Just thought I'd log this on here, it's been around 8 months of ownership with my 2006 LX470 (263k) and while doing tire rotation I noticed I could pull my axle completely out. I've driven this car from North Carolina home and been using it to get me from campus (140 miles each way) to home for a while, usually don't thrash the truck. I had been heading some weird thumping noises but I figured it was my sway bar bushings as it was intermittent. Turns out I've been driving without a snap ring on my driver's side since I got the car. The PO had a new axle put in by AAA and their mechanics just figured a little C-ring could do no harm I suppose. The splines look good and I'm going to get some snap rings first thing tomorrow. I've been driving this in 1.5 feet of snow and kinda abusing it the past couple of days also had the center diff lock accidentally in a parking lot. So I'm counting my lucky stars on this one....
Could I do this in my driveway without lifting the car? Any tips would be appreciated.
Could I do this in my driveway without lifting the car? Any tips would be appreciated.