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Final update: after replacing both complete front CV axles, the drive flanges, the knuckle-side needle bearings/bushes, and one loose ball joint, the remaining coast vibration appears to be gone. I did a longer road test yesterday and could not reproduce the old 50–60 km/h coast vibration at...

Thanks! I actually did the rear driveshaft test earlier — rear shaft removed, center diff locked, driving on the front axle only. Interestingly, the coast vibration was then present almost all the time. Since then we’ve found a lot of play in both front CV axles. During removal we also found the...

Quick update: The valve body was checked again and no fault was found, so the transmission was removed and opened once more. This time the problem was finally found: the same clutch pack was burnt again, and the forward clutch drum had a micro-crack/leak around the welded section. The...

Thanks again for the detailed reply. I have now confirmed a few more details with the transmission shop. The transmission was fully rebuilt. All clutch packs were reportedly replaced, while the torque converter and valve body were restored to as-new condition. The shop says all solenoids were...

got the rumble now on video aswell

There was no red bolt... one blackish bolt was little bit different from others and this one went in first.

I have a 2002 UZJ100, 2UZ-FE 4.7 V8, A343F / 30-43LE, with about 280,000 miles. The original engine had misfires and low compression in several cylinders. After disassembly, significant cylinder head damage was found, so the engine was replaced with another 2UZ-FE. The original flexplate was...