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Great. Thanks for the info

As soon as ARB makes a bumper for it sign me up

Thanks for reply’s on the 3rd row. Really don’t want a sienna. We live way out in the sticks on rough roads. Not to mention the ice in snow in winter. Anyone know how the 3rd row in a 2008+ sequoia compares?

To those who have had both, How does the 3rd row compare between the two series? My kids are out growing the 3rd row in the 06. Not enough leg room with seats mounted flat to floor.

Bad alternator?

I would check all the u joints of both driveshafts. Chock the wheels and put transmission in neutral then shake each joint up and down watching for play in the bearings of the joint.

Vibration under load is often a u joint. I would check for excessive play in the joint.

Bottom line, if you keep it or sell it I think you will come out ahead if you spend some time wire wheeling, scraping and re por15 the frame.

It’s such a pain to change just put a new one in and forget it. Don’t mess around with taking it in and out trying different parts.

Just to throw it out there, could the transfer case be bad? Could be stuck between high and low range.

I think it’s too tight. Only needs to be tight enough to remove axiel play. Mine ended up 3-5 ft lbs. I have driven thousands of miles since and have several times jacked it up and checked for play. Always zero play.

You will have to get them from Toyota or Lexus. They come in several different thickness . I usually get a set in each size to have on hand.

Ok, I was referring to the lbs of tq on adjusting nut as preload

12-15 is not that much. Not likely to hit the right pull on the old fish scale with used bearings. A lot of people are going double or triple that to get the right scale reading.

Anecdotal assumptions on why something fails is not helpful. Too many people reuse the c clips. Hence the high failure rate of them popping off. Floppy loose is bad, but too tight is worse. Follow the manufacture of the bearings specs. Or follow Toyota’s methods, but that requires using...