Value of 02 Cruiser ? (1 Viewer)

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Asking help on selling our 02 LC...290K miles, seats wore out but have high end Marathon seat covers on them...Vehicle will start but sounds like it needs a new transmission...Lots of grinding when put in drive...will not move...Has been a favorite of ours but time to part with it...Project car for the right person...What price would be reasonable to ask??? thanks for the advice...

 

[delz05]

Buyer will determine value... without images and service history it is nearly impossible to determine value based on what you have stated.

 

[Rhetoric]

Likely a front CV / hub flange issue. Not transmission.

Images of the truck, especially underneath are important. Detailed service history. If the truck was serviced af Toyota you can use the VIN to pull it all online.

 

[Ayune]

Asking help on selling our 02 LC...290K miles, seats wore out but have high end Marathon seat covers on them...Vehicle will start but sounds like it needs a new transmission...Lots of grinding when put in drive...will not move...Has been a favorite of ours but time to part with it...Project car for the right person...What price would be reasonable to ask??? thanks for the advice...

Lock the center differential and see if the truck moves…

 

[2001LC]

Sound like, you're just looking to dump it. A vehicle rode hard and put away wet. They, take a ton of work to restore. $500, to have it towed away!

 

[plainjanefjc]

Rust or no rust will determine the value

 

[Hugh Douglas]

Lock the center differential and see if the truck moves…

Hi Ayune...i did as you advised and pushed the button in and yes it will drive...Can u tell us what most likely is the issue? Thank you...

 

[athensrep]

Make sure the transfer case shift lever is all the way forward. Pull it into neutral; then push it back into H4. My 9 year old was playing with mine and pulled it halfway between H4 and neutral and it sure will make loads of grinding.

 

[Ayune]

Hi Ayune...i did as you advised and pushed the button in and yes it will drive...Can u tell us what most likely is the issue? Thank you...

Sounds like a circlip has come off the end of one of your front drive shafts. The driveshaft then pulls out of the drive flange and spins freely or makes a grinding noise. It’s fairly common, and often results in an incorrect diagnosis of “bad transmission.”

Pop off the dust caps on your front hubs and look for a loose circlip. Search the forum for more info on diagnosing why it came off, like this thread: Real Time help with Land Cruiser Front Axle/retaining ring/Drive Flange/Wheel bearing - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/real-time-help-with-land-cruiser-front-axle-retaining-ring-drive-flange-wheel-bearing.1134166/#post-12321303

 

[2001LC]

Snap ring (aka: c-clip) is none reusable part according to Toyota FSM. When snap ring reused, it no longer fits snug around axle in it's groove. Each time reused used, the snap ring expands a little more. This almost always means, it is the factory snap ring (2.2mm thick) being reused time and time again. Which almost always means the hub flange to snap ring gap is to wide (spec max 0.19mm). Very often the gap, is now 0.30mm or greater. This wider gap than, allows the FDS axle to move in and out of hub flange a greater amount than designs for. Does this matter, YES:

1) Pounding on snap ring, due ti excessive travel of axle. Increasing width of groove on axle. It also pound on brass bushing at rear of knuckle. Thus increasing gap.
2) Not, snug around axle. Means less metal for snap ring to be retained by. So eats away more easily at axle, and snap ring. This, enlarge gap and rounds the once shrap right angle of the groove in axle. So that, no snap ring can hold on end of axle.
3) The increased gap, also widens the space between the double seal assembly of FDS to knuckle. This can result in water entry into needle bearing and bushing.
4) Almost always with these snap rings that have popped off. The wheel bearing are loose. Loose wheel bearings result in chatter (vibration). This vibration and axle moving in and out of hub flange. Turns axle into a saw. Thus eating away at axle & hub flange splines (teeth).

Bottom line; it is from improper wheel bearing service. Which now due to not replacing a $2 snap ring. FDS, wheel bearings and likely axle bearing and bushing are damaged. Or about $900 in parts per side ($1,800) plus labor!

 

[2001LC]

This speaks to the overall condition at 290K miles and 22 years old.

I've a 03, with 300K miles. It was maintained but improperly, which seems (no service history at Lexus, Toyota or carfax) all DIY one owner. He did one think right. Oil and filter changes. Best engine I've ever seen, over 50K miles. But it is also my biggest project to date.
My spreadsheet, has it at ~$40K in service labor and parts. This is due to, most service not being done by the books (PM schedule & FSM).

02LC 290K road hard put away wet, worth about $500. If no rust and good tires & wheels. Restored properly, worth about $20K.