Good luck Tricho! It’s a bummer of a bill at any cost. With all the other overengineering in our rigs, it seems that part is flimsy s***e. Bad with the good I suppose.
I had to pay 1200$ in SLC at the dealership. They were unwilling to take on only the rod replacement and I was in a jam time wise so I could not do it myself. The resources on this thread make it feasible for a DIY if you have time.
I had to bite the bullet and bought the whole assembly as I was in tight spot with time short and other projects in spades. Toyota dealership would not replace only the barrel rod, said it was unpossible, my links to this forum notwithstanding. I have the old cylinder lock assembly if you want...
Dang I just joined the club on this one myself. My daughter heard a sound when she turned the key on our 2003 Land Cruiser with 180000 mi., and then the dreaded key turning freely.
Question I’m trying to answer is will the part 7853B fit 2003 model with auto tilt? All the places I see selling...
I just installed one in my 2003. Studs were in the floor and in good shape. I got the entire assembly with both clips. Took the clips off the footrest by pressing the 2 tabs on each with 2 small flat blade screwdrivers and used my third and fourth hands to pull the clip out of the footrest. Once...
New member to the forum here. And unfortunately a new member of the total brake failure club. 99 Land Cruiser with 240K mi. My daughter was driving when the ABS light and buzzer started going off. She was a few blocks from home when it happened, neighborhood driving. She got it home and could...
Tailgate from gray 99 LC, all lights worked when it was removed but power lock is removed. Dent and hole punched in it from runaway trailer. Free to good home. Located in SLC UT. Eight oh one five two 0 9 2 seven 1
Adam