Recent content by patmeclark

a bump on this thread as I'm doing a front end refresh and want to make sure I'm not missing anything. **Main questions to keep in mind before I get into the details - Am I missing anything in what I've ordered before I tear this thing apart? Any low-hanging-fruit I should be doing while I have...

Thanks @hoser I wish I would have looked at all this earlier but we’re heading out of town Friday and I couldn’t get an Aisin unit in time. Correct, AHC height sensor. Back when I replaced the first time, the only thing I could find on the forums to buy that was not from the dealer was a...

I bought my rig back in April of 2017 and it had a bad left front height sensor. After searching through the forums I discovered that the Dorman 924755 headlight sensor was replacement. Given that it was $70-90 instead of the $350-450 for the genuine part, I figured I’d give it a try. It lasted...

Thanks for the info! I suspected it might have been something with the hitch receiver or AHC (as the LC lists tow capacity at 6500). I did some more investigation and found a washed out sticker on the hitch. The face was totally white, but after peeling it off the back side had the part number...

My family and I are getting ready to take a road trip and I’m trying to get the rig ready - 2005 LX 470 240k miles. There’s a few items that I’m trying to sort out. 1) I have some Christmas lights on the dashboard: jumping E1 to Tc I get: - VSC TRAC blinks 39, 47, 48 - VGRS blinks 41 - AHC OFF...

my family and I are getting ready to take a road trip and I’m shifting focus to get the rig ready - 2005 LX 470. There’s a few items that I’m trying to sort out. 1) towing capacity. My owners manual says 5,000lb but I’m seeing a lot of places mention 6,500. I know the bumper hitch limit is 5,000...

Hey all, looking for a front AHC sensor or back plate of a sensor. I bought a Dorman sensor and the guts seem to be ok, but the pins scratched through the carbon trails on the back plate (see photo). So, I’m trying to avoid buying an all new sensor. Thanks in advance!

That’s smart. I don’t think I kept the old one, unfortunately. I’ll try to contact Dorman and see if they can send just a backing plate. Thanks!

Quick background info. Picked up my rig (2005 LX) in April of 2017 and it had lights on the dash (VGRS, VSC OFF, VSC, height control OFF). I ended up getting a Dorman 924755 sensor and swapped it out, all the lights went away and the height control worked fine. About 5 months ago the height...

New shoes. Nothing super fancy, but I’ve seen very few pics (maybe none) of 265/70-18’s. The rig is stock and this pic is at normal height on the AHC. These are Falken Wildpeak AT3W which I was able to nab for $145 a piece. I figured for more than $100 less per tire than KO2’s, they were well...

Just added a brake controller for an upcoming road trip. Controller is a Reese towpower (pn: 8508211) with Tekonsha 3040-P harness adapter). I did some searching for mounting positions and couldn't find much other than the ash tray. Since I have a 2005 LX, I'd have to drill out the back which I...

This is all good news. No, definitely not looking for a reason to pull the T-case. Am I right to assume that the most likely cause of the minor thud would be the spline shafts? It seems a bit odd that the thud would happen a few seconds after I come to a stop. Also, does anyone know why the...

Changed out a bunch of fluids today, including the T-case. There were three very small pieces of metal (see photo) on the magnet. Should I be concerned about this? Is it possible these were picked up from the last fluid change (e.g. The shop floor)? Finally, is there any other tests I can do to...

First off-road trip with the new LX. Nothing too serious, just warming up after not being off road for a decade! It did make me feel better when a lifted Wrangler with 35's tried to floor it up the same thing, to no avail after half dozen attempts.

Got it working! turns out one of the wires to the sensor terminal was severed. It was super close to the terminal itself so I couldn't splice it. Luckily the local Toyota dealer had a single repair wire for $10 which made it a relief of a repair! My suspicion is that the wire was nearly severed...