Sweet, I broke my CV!
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Originally Posted by r0cky
Well it's frustrating! I break something and come here for help and it's necessary to tell me that if I don't like it I shouldn't be on the trail? Exactly the reason I am CAREFUL when I offroad.
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As someone asked before, how close is the 4th Gen to the 3rd Gen here is a write up from 4x4 Wire http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/maintenance/cv_axle/
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Originally Posted by Rivalred
As someone asked before, how close is the 4th Gen to the 3rd Gen here is a write up from 4x4 Wire http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/maintenance/cv_axle/
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a few suggestions:
buy, borrow, or download a FSM (factory service manual) for your vehicle. study the section regarding the front drivetrain and learn what the different parts are and how they go together.
if you did indeed break a shaft or cv, get 2 stockers from a junkyard or from your local autozone. replace said broken part, carry the other one for a spare.
all flygt was trying to say is that trying to bombproof IFS parts is a waste in the long run
buy, borrow, or download a FSM (factory service manual) for your vehicle. study the section regarding the front drivetrain and learn what the different parts are and how they go together.
if you did indeed break a shaft or cv, get 2 stockers from a junkyard or from your local autozone. replace said broken part, carry the other one for a spare.
all flygt was trying to say is that trying to bombproof IFS parts is a waste in the long run
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Originally Posted by Rivalred
As someone asked before, how close is the 4th Gen to the 3rd Gen here is a write up from 4x4 Wire http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/maintenance/cv_axle/
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r0cky, I believe you are the first person to have broken a CV on a 4th Gen. I know I have put mine through hell, James and Michael have done the same to is, and I know a few others as well. I also believe Lance has beat the living daylights out of his. Yet none of us has broken a CV or axle to my knowledge (yet that is ).
My point is that the CVs and front axles are pretty stout on these vehicles.
I have had a number of skinny pedal violations on rocks and other terrian with mine as well, and I can bet you money I'm not the only one.
So first it would be important to understand what actually broke, at this point we all think it is an CV, but we don't know. The axle would probably have to be removed to really understand what is broken or wrong.
Secondly it would be good to understand why the axle broke, so you can avoid it in the future. Maybe you were just extremely unlucky, or you made a bad mistake while driving (happens to all of us) or it could be that somewhere along the line with all the NE experimentation some parts of the driveline got damamged/misaligned or whatever and it is only showing it's head now. The best is to figure it out and try to avoid t in the future, but first get it fixed.
And even a complete new axle assembly at the dealer is not that expensive compared to what you have spend on your truck so far. Something like $300 I believe for the whole thing. I'm sure if you shop around you can probably find a cheaper alternative.
Good luck and let us know what you find.
My point is that the CVs and front axles are pretty stout on these vehicles.
I have had a number of skinny pedal violations on rocks and other terrian with mine as well, and I can bet you money I'm not the only one.
So first it would be important to understand what actually broke, at this point we all think it is an CV, but we don't know. The axle would probably have to be removed to really understand what is broken or wrong.
Secondly it would be good to understand why the axle broke, so you can avoid it in the future. Maybe you were just extremely unlucky, or you made a bad mistake while driving (happens to all of us) or it could be that somewhere along the line with all the NE experimentation some parts of the driveline got damamged/misaligned or whatever and it is only showing it's head now. The best is to figure it out and try to avoid t in the future, but first get it fixed.
And even a complete new axle assembly at the dealer is not that expensive compared to what you have spend on your truck so far. Something like $300 I believe for the whole thing. I'm sure if you shop around you can probably find a cheaper alternative.
Good luck and let us know what you find.
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