kevin444

Just wanted to let you guys know how you install your tranny cooler. Make sure there padding between the cooler and the a/c condensor. I just blew $250 on a new denso a/c condesnor labor and a recharge of r134. That was 350 bux down the drain for me. I would check on yours. Until it's too late and realized your a/c is out on a hot summer california day.

Wife's 4runner

Hmm, I had mine professionally installed by the shop. If such an issue persists, I will happily have the shop pay for such parts.

Elkaholic

Well thanks for the heads up. Those little foam pads are hard as crap to get between there. I have one of mine only half way in there. But I might try to get some more to put in just to make sure.

Sorry to hear you had this problem tho.

Maj

I'm surprised there aren't more posts of people having problems. Particularly those who 'wheel a lot. When I opened the box and read the instructions on how to install my cooler, I was horrified they suggested using zip ties. The condenser, radiator and cooler are all made of very thin materials to promote heat dissipation, thus making them quite fragile. I ended up fabing some brackets to mount my cooler and would encourage others to do so as well.

kevin444

Yeah mine is zip tied. But this time i splitted a rubber hosing as a padding and laid out 4 strips on all 4 corners.

frodin1

Mine is zipped also. The Hayden pads have little holes right were the ties go through. It's kind of hard not to figure that's where they're supposed to go.

mt_goat

Bummer Kevin Was your's just zip-tied to the front of the condenser with nothing in between?

kevin444

Initally yes. I ziptied that sucker on there. It wouldnt budge but i guess over months of road vibrations it gave out.

QSVeilside

Hmmm... Not sure why you wouldn't just bolt it to the frame.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f128/trd-transmission-cooler-3rd-gen-4runner-76336/

In the pictures above, the TRD cooler, (same as Hayden), uses brackets to bolt away from the condenser. The holes on the cooler line up with the frame in front of the passenger side so you don't need those brackets. You will need a bracket to secure the top of the cooler to the frame, (connected to the hood latch), which can be bought at Lowe's or Home Depot.

Padding = less airflow through the cooler AND the condenser.

QSVeilside

I have mine mounted pretty much the same way this guy did it:

http://www.hboss.net/4runner/tranny-cooler-install.htm