3rd gen rear end question
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3rd gen rear end question
This is for 1999 4runner it has a 3.4, 4x4 and a 5speed. My rear end has been leaking by the end of the axel housing on the drivers side for a few years. I have gotten new seals put in but they give out in about 6 months. So the time has come for me to find a new rear end housing to fix this once and for all. Does it matter if I get a used housing from a 2x4 auto with a 2.7 or does it need to come out of a V6 runner with the same credentials as mine?
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You don't need a new axle housing you just need to install the seal correctly and keep the diff breather vent clear, I find mine needs to be twisted every 6 months or it will plug up. I would also opt for OEM seals hear, if there is a groove in the sealing surface just relocate the seal by 1mm, the OEM seals have also been revised. I've changed these seals on 5 different trucks no issues once they figured out the vent was the issue..
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