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<blockquote data-quote="PD1744" data-source="post: 1519813" data-attributes="member: 39284"><p>Sorry [USER=40826]@PorterW1111[/USER] no dice on that old number pad. I checked but already knew as at some point my garage started to accumulate too many old junk parts so I resolved to trash as much as can. </p><p></p><p>Been a whirlwind for me and my boys round here lately. After dealer had my truck about a week and a half, I got it back about ~$2800 poorer, no noticeable improvement, and a new additional problem. Apparently the tech damaged my + battery terminal while working on it so between picking the truck up and bringing back in the morning (livid) I had to jump start it 4 times. So only good thing that came out of it was that I have all new A/C components with a 2 year warranty and a brand new battery. Definitely didn't sway my opinion on dealers. Lesson learned. I did however manage to get a huge improvement on my own for free by pinning the broken air inlet/recirculation door closed. </p><p></p><p>This blow was only softened by the fact that in this same week my buddy pictured above in the black 4Runner which is fully built broke the cardinal rule of wheeling (went alone) and flopped his truck on probably the hardest marked trail in NC and the other guy above (Black Raptor) did his first tune up and wound up blowing his engine. Made my week not as bad as I thought. </p><p></p><p>After getting the battery we took the truck to the beach on a week long family vacation against my better judgement. She continued acting up. Driving around in tropical storm conditions seemed to have created an issue with the backup camera. It’s beginning to fail. Screen shows no guide lines, weird color, and mirrored image. Then sometimes flickers black screen. Sometimes will briefly function normally. Ordered a replacement though the Camera Source. Also the ABS acted up on several occasions. It would kick in while braking and go to a smooshy pedal. </p><p></p><p>GJ Motorsports brake light arrived while gone. Took a while to get and definitely expensive but man what an awesome piece of equipment. Install was pretty straight forward. </p><p></p><p>Before:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]303144[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>After:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]303145[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>However after I installed this my key fob stopped working. Jesus Christ man I can’t catch a break with this thing. After troubleshooting a while finally found the blown fuse. </p><p></p><p>Also all my idiot lights are still on. So it wasn’t the brake light. Did a little trouble shooting before just ordering wheel speed sensors and it appears to be the cheaper of the two rears (driver side). Definitely not what I would have guessed with my luck. Put one on order so let’s hope it does the trick. Might explain the ABS issues I was experiencing. </p><p></p><p>Finally changed the rear diff fluid. This stuff is expensive! Not much drama here. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]303146[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]303147[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Oil that came out didn’t look terrible but the film on the inside of the cover was gunkier than I care for and fill plug magnet was a mess.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]303148[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I didn’t rotate the ring but from the visible side there were at least two shiny tips on the gear teeth. I looked back through the service history and I believe this truck got an entire new rear axle assembly at some point. But who knows how long it’s been since this service was done and how hard it’s life was. </p><p></p><p>I let the gasket cure overnight and came out to find a brand new caliper on the 4Runner leaking. Shit part. So I had zero out of two trucks this morning. Good times. But on the plus side, I’ve always felt this low speed bucking that I was attributing to axle wrap but hoped, even though I knew it was a long shot, that fresh diff fluid would help. Well, while it may not have entirely eliminated it, it improved it significantly. So that’s something. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PD1744, post: 1519813, member: 39284"] Sorry [USER=40826]@PorterW1111[/USER] no dice on that old number pad. I checked but already knew as at some point my garage started to accumulate too many old junk parts so I resolved to trash as much as can. Been a whirlwind for me and my boys round here lately. After dealer had my truck about a week and a half, I got it back about ~$2800 poorer, no noticeable improvement, and a new additional problem. Apparently the tech damaged my + battery terminal while working on it so between picking the truck up and bringing back in the morning (livid) I had to jump start it 4 times. So only good thing that came out of it was that I have all new A/C components with a 2 year warranty and a brand new battery. Definitely didn't sway my opinion on dealers. Lesson learned. I did however manage to get a huge improvement on my own for free by pinning the broken air inlet/recirculation door closed. This blow was only softened by the fact that in this same week my buddy pictured above in the black 4Runner which is fully built broke the cardinal rule of wheeling (went alone) and flopped his truck on probably the hardest marked trail in NC and the other guy above (Black Raptor) did his first tune up and wound up blowing his engine. Made my week not as bad as I thought. After getting the battery we took the truck to the beach on a week long family vacation against my better judgement. She continued acting up. Driving around in tropical storm conditions seemed to have created an issue with the backup camera. It’s beginning to fail. Screen shows no guide lines, weird color, and mirrored image. Then sometimes flickers black screen. Sometimes will briefly function normally. Ordered a replacement though the Camera Source. Also the ABS acted up on several occasions. It would kick in while braking and go to a smooshy pedal. GJ Motorsports brake light arrived while gone. Took a while to get and definitely expensive but man what an awesome piece of equipment. Install was pretty straight forward. Before: [ATTACH=full]303144[/ATTACH] After: [ATTACH=full]303145[/ATTACH] However after I installed this my key fob stopped working. Jesus Christ man I can’t catch a break with this thing. After troubleshooting a while finally found the blown fuse. Also all my idiot lights are still on. So it wasn’t the brake light. Did a little trouble shooting before just ordering wheel speed sensors and it appears to be the cheaper of the two rears (driver side). Definitely not what I would have guessed with my luck. Put one on order so let’s hope it does the trick. Might explain the ABS issues I was experiencing. Finally changed the rear diff fluid. This stuff is expensive! Not much drama here. [ATTACH=full]303146[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303147[/ATTACH] Oil that came out didn’t look terrible but the film on the inside of the cover was gunkier than I care for and fill plug magnet was a mess. [ATTACH=full]303148[/ATTACH] I didn’t rotate the ring but from the visible side there were at least two shiny tips on the gear teeth. I looked back through the service history and I believe this truck got an entire new rear axle assembly at some point. But who knows how long it’s been since this service was done and how hard it’s life was. I let the gasket cure overnight and came out to find a brand new caliper on the 4Runner leaking. Shit part. So I had zero out of two trucks this morning. Good times. But on the plus side, I’ve always felt this low speed bucking that I was attributing to axle wrap but hoped, even though I knew it was a long shot, that fresh diff fluid would help. Well, while it may not have entirely eliminated it, it improved it significantly. So that’s something. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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