Scoobie McDoobie
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No rubber smell on the mat, however the mat had been used for number of years before it became my new cargo mat so it has had plenty of time to "off gas"
What did you do with your 4runner today?
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Hi-desertT4R
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Nice. That’s what I’m hoping for
Bogrun
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Michigan Weight Reduction and Resonator Delete
Well, it looks like I'm getting a new exhaust! Was driving on the highway when I started feeling a clunking sound, go to look under the truck and the joint at the end of the muffler had completely blown apart.
Look at what's left of the bolts! Gotta love Michigan! You people on the West coast and down South don't know how good you have it!
Not too bummed honestly. Happy it wasn't a wheel bearing and now I have an excuse to get my exhaust to side exit behind the rear tires.
Well, it looks like I'm getting a new exhaust! Was driving on the highway when I started feeling a clunking sound, go to look under the truck and the joint at the end of the muffler had completely blown apart.
Look at what's left of the bolts! Gotta love Michigan! You people on the West coast and down South don't know how good you have it!
Not too bummed honestly. Happy it wasn't a wheel bearing and now I have an excuse to get my exhaust to side exit behind the rear tires.
theSKANT75
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4th gen xreas leveling kit
I’ve been sitting on installing my leveling kit from Daystar for about 9 months. Today, the first day of Summer for this teacher, was spent getting a little more closely acquainted with my 4th gen.
I was a bit worried about installing the leveling kit as my 4th gen still has its xreas setup. While it was a bit of a fiasco to maneuver the strut between the upper and lower control arms and keeping it tethered with the xreas line.
I’ve been sitting on installing my leveling kit from Daystar for about 9 months. Today, the first day of Summer for this teacher, was spent getting a little more closely acquainted with my 4th gen.
I was a bit worried about installing the leveling kit as my 4th gen still has its xreas setup. While it was a bit of a fiasco to maneuver the strut between the upper and lower control arms and keeping it tethered with the xreas line.
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Loose Axles
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Took off my wiper arms and finally brought them down to bare metal and repainted them. It’s the little things :yo:
Loose Axles
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Well, it looks like I'm getting a new exhaust! Was driving on the highway when I started feeling a clunking sound, go to look under the truck and the joint at the end of the muffler had completely blown apart.
Look at what's left of the bolts! Gotta love Michigan! You people on the West coast and down South don't know how good you have it!
Not too bummed honestly. Happy it wasn't a wheel bearing and now I have an excuse to get my exhaust to side exit behind the rear tires.
Love the side exit look. Any idea what you are gonna go with for a muffler? I just picked up a super 10… gonna be loud lol.
Bogrun
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I was also looking at the Super 10! That or the 40 Series is what I'm leaning towards. I'll post when I get everything squared away!
Loose Axles
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I'm putting a super 10 on this weekend if you want me to give you a review before you commit! I'm a little nervous but I think itill be okay...:gun4:
Bluesky 07
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Fixed the clicking HVAC servo. In my case, the clicker was the top one inboard, which controls where the air comes out (dash, floor, defrost, etc.). This part is identified by Toyota as SERVO SUB-ASSY, DAMPER (FOR MODE) (p/n 87106-35120) and is available online for ~$142. I determined it to be the problem using the screwdriver method; after removing the glovebox for access, I took a long screwdriver and held it to the bottom servo - heard nothing. Moved it to the top servo and click click click.
Being a cheap bastard, I decided to try to repair it before buying a new part. This excellent thread by [MENTION=113703]46runner[/MENTION] (thanks!) was my guide. However, I deviated from it in a way that worked for me but I wouldn't necessarily recommend to others b/c I may have been very, very lucky not to really muck things up.
After disassembly per that thread, I was able to easily get two of the three bracket screws out. If you're looking at the bracket straight on, the one on the left (toward the cabin) and the one at top right (toward the engine). The second one (toward the engine) is a challenge. I ended up using a long, flexible drill extension with a Phillips bit, turning it by hand.
The one at bottom right is buried behind everything and I couldn't think of a good way to get it even using the idea of drilling a hole in the side of the housing that holds the cabin filter. I did indeed drill such a hole but it was to remove the bottom screw holding the servo to the bracket. After taking out all three such screws (the others are pretty easy to reach), I was able to flex the bracket out enough to remove the servo while leaving the bracket in place.
I opened up the servo, breaking a couple of the clips of course, and did the usual repair process of cleaning the accumulated grease gobs off the three metal "fingers" and gently bending them up to ensure solid contact. I also carefully removed any gobs of grease on the contact surface.
The tough part as 46runner notes is getting the servo back in and engaging the three pins it has to move when it rotates. I eventually got it done after several tries, removing it in between to sort out where the issue was. And here's why I don't recommend leaving the bracket in place: the pins on the arms seem pretty solid but if you break one off trying to wrangle the servo back into place, you're probably screwed. I had to carefully move the bottom pin with long needlenose pliers to get it where it would land in the "trough" on the back of the servo.
Finally got it all together with the pins engaged, screwed down a couple of fasteners to keep it tight during the test, turned on the key and...nothing. $#%$&#, what now? Oh, I forgot the electrical plug. :doh: Plugged it in, worked through the vent positions, and was very happy that the airflow went where it was supposed to go with not a click to be heard.
Patched the hole I drilled with metal dryer duct tape (very useful stuff!), completed the reassembly, and moved on to installing these Auxito LED side marker bulbs since one of the old ones was out. They're nice and bright so the side markers don't look like an afterthought anymore.
Being a cheap bastard, I decided to try to repair it before buying a new part. This excellent thread by [MENTION=113703]46runner[/MENTION] (thanks!) was my guide. However, I deviated from it in a way that worked for me but I wouldn't necessarily recommend to others b/c I may have been very, very lucky not to really muck things up.
After disassembly per that thread, I was able to easily get two of the three bracket screws out. If you're looking at the bracket straight on, the one on the left (toward the cabin) and the one at top right (toward the engine). The second one (toward the engine) is a challenge. I ended up using a long, flexible drill extension with a Phillips bit, turning it by hand.
The one at bottom right is buried behind everything and I couldn't think of a good way to get it even using the idea of drilling a hole in the side of the housing that holds the cabin filter. I did indeed drill such a hole but it was to remove the bottom screw holding the servo to the bracket. After taking out all three such screws (the others are pretty easy to reach), I was able to flex the bracket out enough to remove the servo while leaving the bracket in place.
I opened up the servo, breaking a couple of the clips of course, and did the usual repair process of cleaning the accumulated grease gobs off the three metal "fingers" and gently bending them up to ensure solid contact. I also carefully removed any gobs of grease on the contact surface.
The tough part as 46runner notes is getting the servo back in and engaging the three pins it has to move when it rotates. I eventually got it done after several tries, removing it in between to sort out where the issue was. And here's why I don't recommend leaving the bracket in place: the pins on the arms seem pretty solid but if you break one off trying to wrangle the servo back into place, you're probably screwed. I had to carefully move the bottom pin with long needlenose pliers to get it where it would land in the "trough" on the back of the servo.
Finally got it all together with the pins engaged, screwed down a couple of fasteners to keep it tight during the test, turned on the key and...nothing. $#%$&#, what now? Oh, I forgot the electrical plug. :doh: Plugged it in, worked through the vent positions, and was very happy that the airflow went where it was supposed to go with not a click to be heard.
Patched the hole I drilled with metal dryer duct tape (very useful stuff!), completed the reassembly, and moved on to installing these Auxito LED side marker bulbs since one of the old ones was out. They're nice and bright so the side markers don't look like an afterthought anymore.
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Are you happy you did it? This is something I've been wanting to do.
Bluesky 07
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Also repainted my spoiler last week [emoji1362] No more faded clear coat on the truck!
Cue Darth Vader voice: “Impressive. Most impressive!”
Loose Axles
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Super clean job. Well done.
Also repainted my spoiler last week [emoji1362] No more faded clear coat on the truck!
Bluesky 07
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[MENTION=83833]thegame7[/MENTION] - what products did you use?
Thanks!
2 Spray cans of color matched paint (1D4 Toyota)
1 spray can of primer sealer from Autozone
4 spray cans of 2K clear coat off Amazon
800 grit wet/dry sand paper
Thanks! It has a little orange peel that I may polish out someday but looks good enough for now.
originalg00kster
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damn did you use all 4 cans of 2k?
Not all of them no but once the cans got low enough it was a little tough to get clear where I wanted it so I'd just open another can. If I had the right spraying tools and didn't use spray cans, it would have gone much smoother haha
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