Recent content by MikeJak

sometimes it has taken me a few tries for it to engage properly and when not engaged it would make no noise... keep trying a few times and in different positions...

I had the same experience as above, usually it just needs repositioning for the gear to re-engage

even the new oem don't seem to last anywhere near the original OEM lower ball joints now. I had milner's off road ones and they lasted a really short time, less then a year. I drive my 90 quite a lot off road but nothing too extreme. I inspect the ball joints at every oil change and before any...

aww good that damage was limited... from experience the LBJ from roughtrax are slightly better then the ones from Milners but they are both pretty low quality, I'd suggest OEM toyota or Sanko 555 only for the LBJ I had a set from milner that developed a crazy amount of slop in just 6000 miles

it works well, my thinking is that the undercoat products are brilliant if you own a new vehicle and protect it from new but the lanolin based ones do a better job when you are taking care of a vehicle that does have some surface rust. try Buzzweld next time, about 1/2 to 1/3 of the price of...

well done taking care of it. chasing rust is never fun and slightly stressful... I have been very happy in the last few years using Lanoguard initially and now switching to Buzzweld chassis guard. they need re applying but they seem to work very well. the buzzweld one particularly and is really...

I bought a steering wheel hoping it would fit my 90 but the airbag has a different shape so the unit for the 90 doesn't fit. part number should be 4510060490C0 03-13 comes with the cruise controll stalk and the cowl at the back with the clip in sides. leather is in very good condition say 30£...

Loose bushes on the lower arms would definitely mess with braking as they would change geometry. It’s not too bad of a job. Can be rebushed or roughtrax has them with the bushes. For the ball joints I’d suggest 555 or oem, I’ve had lower ball joints from milners and from roughtrax and they don’t...

I clean regularly the maf with a specific cleaner (highly volatile and no oil) and works well. A malfunctioning maf or tps should throw a code, usually without cel light but the code will still show if you jump the contacts. Good shout about the different maf, I think one has a 3 pin plug and...

Do uou have a suspension lift on your 90? If so a slight pull when light braking would be quite normal unless you install a pan hard correction kit. Lifting the suspension but not changing the pan hard set up moves the rear axle to the left (about 1” to the left with a 2” lift)

Sorry I missed this… I’d have suggested cleaning the MAF as one of the first things…. If you have fuel, air and spark then the classics are dirty maf sensor or faulty tps or, for rough idle, dirty iac valve. As the 5VZFE is quite rare over here I often find great info on Us 3rd gen 4Runner...

it's an easy job, slips upwards no problem, I can't remember but I think it was bumper off to reach the bottom two bolts that hold the rad, may be able to reach them through the bumper though