Recent content by Xland

That’s great news. Cruisers are exceptionally accessible. Review this forum and the interweb before paying for repairs. TONS of support out there to help.

Where were you checking reviews?

They’re all on the left side of the trans.

If your trans is freshly rebuilt, then that should take solenoids, fluid, filter, and friction plates off the table. I’ll bet you a gas station burrito it’s a speed sensor wire or the solenoid wires outside the trans..

Mine did the same thing after it worsened. it would jump in and out of lockup. And flare really bad when I hit bumps.

If you’re suffering from strange shift behavior, start at those connections to the transmission. They’re right next to the wheel well and very likely corroded.. mine were busted..

My crazy downshifts began after I had my motor out for a timing chain cover reseal. The sad shorter story is that I could never find a clear cause. Replaced my TPS, No.1 and No.2 speed sensors, shift solenoids, and trans fluid and filter with no improvement. Figured my friction plates in the...

I lightly tightened the cable (less slack) a very small amount at a time until I felt the shifts firm up. That helped around town but, be warned, it REALLY firms up the shifts in low range.. like neck-snapping firm. It was actually the No.2 speed sensor wire on the A442F periodically...

I found a Fresno based site called bestautomobileparts.com that advertises various Toyota motors and transmissions. My spider sense is telling me they’re offerings and prices are too good to be true. Anyone have any dealings with them?

So I got out the multi meter, built a jumper, and started checking pins to see if I could identify the speed sensor lines and maybe recreate the intermittent open circuit. They’re both brown and one has a white stripe. I found them and, sure enough, the circuit opened when I flexed the lines up...

Yep, ordered the AISIN left rear door actuator, and it’s identical. Fishing the actuator out was a bit of a mission. All the little rods connected to the mechanism have little pivot clips. Take a photo so you can reference where everything reconnects. I cleaned the mechanism up real nice and...

Legend. This is why I love this forum. 🍻