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  1. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Got the new side steps on, super easy bolt on and way better shipping/packaging. I had ordered some side rails for another vehicle off of four-wheel parts a while back, they came dented and scratched up because they just basically put them together, wrapped them up and sent them.... These were...
  2. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    I haven't gotten that far yet, this was just a fun mod. I'll prob do pcv stuff next and spark plugs. Then pull the trigger on o2 sensors depending on mpg and how they look. It's running so smoothly right now that I doubt I need them; It's also very possible they've already been changed. The guy...
  3. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Somebody said you can gain up to 2 mpg with this setup, it definitely sounds better. I'll be curious to see if I have any fuel economy gains??? Doesn't really sound plausible, but we shall see.
  4. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Super simple install, probably took me 45 minutes total. I think if you have some rust it maybe a little bit more complicated. Everything went together as it should, I cut the rear part of the exhaust just to get it past the rear axle. Other than that all it took was basic tools. First...
  5. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Picked up a little bit of surge pay at the hospital this week, decided to treat myself lol Curious to see the quality, but both of these had good reviews when I did some research. Always shop around, believe it or not the cheapest price on the internet was AutoZone which was shocking.
  6. fjdemon

    FJ cruiser rear parking brake shoe trick

    I can definitely see how it makes it faster and easier lol I mean do you really even need a parking brake with an automatic? Sounds like a dumb question, but every vehicle I've ever owned has been manual. I have no problem with the parking brake so far, it's adjusted correctly and I've tested...
  7. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    I was able to fix my parking brake, super easy. I had read on the internet that sometimes the mechanism would get gummed up and not work, but I couldn't find anybody posting exactly which piece it was. I'm going to post a picture now showing what I did. You can literally pop up that one portion...
  8. fjdemon

    FJ cruiser rear parking brake shoe trick

    The worst part is I used old hardware because it's what I had, but I'm going to order another hardware kit and have to replace this stuff..... I'll be a pro at this soon haha.
  9. fjdemon

    FJ cruiser rear parking brake shoe trick

    Ah, look at all of us engineers LOL! After looking at that, I would still recommend the way I did it. I don't think you need glue or two zip ties. I also used the cheapest zip tie so I could easily break it off. I'm not even sure where I got these, but I wouldn't use them for anything else due...
  10. fjdemon

    FJ cruiser rear parking brake shoe trick

    I found a little hack for getting the rear shoes for the parking brake on. I know it's a huge pain in the butt when you take them off, but I came up with a way and I had never seen anybody do it so I figured I would post it just in case. Hopefully it helps somebody else out in the future...
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  11. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Got my new seat belt installed yesterday, I feel going with a new one is just the way to go. I think it was $168 from the dealership. I found a couple cheaper online, but it has to be shipped as hazardous material due to the charge for the pretensioner.
  12. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Great info! Thanks. I just looked. Luckily my friend has a jig he made out of a old Toyota axle for removing the bearings. If you had to buy manufactured kit which one would you go with? I've seen several styles ranging from $80 up to 2 to 300. I might end up picking one up just for the...
  13. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Yes, I'll check it out. Thanks
  14. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Thanks! I didn't want to forget to order something especially with it being close to Christmas season and then being delayed any further. Much appreciated
  15. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Thanks! Do you have a link to that part, I'm going to check where you just said, just in case I can't find it. I had planned on ordering the retainer and just changing it out since the bearing is still fine. According to the paperwork they did an r&r on the bearing..... I don't know what...
  16. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Well I was making quick progress until I got to the driver side rear, the previous owner had receipts for replacing this axle seal in March, approximately 2,000 miles ago. Well I noticed it was leaking again. When I tore it down I found that the axle shaft has a groove in it. Any Idea if...
  17. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    Anybody know what this goes to? If I look it looks like it runs down to the door latch. Unsure why it was unplugged... Currently swapping out my seat belt that was not retracting.
  18. fjdemon

    Anyone running CVJ remanufactured CV axles?

    Just did this service on my passenger side yesterday. Extremely easy and you can get the Toyota kit for $58-80 depending on which dealer you use. I was happy with the $80 to have it next day and that it came with inner and outer grease in the kit.
  19. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    I knew it seems like a lot of work, especially when you can get a cheap aftermarket CV axle, but I would 100% recommend buying the Toyota boot kit for $80 and then going the route I just did. Everything looked perfect on my CV axle itself, just the boot was torn. I think it's a decent deal...
  20. fjdemon

    Back in the club! New to me 2007 FJ Cruiser

    I'm going to guess that the thinner brown oil goes on the inside?? I need to go inside and download the manual lol I'm the worst.
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