

[davidn71]

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but Toyota trucks don't have the conventional rear diff housing. It's a full third member that is bolted into the front of the axle housing. There is no rear diff cover, it's just part of the axle housing.... I guess you could replace the whole axle housing????

 

[lrfeusse]

David, you are correct, but up here in Michigan, with the salt on the roads in winter, everything rusts. The cover is rusted through. We don't want to replace the whole housing, but repair it. we thought if there was a repair cover available, we could grind off the old cover and weld the new one on.

 

[davidn71]

I suppose if you did a little measuring, you could find a junk one off a late model RWD car that has the rear diff cover and just use that......

 

[JeremyH]

Why would you go through all of that work?

Just paint the axle housing black with some Rustoleum....